This Week in Mongolia

Society
ooluun@montsame.gov.mn
2026-04-27 10:02:13

Ulaanbaatar, April 27, 2026 /MONTSAME/. Summary of events for the week of April 27 to May 3, 2026.


Events in Ulaanbaatar:

April 27: The party groups in the State Great Khural (Parliament) will hold meetings.

April 27: An award ceremony for top participants in the “Future Engineers 2026” national olympiad will take place at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology.

April 27: Open days for the justice and internal affairs sector will begin at Sukhbaatar Square.

April 27: A discussion titled “The Eurasian Economic Union and Mongolia: Opportunities and Challenges” will be held at the Institute of International Studies of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.

April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work will be observed.

April 28: A discussion on a draft law to improve productivity, transparency, and governance of state- and locally owned companies will be held at the State Palace.

April 28-29: Standing committee meetings of parliament will take place.

April 29: The Cabinet will hold its regular session at the State Palace.

April 29: The dance performance “Sacred Spring Ritual” will be staged at Ulaanbaatar Theatre.

April 29: The band “Uuriin Tuyaa” will present its “Morning of the Homeland” concert at the Wrestling Palace.



April 29-30: “Jazz Night” concerts will be held at the State Philharmonic.

April 30: International Jazz Day will be observed.

April 30: The Department of Journalism of the Mongolian National University of Education will organize an event titled “Press Freedom – Our Freedom.”

April 30: Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, a discussion titled “Building a Peaceful Future: Press Freedom for Human Rights, Development and Security” will be held at the Press Institute Information Center.



April 29-May 2: The Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth and the Mongolian Restaurant Association will conduct the “Tourism & Hospitality Readiness Program – Mongolia 2026” training program for hospitality sector workers.

April 30-May 1: Plenary sessions of the State Great Khural will be held.

May 1: International Workers’ Solidarity Day will be observed.

May 1: The National University Student Wrestling Championship will be held at the Wrestling Palace.

May 1-June 1: National Tree Planting Days will be held nationwide.

May 1: Marking the 30th anniversary of the Press Institute, the Media Sustainability Forum Mongolia will take place at Novotel Hotel.

May 2: World Migratory Bird Day will be observed.

May 2: “Best Buzzer 2026” will be held at the Wrestling Palace.

May 2: National Soil Protection Day will be observed.

May 2: A.Adan’s “Giselle” ballet will be staged at the State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.


May 3: National Script and Literacy Day will be observed.

May 3: “Hobby 2026” national freestyle dance festival will be held.

May 3: Foreign Service Workers’ Day will be observed.

May 3: “The Addams Family” musical will be staged at the Cultural Central Palace.

May 3: World Press Freedom Day will be observed.

May 3: “School Age 2026” international folk dance festival will be held.



May 3: A 512-wrestler tournament in honor of State Arslan Sanjuren Sh.will be held at the Wrestling Palace.


Local Events:

April 27: “Tumen Shuvuud” company will open its new branch in Arkhangai aimag.

April 27-28: The children’s folk art and cultural festival “Yargui 2026” will be held in Zavkhan aimag.

April 27: An open day for citizens organized by agencies under the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs and the Crime Prevention Council will be held in Sukhbaatar soum, Selenge aimag.

April 29-30: Under the “Healthy Mongolian” national movement, the multi-event competition “Let Us Dance on the Floor-2,” will take place at Ara Arena Sports Palace in Arkhangai aimag.

May 2: Uder the “Healthy Mongolian” national movement, the public race “Arkhangai Marathon 2026,” will be held in Arkhangai aimag.

May 2-3: A national knuckle bone shooting tournament honoring Arkhangai aimag, Ardar Sports Committee, and APU JSC team will be held at Ara Arena Sports Palace in Arkhangai aimag.


Events Abroad:

April 28: The 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships, organized as part of the 100th anniversary of the International Table Tennis Federation, will be held in London, the United Kingdom.

May 1: The 2026 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup will begin in Singapore.



May 1-May 28: An art exhibition titled “Mongolia Through the Eyes of Irkutsk Artists,” dedicated to the 105th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Russia, will be on display at the V.S. Rogal Art Center in Irkutsk, Russia.

Through July 19: The exhibition “Descendants of Chinggis Khaan: Rus’ and the World” will continue at the Kremlin Museums in Moscow, Russia.

-The “Business and Establishment Census,” organized every five years by the National Statistics Office, will continue until May 15.

- “One Billion Trees” expo will be held at Central Stadium, Jukov Square, Barilgachdiin Square, and the Cultural Center Square in Nalaikh District.