Yak Festival

Mongolian Yak Festival is an event held in the Orkhon River Valley in Bat-Ulziit soum, Uvurkhangai province which is recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its stunning nature, Buddhist Monasteries, and historical remains.

Yak Festival celebrates the yak - a strong animal among the other animals of the nomads. After the speech of a local governor, the festival starts with a yak parade and performance. Visitors can take part in many activities which help to promote the yak herder nomads, such as yak lassoing (The participants lasso a yak from an untrained herd of yaks), yak training (The participants ride and train the yaks they lasso), team competition of the yak herders, yak racing… Also, the festival benefits from the yak-related products: dairy products, yak hair/skin/horn products.

When: July 23th

Where: Orkhon River Valley, Bat-Ulziit soum, Uvurkhangai province