Living culture

Festivals of Nepal

Most festivals follow the lunar calendar, so their dates move each year. Pick a month to see what is celebrated.

JuneBuddhist (Sherpa)
Dumje (Dumji)
Sherpa festival honouring Guru Rinpoche's birth anniversary with masked dances and rituals.
Jun–Jul
Solukhumbu
Baishakh/JesthaNewar
Rato Machhindranath Jatra
Nepal's longest chariot festival, honouring the rain god Rato Machhindranath in Patan.
Baishakh/Jestha · Apr–Jun
Lalitpur
JesthaNewar
Sithi Nakha
Newar festival dedicated to Kumar Kartikeya and the cleaning of water sources.
Jestha · May–Jun
Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur