This is one of the biggest festivals in South Shore. Think of this event like a mini World Nomad Games. You’ll be able to enjoy Salbuurun, Kok Boru and other traditional horse games, yurt building competitions, shyrdak and other traditional handicrafts demonstrations, traditional Kyrgyz food exhibitions, and souvenir shopping — all in one day. Certainly not to be missed!
Festival ticket price: 700 som (includes lunch)
Transport to the festival: Many places selling tickets to the festival (e.g., Destination Karakol and Destination Jyrgalan Valley) will offer bus transport to get you to House of Manaschi Sayakbay Karalayev in Ton village. You can get in touch with Destination South Shore if you have questions on how to get to the festival.
Schedule of Festival Events:
See below for a full schedule of activities, concerts, demonstrations, and games:
9:30-10:30 – Registration of Guests and Participants
10:30-10:45 – Ethno-Festival Opening Ceremony and Recitation of Manas Epic Poem
10:45-11:15 – Folklore Concert Program
11:15-11:45 – Shyrdak and Handicraft Demonstration and Workshop
11:45-12:45 – Salbuurun (Traditional Kyrgyz Hunting) Demonstration
– Dancing with golden eagles
– Archery on horseback
– Demonstration of hunting with golden eagles and taigan (Kyrgyz hunting dog)
12:45-13:45 – Traditional Kyrgyz Cooking Demonstrations and Workshops
– Beshbarmak (nomadic dish made from noodles with lamb)
– Ak serke (traditional nomadic soup)
– Boorsok (traditional fried bread snack)
13:45-14:10 – Yurt Building Competition
14:10-14:40 – Presentation of Traditional Kyrgyz Nomadic Culture
14:40-15:20 – Kyrgyz Ethnic Horse Games
– Eer Oodarysh (Wrestling)
– Tyiyn Enmey (Picking up coins from ground while galloping on a horse)
– Kyz Kuumay (Chasing the bride)
15:20-16:00 – Traditional Kyrgyz Games with Participation of Guests
16:00-16:30 – Kok-Boru Championship Match between Ala-Too and Issyk-Kul Teams
16:30 – Closing Ceremony with Kara Jorgo Dance
 
Photos from Last Year’s Teskey-Jeek Festival
