Tentative Festival Dates - 2013
Festivals are annual features of Bhutanese lunar calendar. Each district has an annual festival. The dates of the annually held festivals vary from year to year, as they are set by the Bhutanese lunar calendar. Some of the important festivals and their dates are given below.
The tentative yearly festival calendar for the year 2013 and 2014 has been released with over 30 exciting festivals in various regions across Bhutan. Please click the following link to download 2014 Festival Dates tentative festival calendar.
TENTATIVE BHUTAN FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2013
Sl.No | Festival | Place | Date |
1 | PUNAKHA DRUBCHHEN | Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA | 15th – 19th February |
2 | PUNAKHA TSHECHU | Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA | 20th – 22nd February |
3 | CHHORTEN KORA | Chorten Kora,TRASHI YANGTSE | 25th February & 11th March |
4 | GOMPHUKORA | Gom Kora Lhakhang,TRASHIGANG | 20th – 22nd March |
5 | PARO TSHECHU | Rinpung Dzong,PARO | 23rd – 27th March |
6 | CHHUKHA TSHECHU | Chhukha Dzong,CHHUKHA | 25th – 27th March |
7 | URA YAKCHOE | Ura Lhakhang,BUMTHANG | 21st – 25th April |
8 | NIMALUNG TSHECHU | Nimalung Dratshang, Chummi, BUMTHANG | 16th – 18th June |
9 | KURJEY TSHECHU | Kurjey Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG | 18th June |
10 | THIMPHU DRUBCHEN | Tashichho Dzong,THIMPHU | 9th – 13th September |
11 | WANGDUE TSHECHU | Wangdi Dzong, WANGDUEPHODRANG | 12th – 14th September |
12 | TAMSHING PHALACHHOEPA | Tamshing Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG | 13th – 15th September |
13 | THIMPHU TSHECHU | Tashichho Dzong,THIMPHU | 14th – 16th September |
14 | THANGBI MANI | Tangbi Lhakhang, Choekor, BUMTHANG | 18th – 20th September |
15 | JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUP | Jambay Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG | 18th – 22nd October |
16 | PRAKHAR DUCHHOED | Prakar Lhakhang, Chummi, BUMTHANG | 19th – 21st October |
17 | CRANE FESTIVAL | Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha, WANGDUEPHODRANG | 11th November |
18 | MONGAR TSHECHU | Mongar Dzong,MONGAR | 9th – 12th November |
19 | PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU | Pemagatshel Dzong,PEMAGATSHEL | 9th – 12th November |
20 | TRASHIGANG TSHECHU | Trashigang Dzong,TRSASHIGANG | 10th – 13th November |
21 | NALAKHAR TSHECHU | Nga Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG | 17th – 19th November |
22 | TRONGSA TSHECHU | Trongsa Dzong,TRONGSA | 9th – 11th January 2014 |
23 | LHUENTSE TSHECHU | Lhuentse Dzong,LHUENTSE | 9th – 11th January 2014 |