Tuvan Calendar
Shagaa* (Lunar New Year):
| 2003 | February 1 | The year of the | Sheep |
| 2004 | January 22 | Monkey | |
| 2005 | February 9 | Rooster | |
| 2006 | January 29 | Dog | |
| 2007 | February 18 | Pig | |
| 2008 | February 7 | Rat | |
| 2009 | January 26 | Ox | |
| 2010 | February 14 | Tiger | |
| 2011 | February 3 | Rabbit |
* Dates for Shagaa are approximate and will be determined by the lamas in Tuvan shortly before it occurs. We will post the date in black once it is known for certain.
| February 21 | 70th anniversary of Svetlana Kozlova, Tuvan poet, translator and journalist | |
| April 25-26 | Children's Dance Competition "Teenager-2003" (Kyzyl) | |
| May | 70th anniversary of the newspaper "Tyvanyng anyiaktary" (Tuvan youth) | |
| Beauty Contest "Pearl of Asia" with Tuvans participating (Moscow) | ||
| May 1-3 | European Championship in women's wrestling with a Tuvan participating (Riga) | |
| May 6 | Tuvan Constitution Day | |
| May 9 | Khuresh wrestling cup | |
| May 11 | Richard Feynman's Birthday | |
| May 31 | World Championship in sumo with Tuvans participating (Moscow) | |
| June | International Khoomei Symposium (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) | |
| 10th anniversary of the Tuvan ministry of youth (sports competitions and concerts) | ||
| Competition of pop-singers "Khovu-Axy-2003" | ||
| June 1-5 | Music Festival "the Lily of Azas" (Todzha district) | |
| June 6 | 70th anniversary of Maria Hadahane, scholar, critic and journalist | |
| June 21-22 | Competition of bards (guitar singers) | |
| June 25 | International Khoomei Symposium (Kyzyl and country districts) | |
| July | International khoomei festival under the name of Gennady Tumat in the Ovur district | |
| Festivities devoted to 120th anniversary of the 60 Heroes Revolt (Sut-Khol district) | ||
| July 4-10 | International music festival "Ustuu Khuree" (www.uncool.ch) devoted to the restoration of the Buddhist lamasery, ruined in the 1930's in Chadan and 130th anniversary of the town of Chadan | |
| July 6 | Birthday of H.H. the XIV Dalai Lama | |
| July 26-27 | Youth Festival "Face of the Street" (Kyzyl) August Shamanic seminar devoted to the 10th anniversary of the 1st Internation Symposium | |
| August | Music Festival "Melodies of the Sayan Mountains" (Kyzyl) | |
| August 15 | Tuvan Republic Day | |
| Naadim (Summer Festival) | ||
| The day of the Archeologist | ||
| September | 80th anniversary of the Tes-Khem district and 230th anniversary of the town of Samagaltai, the ancient Tuvan capital in the Tes-Khem district | |
| Scientific Conference, devoted to the 120th anniversary of decoding of the Turkish runes, found in Tuva | ||
| September 7 | Birthday of Sergei Purbu , poet, writer and journalist (1913) | |
| October 11 | In 1944 Tuva joined the Soviet Union | |
| November | 60th anniversary of the Tuvan dance "Ringing Tenderness" | |
| November 1-2 | Children's Music Festival "The Singing Youth" (Kyzyl) | |
| November 27 | Birthday of Stepan Saryg-ool, poet, playwright and writer |