Kettik!
This week’s guide
Autumn evenings are getting longer, which means it's the perfect time for theater, concerts, movies, and inspiration. The week is filled with a wide variety of events: from opera to stand-up, from film screenings to street performances.
Opera "Cavalleria Rusticana"
When: Thu, October 16, 19:00
Where: Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
Price: from 55,000 sum
Passion and difficult choices in the one-act opera by Pietro Mascagni. Jealousy, betrayal, and the code of honor. Directed by Andrey Slonim, musical direction by Anvar Ergashev.
International Education Fair 2025
When: Thu, October 16, 11:00
Where: AZIMUT Grand Hotel Tashkent
A day of inspiration and practical steps: universities from around the world will talk about opportunities, challenges, motivation, and the real path to studying abroad.
Project "Other Beasts: An Evening of Improvisation!"
When: Thu, October 16, 8:00 PM
Where: French Alliance Tashkent
Price: 80,000 sum
Free rhythm and unrehearsed phrases. Here lines are born that cannot be repeated.
Stand-up by Aina Musina
When: Thu, October 16, 21:00
Where: SAHNA stand-up club
Price: from 300,000 sum
Honest humor, inner searches and observations. Not just stand-up, but a candid conversation about our reality.
Film Screening "Swallow"
When: Thu, October 16, 19:30
Where: Kinoxona
A lyrical auteur Uzbek film about fragility and hope.
Social Dance Evening (Kizomba, Bachata, Salsa)
When: Thu, October 16, 21:00
Where: Nukus 89
Dance as a language and cultural code — no translations, only movement.
Exhibition "Sandiq"
When: from October 16
Where: Art Station Residence, Samarkand
The chest of memories opens once again: craft, images of the past, and the fabric of contemporary vision intertwine. A story that becomes tangible.
Play "Three Sisters"
When: Fri, October 17, 19:00
Where: Ilkhom Theater
Chekhovian melancholy, hope for Moscow, and the eternal question: "what next?" Sisters, dreams, expectations.
Chocotox Party
When: Fri, October 17, 20:00
Where: Nukus 89
Rhythms that won't let go, the sweetness of the night, and a palette of sounds. Music is like imagination—without borders.
Concert of the PK band
When: Fri, October 17, 23:59
Where: VM bar
Age: 21+
Face control/Dress code
Guitar sound, sincere lyrics, and a stage where you are part of the music.
Opera "Pagliacci"
When: Sat, October 18, 19:00
Where: Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
Price: from 55,000 sum
A combination of drama and lyricism: tragic love and theater within theater — the stage as a metaphor for life itself.
Children's Book Club
When: Sat, October 18, 1:00 PM
Where: Republican Children's Library
Language: Uzbek
Participation: free
Books come alive in children's voices. Interactive readings, discussions, games with words and letters. Young readers become authors of the moment.
American Circus Show
When: October 18 – November 26
Where: Tashkent Circus
Price: from 70,000 sum
Acrobats, light effects, and a classic circus format coming to life before the audience's eyes.
Performance "Lyudka"
When: Sat, October 18, 19:00
Where: Ilkhom Theater
A story about women, their hopes, about what is unspoken but felt. About the strong and the vulnerable.
AKMAL’ Concert
When: Sat, October 18, 19:00
Where: SC "Yunusabad"
Popular singer, favorite melodies, and new arrangements. An evening where the songs are familiar to the heart—they preserve memories and create the mood.
Film Screening "The Super 8 Years"
When: Sat, October 18, 19:30
Where: Kinoxona
Nostalgic film: frames of film, the noise of the magnetic track, memories and visual poetry. Nostalgia captured in the light of a frame.
Dolce Vita
When: Sat, October 18, 20:00
Where: Nukus 89
Nighttime format with an Italian vibe: music, drinks, and a relaxed festive atmosphere.
CROCODILLAZ Concert
When: Sat, October 18, 23:59
Where: VM bar
Age: 21+FC/DC
Noise, drive, and energy. A Saturday when you want to be loud and real. Alternative, rock, and the edges of sound.
Samarkand UrbanNight Festival: Creative City
When: Sat–Sun, October 18–19
Where: Art Residency by Silk Road University, Samarkand
The city becomes an art venue: music, light, and free expression of creativity under the stars.
Ballet "One Thousand and One Nights"
When: Sun, October 19, 19:00
Where: Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
The fairy tale comes alive on pointe. Eastern motifs, smoky light, and plasticity that transforms legend into movement.
Rewild it! Wild stories about audiotapes
When: Sun, October 19, 19:00
Where: Nukus 89
Labyrinths of the past in magnetic tape. A lecture-music about time, sound, and memory.
Almanac of the Ateliers Varan Workshop
When: Sun, October 19, 18:00
Where: Kinoxona
Entrance: free (with registration)
Documentary filmmaking as the breath of time. Cinema that observes life: human stories, sincerity, and realism.
Samobyt
When: Sun, October 19, 18:30
Where: VM bar
Price: from 120,000 UZS
Indie scene and live sound. A concert without boundaries or clichés — just emotions and freedom.
Play "Rain Behind the Wall"
When: Sun, October 19, 19:00
Where: Ilkhom Theater
Forbidden memories, secrets, and subtle drama. A story you can hear between the lines.
Unknown, known as "Ilkhom"
When: Mon, October 20, 19:00
Where: Ilkhom Theatre
Rare screening of the archival recording of the play "A Bourgeois Wedding." The theater reflected in the mirror of its own history.
Astronomy Day at the Planetarium
When: October 20 – November 2
Where: Tashkent Planetarium
Price: 85,000 sum
Journey through stars and planets: space, lectures, constellations, and a celestial theater in the literal sense of the word.
Los Potros Malambo
When: Tue, October 21, 19:00
Where: Milliy Kino San’ati Saroyi
Price: from 200,000 sum
Argentinian celebration of energy. Dance, rhythm, the power of tradition, and the breath of the pampas.
Million group concerts
When: October 21–31, 7:00 PM
Where: Palace "Friendship of Peoples"
Price: from 44,000 UZS
Humor as medicine. Stage sketches, musical miniatures, and the group's signature style — lively interaction, irony, and a festive mood.
Performance “Ka mate. Ka ora”
When: Tue, October 21, 19:00
Where: Ilkhom Theatre
Plastic performance about life and death. Dance as myth, movement as breath.
Play “I love you, but…”
When: Wed, October 22, 19:00
Where: Ilkhom Theater
A modern drama about love and vulnerability. Bold dialogues, honest confessions, and the search for reciprocity.
Concert of the band "Sova"
When: Thu, October 23, 20:00
Where: VM bar
Lyrical rock and warm sound. Songs that stay in your head, and a mood you want to linger in.
Concert "Candle Fire"
When: Thu, October 23, 19:00
Where: Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
Price: from 157,000 UZS
Candlelight and acoustics. A space where music sounds soft and intimate, like a breath.
Performance "White White Black Stork"
When: Thu, October 23, 19:00
Where: Ilkhom Theater
Metaphor, memory, and inner conflicts. A story where symbols speak louder than words.
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