World Nomad Games

VII World Nomad Games · 2028

See you
in Kazan

Tatarstan has taken over the relay. The seventh World Nomad Games will be held in Russia for the first time — the organising committee will announce the dates, venues and programme. Leave a request and you will hear first.

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Dates to be announced

The kookor — symbol of the World Nomad Games
KG Kyrgyzstan 2026RU Tatarstan 2028
The Games relay

Six Games behind us.
The seventh is in Kazan

Since 2014 the Games have been held in Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye and Kazakhstan. At the closing ceremony of the VI Games the kookor — the symbol of the Games — passed to Tatarstan.

  1. 2014KGKyrgyzstanCholpon-Ata
  2. 2016KGKyrgyzstanCholpon-Ata
  3. 2018KGKyrgyzstanCholpon-Ata
  4. 2022TRTürkiyeİznik
  5. 2024KZKazakhstanAstana
  6. 2026KGKyrgyzstanBishkek and Cholpon-Ata
  7. The kookor — symbol of the World Nomad Games
    2028RUTatarstanKazan
Three programmes of the Games
0 1

Ethnosport

Traditional sports of the world’s peoples: horseback games, wrestling, archery and games of the mind.

0 2

Ethnoculture

Music, epics, crafts, cuisine and traditional dress — nomadic culture, live.

0 3

Traditional knowledge

The science programme: conferences and meetings on the heritage and philosophy of the nomadic world.

Requests are open

Want to take part?
Let us know early

The VII Games organising committee will open official registration. The International Secretariat is already collecting pre-registrations: we will pass them on to the organisers and write to you as soon as registration opens.

What you would like to do at the Games, which format interests you

What happens next
  1. September 2026DoneThe relay is passed on: Tatarstan received the kookor at the close of the VI Games
  2. SoonThe organising committee presents the emblem, dates and venues of the VII Games
  3. ThenDelegation registration, media accreditation and volunteer recruitment open
  4. 2028VII World Nomad Games · Kazan

Questions — to the International Secretariat

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