Don’t hide at home this Sunday, come out and join us for the UB Winter Festival 2015! The UB Winter festival is to take place for the 2nd time, and everyone is invited. And the weather forecast says it’ll be warm & sunny with only -8’C!
The Mongols are privileged to enjoy four seasons in the year, and Mongolian winter is famous for being so wonderful. Ulaanbaatar city Tourism Department is organising the UB Winter Festival, with a vision of making the festival one of the biggest winter events in Asia. The festival features both traditional Mongolian & international sports as well as modern and traditional arts. About 200 archers will compete in the ice archery competition, and dog sledges, paragliding, ice skating will also be demonstrated. Spectators won’t only watch the games and performances, but also can take part in the tours and competitions. Everyone will have so much fun!
UB Winter Festival is to take place at the Tuul River (near Zaisan Memorial Hill) this Sunday 01 February, and starts at 13.00hrs in the afternoon. And their program is as follows:
13.00 Opening performance by ethnic music band “Jonon”
13.10 Mayor of Ulaanbaatar and honoured guests open the event
13.20 Parade of the UB Winter Festival participants (ice ankle bone shooters, ice archers, dog sledges, winter bikers, paragliding athletes, and ice skaters).
13.30 Music performance & fashion presentation
13.40 Ice skaters’ demonstration
13.50 Dog sledging demonstration & dog sledging tour begins
14.00 Winter bikers demonstration & winter biking tour begins
14.30 Ice archery competition among spectators & foreign visitors
14.50 Ice ankle bone shooting competition
15.10 Ice ankle bone shooting competition among foreign visitors & spectators
15.30 Ice art show begins
15.40 Music performance
16.00 Awarding ceremony
16.10 The festival closing ceremony.
Hot food, hot beverages, souvenirs, winter & sports clothing trades will be available for spectators & participants during the festival.
All spectators can take part in the dog sledding, winter biking tours, horse riding, camel riding at certain charges, and ice skates & sledges will be available for rent.
More info can be obtained at Ulaanbaatar Tourism Department, their contact is: +976-7010-8687; 88116286
Prepared by Zola, Managing partner of Selena Travel for Mongolia.Gogo.mn. © All rights reserved 2015.
Don’t hide at home this Sunday, come out and join us for the UB Winter Festival 2015! The UB Winter festival is to take place for the 2nd time, and everyone is invited. And the weather forecast says it’ll be warm & sunny with only -8’C!
The Mongols are privileged to enjoy four seasons in the year, and Mongolian winter is famous for being so wonderful. Ulaanbaatar city Tourism Department is organising the UB Winter Festival, with a vision of making the festival one of the biggest winter events in Asia. The festival features both traditional Mongolian & international sports as well as modern and traditional arts. About 200 archers will compete in the ice archery competition, and dog sledges, paragliding, ice skating will also be demonstrated. Spectators won’t only watch the games and performances, but also can take part in the tours and competitions. Everyone will have so much fun!
UB Winter Festival is to take place at the Tuul River (near Zaisan Memorial Hill) this Sunday 01 February, and starts at 13.00hrs in the afternoon. And their program is as follows:
13.00 Opening performance by ethnic music band “Jonon”
13.10 Mayor of Ulaanbaatar and honoured guests open the event
13.20 Parade of the UB Winter Festival participants (ice ankle bone shooters, ice archers, dog sledges, winter bikers, paragliding athletes, and ice skaters).
13.30 Music performance & fashion presentation
13.40 Ice skaters’ demonstration
13.50 Dog sledging demonstration & dog sledging tour begins
14.00 Winter bikers demonstration & winter biking tour begins
14.30 Ice archery competition among spectators & foreign visitors
14.50 Ice ankle bone shooting competition
15.10 Ice ankle bone shooting competition among foreign visitors & spectators
15.30 Ice art show begins
15.40 Music performance
16.00 Awarding ceremony
16.10 The festival closing ceremony.
Hot food, hot beverages, souvenirs, winter & sports clothing trades will be available for spectators & participants during the festival.
All spectators can take part in the dog sledding, winter biking tours, horse riding, camel riding at certain charges, and ice skates & sledges will be available for rent.
More info can be obtained at Ulaanbaatar Tourism Department, their contact is: +976-7010-8687; 88116286
Prepared by Zola, Managing partner of Selena Travel for Mongolia.Gogo.mn. © All rights reserved 2015.