What's on in Tashkent, Uzbekistan through the year

Quiet — school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Chimgan ski season (15 Dec – 20 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Chimgan ski season (15 Dec – 20 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Navruz

  21–22 MarNational holidayClosures

  The spring new year is the year's real holiday: sumalak stirred overnight in the mahalla courtyards, concerts on the squares, and two days when nothing official is open. Source ↗

Still on: Chimgan ski season (15 Dec – 20 Mar (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in April.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Hazard

  High-summer heat

  25 Jun – 25 Aug · usuallyExtreme heat

  The city empties out of the middle of the day and lives in the parks and the chaikhanas after dark instead. Anyone who can gets out to the mountains for the weekend. Source ↗

Quiet — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Nature

  Melon and grape season

  15 Jul – 30 Sep · usuallyHarvest

  Melons and grapes arrive at Chorsu by the truckload and are sold off the pavement outside the dome. It is the one thing the hot months here are unambiguously good for.

Still on: High-summer heat (25 Jun – 25 Aug (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: High-summer heat (25 Jun – 25 Aug (usually)), Melon and grape season (15 Jul – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — Independence Day, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Independence Day

  1 SepNational holidayClosuresCrowded

  A staged national celebration with concerts and closed central roads, and a public day off across the country. Central Tashkent is given over to it and rehearsals disrupt the week before. Source ↗

Still on: Melon and grape season (15 Jul – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in October.

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season

Nothing new starts in November.

Quiet — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Chimgan ski season

  15 Dec – 20 Mar · usually

  Chimgan and Amirsoy are an hour and a half up the road, which makes this one of the few capitals you can ski from and be back for dinner. Weekends fill with the city; midweek the slopes are empty. Source ↗