Ysyakh Olonkho festival dates set for Kobyay district

The Republican Ysyakh Olonkho festival will take place on July 4–5 in the village of Kobyay, Kobyay district. The event will mark the opening of the third Decade of Olonkho in Yakutia, as announced by regional head Aisen Nikolaev on January 29 via his Telegram channel.

«Preparations are progressing well. Key financial and management decisions have been made, and construction work has started on site. The standards for hosting this event are high,» Nikolaev wrote.

He also emphasized the need to inspect the Yakutsk–Kobyay road for transport accessibility and to plan for guest accommodation and catering. These directives were issued to relevant ministries and the Ysyakh Olonkho organizing committee.

This year, Yakutia«s authorities will allocate 11.6 million rubles (approximately $129,000 at current rates) from the regional budget for the Ysyakh Olonkho festival. In 2025, the event was held in the Neryungri district and attracted 25,000 visitors. Nikolaev highlighted the importance of adhering to sanitary standards, noting that after last year»s festival in Neryungri, dozens of people contracted salmonellosis, leading to a criminal investigation – as previously reported.