Events and Festivals in Uzbekistan in 2018
| DATE | Event/Holiday/Festival |
| 1 January | New Year |
| 14 January | Day of the Defenders of the Motherland The holiday is celebrated with parades and processions in honor of veterans, and women also give small gifts to men in their lives, especially husbands (or boyfriends, fiancés), fathers, sons and brothers. |
| Chimgan Extreme 2018 Location: Chimgan Mountains Winter sports festival near Tashkent |
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| 8 March | International Women’s Day It’s a serious holiday Central Asia. Wifes, girlfriends and mothers receive gifts and flowers. |
| 21 March | Nauruz 2018 Persian New Year and will be celebrated with festivals, dance and family celebrations. |
| x April | Russian Orthodox Easter |
| 9 May | Day of Memory and Honor |
| 26-28 May | Silk and Spice Festival 2018 Location: Bukhara The festival includes folklore performances, national games, traditional food and fashion show from young designers. |
| 1st week of June (tbc) | Chimgan’s Echo Festival 2018 Locaiton: Chimgan mountains Outdoor music festival for singer-songwriters. |
| 26 June | Ramazan Hait Eid-al-Fitr is the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal. It marks the end of Ramadan, which is a month of fasting and prayer. |
| August 2019 | Sharq Tarolanari 2019 Location: Registan square, Samarkand Big international ethnic music festival, held biennially in uneven years (2017-2019-2021-…) in front of the Registan in Samarkand. |
| 31 August | Day of Remembrance for the victims of political repressions |
| 1 September | Independence Day Uzbekistan 2018 Cultural events such as shows, concerts, festivals and other entertaining events to mark the birthday of independent Uzbekistan take place throughout the country. |
| 2 September | Kurban Hait The Feast of Sacrifice is the highest Islamic festival and is celebrated at the climax of the pilgrimage to Mecca |
| 1 October | Teachers Day |
| November (tbd) | Bazar Art 2017 Location: Tashkent Exhibition of masterpieces of contemporary traditional arts and crafts of Uzbekistan in Tashkent |
| 8 November | Uzbek Flag Day 2017 Celebrating the national flag with a festival and concerts. |
| 8 December | Uzbek Flag Day 2017 Celebrating the national flag with a festival and concerts. |