Hunting Bird Festival

The Hunting Bird Festival is among the most famous festivals in Kyrgyzstan and one of the most vibrant and exciting cultural events in Kyrgyzstan. Here you can see a wide range of hunting birds, including eagles, erne, vultures, and falcons. Predatory, opinionated birds with sharp claws and graceful beaks are born hunters, and they were mysteriously tamed by humans as early as ancient times.

The first hunting birds arrived in India, and this style of hunting spread throughout the world. The Kyrgyz still value hunting birds because one bird could once feed an entire village. Today, however, hunting has evolved into an entertainment, and modern falconers pursue falconry for their own enjoyment as well as that of tourists.

A falconry festival in Kyrgyzstan includes eagle and falcon shows, hare or fox hunts, traditional Kyrgyz birds' games such as Arkan, Tartmay, Zholuk, and Tastamay, as well as various cultural events, folk performances, and contests.

Takes place: no specific date