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New Year festivities in Tashkent

Friday 25 December 2026 – Sunday 10 January 2027 · Alisher Navoi Square by the National Library, and city parks, Tashkent

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Each winter the city sets up a main New Year tree, stages, concerts and fair stalls on Alisher Navoi Square, with smaller programmes in Central Park, Yangi Oʻzbekiston Park and on Mehrigiyo and Taras Shevchenko streets. Entry to the public areas is free. Dates are announced closer to the time; last season the main programme ran daily from 25 December to 10 January, 11:00–23:00.

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  1. Music · Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, 28 Zarafshan Street, Tashkent

    The Nutcracker at the Navoi Theatre

    Wed, 23 Dec 2026 – Wed, 6 Jan 2027

    Tchaikovsky's ballet is the theatre's traditional New Year production, performed on several evenings around the holidays. The schedule is published closer to the time; last season it ran on 23–31 December, and in early January 2025 it played on 2, 3, 5 and 6 January.

    The Nutcracker at the Navoi Theatre
  2. Sport · Chimgan, Bostanliq district, Tashkent region

    Chimgan Challenge winter sports festival

    Fri 19 Feb – Sun 21 Feb

    A winter festival of skiing, snowboarding and folk games such as tug of war and archery on the Chimgan slopes, run by the sports ministry, the tourism committee and the regional administration. Spectators can attend. Dates are announced closer to the time; recent editions were held in late February, in 2025 on 21–23 February.

    Chimgan Challenge winter sports festival
  3. Tradition · Across Uzbekistan

    Navruz fairs

    Sun 21 Mar – Wed 24 Mar

    Spring new year fairs across the country on 21 March and the days after: sumalak cooked overnight, concerts, kurash wrestling, kupkari and markets.

    Navruz fairs