Monday could mean football or a night with Boléro
On Tuesday, you could visit a new photography exhibition or hear from someone who hitchhiked across Australia and New Zealand
We have gathered the weekend’s news, Monday’s forecast and ten ideas for the next two days, from a free gallery visit to a big stadium
Collect +1 Tazik at the end
Put an umbrella in your bag
For Monday, 12 October, Uzhydromet forecasts rain in Tashkent Region: +18…+23°C by day and +10…+15°C at night
Winds of 7–12 m/s, westerly turning easterly
A light jacket and umbrella will come in handy if you are heading to the stadium after work or just going for a walk
Five bus routes are diverted
BRT construction on Shahrisabz Street has brought restrictions on the left turn at the Istiqbol junction
Buses 2, 26, 37, 68 and 93 heading out of the centre are temporarily using Shahrisabz, Makhtumkuli and Sodiq Azimov streets. You may have a longer wait at the stop
A difficult weekend for online services
▫️ Yandex Go
On Sunday, users could not book taxis or check fares and bus movements. The company reported an outage and said repairs were under way
If you need a car at a particular time, check the app beforehand
▫️ Uzum Market
On Saturday, the marketplace said its website, app and seller account were working again, though some errors remained possible
Order collection periods were extended. Customers unable to collect purchases because of the outage were promised promo codes within a week
Mobile tariffs face scrutiny; loan deductions get a limit
▫️ Mobile services
Following subscriber complaints, the Competition Committee began checking whether tariff increases were justified. No decision to reverse them has been announced
▫️ Loans
From 10 January 2027, automatic deductions under a loan or guarantee agreement must leave half the minimum wage in the account
At the current minimum wage, that is 680,000 sums. The rule has been adopted but is not yet in force
An evening that builds slowly
Ravel’s Boléro will be performed at the Navoi Theatre: the same theme passes from instrument to instrument until it fills the hall
The programme also includes Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Alexey Shor’s cello concerto, with soloist Steven Isserlis and conductor Lionel Bringuier
Time: Monday, 12 October, 19:00
Price: 77,000–220,000 sums, 12+
Location
Cheer on Pakhtakor
On Monday, Tashkent’s club faces Saudi Arabia’s Al-Qadsiah at Pakhtakor Stadium. An option if you would like to head to the stands after work and make a little noise
The electronic ticket opens only in the iTicket app, so install it before leaving home
Paper tickets are sold at the iTicket desks in Humo Arena and its head office
Time: 12 October, 18:45
Price: 100,000–500,000 sums, 7+
Location
▫ Nasriddin Afandi
The Theatre for Young Audiences presents a comedy based on folk tales about Khoja Nasreddin
This time, Afandi gets involved in the affairs of young lovers, while Mamajon threatens to muddle everything. Can the trickster help them?
Time: 12 October, 18:00
Price: from 55,000 sums, 12+
Location
An ensemble of traditional instruments performs Uzbek music in the conservatory’s Great Hall
Time: 13 October, 19:00
Price: from 77,000 sums, 12+
Location
Tuesday brings stories and photographs
▫️ Hitchhiking across Australia and New Zealand
At Human House, Anton Krotov will talk about his 2026 journey from Perth to Tasmania, through the Pacific islands and New Zealand
There will be photographs and questions about the trip. The talk is in Russian
Time: 13 October, 18:00
Price: free, 14+
Location
Ilkhom is opening a photography exhibition by Ermolai Solzhenitsyn: a visual diary of natural patterns, traces of human work and details of everyday places
The photographer invites us to notice textures and fragments that are easy to miss
Time: opening on 13 October, 18:00
Price: free
Location
Two free exhibitions
▫️ ORALIK at ZanMakon
Eight artists from Central Asia worked beside Iskanderkul. Their works about place, nature and memory are now in Tashkent
The exhibition ends on 15 October, so there is not long left
Time: 12–13 October, 10:00–19:00
Price: free
Location
▫️ San’at Up
Works by young artists from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan line the Goethe-Institut staircase
Paintings, photographs, videos and objects explore climate, cultural heritage and different people’s lives. No booking is required
Time: 12–13 October, 10:00–19:00
Price: free
Location
▫ Shadows of My Home
This audio performance at the ICHKARI museum takes you through a family home via its heroine’s memories. Russian, Uzbek and English versions are available
Time: 12–13 October, 10:00–18:00
Price: from 60,000 sums, 12+
Location
▫️ Hikmah at CCA Tashkent
Large-scale works by Uzbek and international artists at the Centre for Contemporary Arts. Admission is free, with registration in advance
Time: Tuesday, 13 October, 10:00–20:00
The centre is closed on Mondays
Price: free
Location
The next choice is yours
That is all from us today. May Monday turn out a little nicer than you expected
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