Kyrgyz Tourism

A list of interesting tourism fairs in 2007
We offer to your attention a list of some interesting tourism fairs in 2007.
Name of the fair Date Place Contacts
МАТКА 2007
Scandinavian Travel Fair
18-21 January Helsinki, Finland e-mail: matka@finnexpo.fi
w-site: www.matkamessut.fi
FITUR
International Tourism Fair
31 January –
4 February
Madrid, Spain
e-mail: fitur@ifema.es
w-site: www.fituronline.com
REISEN HAMBURG
International fair of Tourism and Travel
7-11 February Hamburg, Germany e-mail: info@hamburg-messe.de
w-site: www.hamburg-messe.de
BIT 2007
International tourism exchange
22-25 February Milan, Italy e-mail: expo@expocts.it
w-site: www.bit.expocts.it
ITB Berlin
International Tourism exchange
7-11 March Berlin, Germany e-mail: itb@messe-berlin.de
w-site: www.itb-berlin.com
INTOURMARKET 2007
International fair of Travel and Tourism
18-21 March Moscow, Russia e-mail: info@itmexpo.ru
w-site: www.itmexpo.ru
TUR 2007
A fair of travel and tourism
22-25 March Geteborg, Sweden e-mail: tur@swefair.se
w-site: www.turfair.com
WTF 2007
A World Travel Fair
22-25 March Shanghai, China e-mail: josine.heijmans@vnuexhibitions.com.cn
w-site: www.worldtravelfair.com.cn
International Fair of the countries of tourism 25-29 March Republic of Korea e-mail: meetingsandconventions@astahq.com
w-site: www.astanet.com
KITF 2007
The 7th Kazakh International Fair of Tourism and Travel
26-28 April Almaty, Kazakhstan e-mail: contact@iteca.kz
w-site: www.kitf.kz
ITE HK 2007
The 21st International Travel Fair
14-16 June Hong Kong, China e-mail: info@tkshk.com
w-site: www.itehk.com
Calendar of cultural events 2007
# Month Event Description Place Organizer
1 March National Horse games “Kok Boru” competition Bishkek hippodrome
2 March
Central Asian Crafts
Fair
Handicraft exhibition of Central Asian artisans
Bishkek, “Balazhan”
Children’s centre
CACSA
3 March Nooruz Different events in Bishkek Bishkek Government
4 April
International Jazz
festival
Concerts, “Jam sessions, master class Bishkek Government
5 May Mountain Bike Festival Mountain Bike races, and a program of entertainment
Sky resort “Toguz
Bulak” (near Bishkek)
KMBA
6 June Sabantui
Tatar National Fair with folk music from many of Kyrgyzstan’s
diverse nationalities, children games, etc.
Bishkek
Tatar Association
7 July Festival of Felt
Witness and participate in the processes of creating weaving, felt, Ala
Tash-Rabat
Altyn-Kol
8 July
Annual “Clean Up” of
Son Kul
Kiyiz and Shyrdaks – with games and concert of traditional Music
Help preserve the pristine beauty of one of Kyrgyzstan’s remote
beauty spots and enjoy the folklore program: traditional music, crafts,
etc.
Son-Kul
9 July Manas at Son-Kul
A full cultural programme of Horse games, traditional cuisine, music,
crafts, erecting a yurt, etc.
Son-Kul
Government
10 July National Horse games Kok-Boru, Kyz-Kumai, etc. Cholpon-Ata NoviNomad
11 July National Horse games Kok-Boru, Kyz-Kumai, etc.
Sarala-Saz, near
Kochkor
KATOS
12 July
International “Oimo”
Central Asian Crafts Fair, master classes and demonstrations, theatre Tamchy, on the
Festival
and cinema, folk music and national cuisine tasting, fashion show, Northern Shore of Lake CACSA
round table, fun competitions
Issyk-Kul
13 July
National Cuisine and
Folklore
14 August Birds of Prey Festival
15 August Saimaluu-Tash Festival
16 August Festival of shepherds
A full cultural programme of Horse games, traditional cuisine, music,
crafts, erecting a yurt, etc.
Demonstrations of eagle hunting and a folklore program: traditional
music, crafts, etc.
Visit the galleries of petroglyphs at Saimaluu Tash – the “Stonehenge
of Central Asia” – horse riding
A full cultural programme of Horse games, traditional cuisine, music,
crafts, erecting a yurt, etc. – also helicopter flights and horse riding.
Jety-Oguz
Manzhyly-Ata near
Barskoon
(on the southern shore
of Lake Issyk-Kul)
Kazarman, Saimaluu-
Tash
Karakara Yurt Camp,
Char Kuduk, in the
Karakara Valley
17 August Festival of Felt
Witness and participate in the processes of creating weaving, felt, Ala
Kiyiz and Shyrdaks – with games and concert of traditional Music
Ala-Archa
18 August “Kechu” Festival
Cultural program: horse games, tasting of national food, musicm
handicraft, yurt erection, etc.
Naryn region
19 August Independence Day National Kok Buro Championships Bishkek Hippodrome
20
September
or
Central Asian Crafts
November
Fair
Crafts fair of Central Asian artisans
Bishkek, “Balazhan”
Children’s centre
21 October
Day of Arts and Craft
Workers
22 November At-Chabysh
23 July
International Summer
School
October 8th is the Day of Arts and Crafts workers and an Crafts fair/
exhibition is organized in Bishkek - on the second Sunday in October
- with a competition for the best craft items.
Horse races, and a full program of traditional music, crafts, etc. on the
Southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul
A full educational, social and cultural programme
Museum of Fine Arts in
Bishkek
Barskoon, Tamga and
Tosor
Manas University,
Bishkek
KATOS
NoviNomad
KATOS
KATOS
KATOS
Issykkul Travel
Altyn-Kol
KCBTA
CACSA
Union of Folk Arts
and Crafts
Kyrgyz Ate
Manas University
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