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Winter festivals in Mongolia in February

With the weather set to be stable next month, we’ve compiled information on local, national, and international festivals you can visit over the weekend in Mongolia.

The Medicine Buddha premiers in Mongolia

A documentary film about the leader of the Buddhist faith in Mongolia, Khamba Lama Natsagdorj, entitled “The Medicine Buddha”, premiered earlier today (4 November) at Ulaanbaatar’s Gegeenten movie theatre.

Narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley (Schindler’s List, Gandhi) and written and directed

King Tug to fight Gary Russell

On Wednesday, 30 November, the World Boxing Council (WBC) held its 57th annual convention at the Grand Oasis, Cancun. Most of the event was devoted to ratings. During the afternoon, the assembly meeting focused on mandatory defence planning.

Champion Gary Russell

Mongolian 3×3 Women Team qualifies for 2020 Olympics

For the first time in its history, Mongolia has qualified for the Olympics in a team sport. The nation’s 3X3 women’s basketball team earned a ticket to the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifier during a livestreamed show in Utsunomiya, Japan on

Chinggis Khaan exhibit immerses visitors in ancient Mongolia

A unique exhibition dedicated to Chinggis Khaan and the Mongolian Empire opened at KC Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri on 1 November.

The exhibit features ancient artifacts, live Mongolian performers, artwork and other historically significant items.

Visitors will experience life in 13th-century

The Travels of Marco Polo translated into Mongolian

‘The Travels of Marco Polo’ (version by Giovanni Battista Ramusio of 1559) has been translated into Mongolian. The work, known in Italian as ‘Il Milione’, containing a collection of travel manuscripts by the famous Venetian has been translated from the

Goyol Fashion Festival to be held later this month

Mongolia’s biggest fashion festival, Goyol-2020, will be held on 25-30 November. The sensational event is being organized by the Mongolian Union of Professional Designers. The festival, which is being held for the 32nd time, aims to promote designers’ works to

Mongolia to mark 800th anniversary of Karakorum

Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister U.Enkhtuvshin has announced that that in August 2020 Mongolia and Kazakhstan will celebrate the 800th anniversary of Karakorum. Located, to the west of Ulaanbaatar, Karakorum was the first capital of Mongolia.

Deputy PM U.Enkhtuvshin is currently on

The Hu rocks in Orlando

Mongolian sensation, The Hu – expert hybridizers of traditional Mongolian music with Western rock sounds – are in the midst of a 50+ concert U.S. tour that has them on a collision course with Orlando in early November. The band,

Young Mongolians join worldwide climate protest

Earlier today (1 November), coming together with the worldwide global climate protests triggered by Greta Thunberg, young Mongolians demonstrated on Sukhbaatar Square, in the heart of Ulaanbaatar.

The young protesters, from schools, universities and voluntary organisations, are demanding immediate action to

Nightlight Street opens in National Park

A new ‘Nightlight Street’ has opened in the National Park, a popular place for Ulaanbaatar locals to get some fresh air after work and at weekends. It is a great place for sporting activities such as cycling and running. The

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