2026 Nagqu Qiaqing Horse Racing Festival
Announced eventRegion: Xizang
Location: Gesar Racecourse, Nagqu, Xizang
Date information: 2026-08-01 (advance promotion period)
Organizer: Nagqu Qiaqing Horse Racing Festival Organising Committee (announced at the autonomous region's government press conference on 2026-07-29)
Who can attend: Public, tourists and equestrian enthusiasts
How to take part: Tickets through Damai and eight physical outlets: 30 / 40 / 60 yuan; 10 yuan for over-65s; 20 yuan for people with disabilities, veterans and students; free for children under 1.2 m. Sales 8/1–11, only for the following day; paper tickets required for entry.
Official channel: Xizang Department of Culture and Tourism Official Website (Tourism Promotion); Nagqu Municipal People's Government Website
Announcement date: 2026-07-29 (press conference)
Status reported by source: Officially announced (ongoing; spans the source reporting window)
Source document date: 2026-08-07
Themed around Nagqu's progress in the 15th Five-Year Plan, with 13 speed races including young horses and two traditional riding displays using infrared finish timing. Includes stone lifting, Yajia, mixed tug-of-war, Lai singing, Polar Nagqu grassland concerts, Gesar storytelling, Guozhuang dance and heritage costume parades; Xizang's first yak industry conference and third livestock contest; Seni food festival and competition. Local institutions have a three-day holiday, 8/10–12.
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