The Naadam Festival will be in UB from 11 July to 15 July.I already found this here about Naadam outside of Ulan Baatar at lonelyplanet (https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntr...he-countryside)



All events take place in the capital town of the province
Date / Province / Capital of province (place names in Mongolian for your driver)
July 5-6 Ömnögovi (Өмнөговь) / Dalanzadgad (Даланзадгад)
July 7-8 Govisümber (Говьсүмбэр) / Choir (Чойр)
July 9-10 Dornod (Дорнод) / Choibalsan (Чойбалсан)
July 9-10 Zavkhan (Завхан) / Uliastai (Улиастай)
July 9-10 Töv (Төв) / Zuunmod (Зуунмод)
July 10-11 Arkhangai (Архангай) / Tsetserleg (Цэцэрлэг)
July 10-11 Orkhon (Орхон) / Erdenet (Эрдэнэт)
July 10-11 Govi-Altai (Говь-Алтай) / Altai (Алтай)
July 10-11 Khentii (Хэнтий) / Öndörkhaan (Өндөрхаан)
July 10-11 Khövsgöl (Хөвсгөл) / Mörön (Мөрөн)
July 10-11 Uvs (Увс) / Ulaangom (Улаангом)
July 10-11 Khovd (Ховд) / Khovd (Ховд)
July 10-11 Sükhbaatar (Сүхбаатар) / Baruun-Urt (Баруун-Урт)
July 10-11 Övörkhangai (Өвөрхангай) / Arvaikheer (Арвайхээр)
July 10-11 Bayankhongor (Баянхонгор) / Bayankhongor (Баянхонгор)
July 10-11 Selenge (Сэлэнгэ) / Sükhbaatar (Сүхбаатар)
July 12-13 Bayan-Ölgii (Баян-Өлгий) / Ölgii (Өлгий)
July 18-20 Darkhan-Uul (Дархан-Уул) / Darkhan (Дархан)
July 27-29 Bulgan (Булган) / Bulgan (Булган)
July 27-29 Dornogovi (Дорноговь) / Sainshand (Сайншанд)

Does anyone already know a place where Naadam will be less crowded than in UB but maybe even more worth watching too on our tour next year?


Thanks in advance...

Naadam itself is from 11.-13.7. And the same every year.
Thats the official dates.

But it takes different dates across the country
begining of August I saw a Naadam near Kharkhorin.

It is hard to say, the problem is that you have the horserace, and you dont really see anything except in the finish...

So I think the Naadam in UB is not to bad, because you have everything in one spot.
And alo all the people watching the whole thing.
They get theyr best Mongolian clothes and fo to the Naadam

__________________
www.klausmotorreise.com