Golden Eagle Festival

Golden Eagle Festival is celebrated twice each year, in September and October when the weather is turning colder, and the eagles are waking up in preparation for a winter of hunting. The festival demonstrates the tradition of the Kazakhs who is a national minority in Mongolia. Kazakh community maintains their tradition and culture by organizing traditional festivals, one of which is the Golden Eagle Festival. Besides preserving this ancient hunting tradition, the Kazakhs aim to promote their heritage to the world.

The festival begins with a parade of well-dressed eagle hunters riding horses and bearing their eagles in their right arms. It is a must-see event where tourists can enjoy and admire the speed and power of the noble eagle as well as the close relationship between the eagle and the master.

When: September and October
Where: Bayan-Ölgii aimag