Traditions and Festivals
Navruz — Spring Feast and New Year in Central AsiaOfficial holiday in Uzbekistan. March 21, 2009
8th National Festival of the traditional puppet theater
Samarkand province March 2009
Festival of national sports and traditional games
Uzbekistan. March-April 2000
Trade exhibition of craftsmen and artists, masters of folk art
Tashkent. April 23-25, 2009
Organizers of exhibitions: ANMRZH "Hunarmand" of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with TIAC National Company "Uzbektourism".
Venue: Madrassah of Abdul-Kasym.
Bazaar-Art Trade Fair
Tashkent. 2009
International Tourist Exhibition "Summer Vacation"
Tashkent. 28-29 April 2009
First International Festival of Opera and Ballet
Tashkent. 25 April — 6 May 2009 April
Bukhara Silk & Spice Festival
Bukhara. 13-14 May 2009
10th International Silk & Spice Festival in Bukhara
Week of Fine Arts in Tashkent
Tashkent. May 2009
A major event in the cultural life of the capital, organized by the Academy of Fine Arts of Uzbekistan with the participation of all of its members: the Creative Union of Artists of Uzbekistan, high schools and colleges from Tashkent and all regions of the country, as well as prominent artists representing all types and genres of art.
International festival of folk singers, poets "Bobomdan meros navolar"
Uzbekistan. May 2009
International festival of folk singers, poets — bakhshi and akyn "Bobomdan meros navolar" (Tones, inherited from ancestors).
"Chimgan's echo" — Festival of singer-songwriters
Chimgan mountains. 5-7 June 2009
Traditional festival of bard songs performed annually the first weekend in June. A mountain bike "hill climb" competition alternates with the performances of participants, as well as concerts by laureates of festivals past and Master singer-songwriters.
2nd Outdoor Festival of Traditional Culture
Uzbekistan. 2009
7th International Music Festival "Sharq Taronalari"
Samarkand. 25-31 August 2009
Celebrating the 2200-th Anniversary of Tashkent
Tashkent. May 2009
At its 34th session in November 2007, UNESCO General Conference adopted a resolution on celebrating Tashkent's 2200th jubilee and participation in the event. Historical monuments in the city will be reconstructed and new objects will be built, together with development of the social infrastructure. An international conference on the role of Tashkent in the world civilization will be held in March 2009 with participation of local and foreign specialists.
Festival Puppet Art
Tashkent. September 2009
15th Tashkent International Tourism Fair "Tourism on the Silk Road"
Tashkent. 15-16 October 2009
Performances of music collectives and exhibitions of art and applied art, sculpture and graphics of Thailand
Tashkent. 2009 ã.
Festival of Children's Fashion "Bolajonlar-shirintoylar"
Tashkent. 2009
The National Festival of Children's Creativity "Yangi Avlod"
Tashkent. 2009
The Republican competition of young people "Kelajak ovozi"
Tashkent. 2009
