Festival Calendar
Plan your trip around a Nepali festival
Nepal's festivals follow the Bikram Sambat lunar-solar calendar, so their Gregorian dates shift every year. These are the confirmed dates for this Nepali year — a few regional/monastery festivals are still approximate until announced closer to the date.
October 2026
Upcoming festivals
Dashain
October 11, 2026 – October 26, 2026 · Nationwide
Kartik Naach
October 17, 2026 – October 26, 2026 · Patan (Lalitpur)
Sama Chakeva
October 20, 2026 – October 26, 2026 · Eastern Terai (Mithila region)
Maha Navami
October 20, 2026 · Nationwide
Vijaya Dashami (Dashain Tika)
October 21, 2026 · Nationwide
Mani Rimdu (Tengboche)
October 24, 2026 – October 26, 2026 · Tengboche, Everest (Khumbu) region
Lhabab Duchen
November 1, 2026 · Himalayan Buddhist communities
Tihar (Deepawali)
November 7, 2026 – November 11, 2026 · Nationwide
Kaag Tihar
November 7, 2026 · Nationwide
Kukur Tihar
November 8, 2026 · Nationwide
Sorathi (Gurung/Magar)
November 9, 2026 – November 20, 2026 · Western and mid-western hill districts (Magar and Gurung communities)
Gai Tihar (Laxmi Puja)
November 9, 2026 · Nationwide
Govardhan Puja (Goru Tihar)
November 10, 2026 · Nationwide
Mha Puja
November 10, 2026 · Kathmandu Valley (Newar communities)
Nepal Sambat New Year
November 10, 2026 · Kathmandu Valley (Newar communities)
Bhai Tika
November 11, 2026 · Nationwide
Chhath Parva
November 15, 2026 · Terai region
Haribodhini Ekadashi
November 20, 2026 · Nationwide
Udhauli (Sunuwar)
November 24, 2026 · Ramechhap and Okhaldhunga districts (Sunuwar communities)
Chasok Tangnam (Limbu)
November 24, 2026 · Far-eastern hill districts (Limbu communities)
Chasuwa Udhauli (Yakkha)
November 24, 2026 · Arun and Tamor valleys, eastern Nepal (Yakkha communities)
Sakela Udhauli (Kirat Rai)
November 24, 2026 · Eastern hill districts (Kirat Rai communities)
Vivaha Panchami
December 14, 2026 · Janakpur (Mithila region)
Yomari Punhi
December 24, 2026 · Kathmandu Valley (Newar communities)
Tamu Lhosar (Gurung New Year)
December 30, 2026 · Annapurna/Lamjung region, Pokhara, Kathmandu
Bon Losar (Tol Losar)
January 8, 2027 · Dolpo, Humla, Jumla, Mugu and Manang districts
Tharu Maghi
January 15, 2027 · Terai region (Tharu communities)
Maghe Sankranti
January 15, 2027 · Nationwide (river confluences)
Swasthani Brata Katha
January 22, 2027 – February 20, 2027 · Nationwide (Sankhu especially)
Sonam Lhosar (Tamang New Year)
February 7, 2027 · Kathmandu Valley rim, hill districts
Hyolmo Losar
February 7, 2027 · Helambu region (Hyolmo communities)
Shree Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
February 11, 2027 · Nationwide
Maha Shivaratri
March 6, 2027 · Nationwide (Pashupatinath especially)
Gyalpo Lhosar (Sherpa/Tibetan New Year)
March 9, 2027 · Everest/Khumbu region, Boudhanath, Helambu
Holi (Fagu Purnima)
March 21, 2027 – March 22, 2027 · Nationwide
Seto Machhindranath Jatra (Jana Baha Dyah Jatra)
March 27, 2027 – March 29, 2027 · Kathmandu (old city)
Pahan Charhe
April 5, 2027 · Kathmandu Valley (Newar communities)
Ghode Jatra
April 6, 2027 · Kathmandu (Tundikhel)
Ram Navami
April 15, 2027 · Nationwide (Janakpur especially)
Hanuman Jayanti
April 20, 2027 · Nationwide
Shey Festival (Dolpo)
September 1, 2036 – September 4, 2036 · Shey Gompa, Upper Dolpo
Earlier this year
Nepali New Year (Naya Barsha)
April 14, 2026 · Nationwide
Biska Jatra (Bhaktapur)
April 14, 2026 – April 22, 2026 · Bhaktapur
Rato Machhindranath Jatra
April 18, 2026 – June 20, 2026 · Patan (Lalitpur)
Akshaya Tritiya
April 20, 2026 · Nationwide
Sita Navami (Janaki Jayanti)
April 25, 2026 · Janakpur (Mithila region)
Ubhauli (Sunuwar)
May 1, 2026 · Ramechhap and Okhaldhunga districts (Sunuwar communities)
Ghatu (Gurung)
May 1, 2026 · Annapurna and Lamjung foothills (Gurung communities)
Buddha Jayanti (Buddha Purnima)
May 1, 2026 · Nationwide (Lumbini, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath)
Sakela Ubhauli (Kirat Rai)
May 1, 2026 · Eastern hill districts (Kirat Rai communities)
Chasuwa Ubhauli (Yakkha)
May 1, 2026 · Arun and Tamor valleys, eastern Nepal (Yakkha communities)
Ubhauli (Limbu)
May 1, 2026 · Far-eastern hill districts (Limbu communities)
Tiji Festival
May 14, 2026 – May 16, 2026 · Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang
Bhume Puja (Magar)
May 15, 2026 – June 15, 2026 · Rukum, Rolpa and mid-western hill districts (Kham Magar communities)
Sithi Nakha
May 15, 2026 · Kathmandu Valley (Newar communities)
Saga Dawa
May 17, 2026 – June 15, 2026 · Himalayan Buddhist communities (Boudhanath, Everest/Khumbu, Helambu, Mustang)
Guru Rinpoche Day
May 26, 2026 · Himalayan Buddhist communities (Nyingma-affiliated monasteries)
Ganga Dashahara
May 26, 2026 · Nationwide (Baitadi especially)
Bhoto Jatra
June 20, 2026 · Jawalakhel, Patan
Asar Pandhra (Dahi-Chiura Khane Din)
June 30, 2026 · Nationwide (agricultural communities especially)
Shrawan (Saun) Observances
July 17, 2026 – August 15, 2026 · Nationwide (Pashupatinath especially)
Chokhor Duchen
July 18, 2026 · Himalayan Buddhist communities
Harishayani Ekadashi
July 25, 2026 · Nationwide
Madhushravani
August 2, 2026 – August 17, 2026 · Eastern Terai (Mithila region)
Gunla
August 13, 2026 – September 12, 2026 · Kathmandu Valley (Newar Buddhist communities)
Nag Panchami
August 17, 2026 · Nationwide
Yartung Festival
August 17, 2026 – August 19, 2026 · Mustang region (Lo Manthang and Muktinath)
Samyak
August 20, 2026 · Kathmandu Valley (Newar Buddhist communities)
Janai Purnima (Raksha Bandhan)
August 28, 2026 · Nationwide (Gosainkunda pilgrimage in Langtang region)
Gai Jatra (Cow Festival)
August 29, 2026 · Kathmandu Valley (especially Bhaktapur and Kathmandu)
Matya Jatra
August 30, 2026 · Patan (Lalitpur)
Gaura Parva
September 4, 2026 · Sudurpashchim and Karnali provinces
Krishna Janmashtami
September 4, 2026 · Nationwide (Krishna Mandir, Patan)
Atwari (Tharu)
September 13, 2026 · Western Terai (Tharu communities)
Haritalika Teej
September 14, 2026 · Nationwide (Pashupatinath especially)
Ganesh Chaturthi (Chatha)
September 15, 2026 · Kathmandu Valley (Newar communities)
Lakhey Jatra
September 23, 2026 – September 30, 2026 · Kathmandu (old city neighborhoods)
Indra Jatra (Yenya)
September 23, 2026 – September 30, 2026 · Kathmandu (Durbar Square)
Kumari Jatra
September 25, 2026 · Kathmandu (Durbar Square)
Jitiya (Tharu)
October 4, 2026 · Terai region (Tharu and Maithili communities)
Phulpati
October 17, 2026 · Nationwide (Kathmandu ceremony, Gorkha origin)
Maha Ashtami
October 18, 2026 · Nationwide