The festival has already become an essential part of cultural life for thousands of people.

Since 2003 the festival has become very popular among common people and performers not only from Krasnoyarsk region, but also from all over Russia and other countries. Every year the number of spectators increases steadily. More than 30 best bands of different nationalities take part in the contest annually.

The festival got a high qualification from the Cultural committee of the Russian Federation state Duma, the Federal agency of culture and cinema.

Such bands and singers as Jeffrey Oriema (France) , Inna Zhelannaya (Russia), "Puetro-Muetro" (the USA), "Yat-Kha" and "Huun Huur Tu" (Tuva), "Kalinov most" (Russia), "Soundskill" (Ireland), "Ivan Kupala" (Russia), "Vershki da koreshki" (the Netherlands), "Krasa" (Russia), "Propa Ghandl" (Great Britain) and many others took part in the festival in different years.

The festival "Sayan ring" gives everybody a great chance to get acquainted with the best examples of world ethnic music, immerse you in the atmosphere of unity with everything that happens around (the ritual of kamlanie, the ritual of Ivan Kupala's night, master classes etc).

The credo of the festival is a live sound of each performance.

The peculiarity of the event is the harmony of different genres and art directions which use ethnic theme in their art on a highly professional level.

Every year anyone who wants can take part in master classes, night discos, to visit the most picturesque places etc.