Bhutan festival calendar

Dates for Bhutan's tshechus and festivals, taken from the official tentative list. Festival dates follow the lunar calendar and can change, so we show when each was last checked.

Festival guides

Festivals we know best

The whitewashed temple of Jambay Lhakhang in Bumthang

Bumthang

Jambay Lhakhang Drup

A fire blessing and a midnight dance at a 7th-century temple

26–29 October 2026
A masked dancer in a brocade robe during the dance of the Lord of Death at Paro Tshechu

Paro

Paro Tshechu

Five days of masked dances at Rinpung Dzong

18–22 March 2027
The closely packed houses of Ura village in Bumthang, with its temple above them

Bumthang

Ura Yakchoe

A village festival in the highest valley of Bumthang

18–22 April 2027
The festival ground beside Tashichho Dzong, crowded for Thimphu Tshechu, with dancers in the centre

Thimphu

Thimphu Tshechu

The capital's festival, at Tashichho Dzong

10–12 October 2027

Calendar

Every festival, month by month

Dates follow the Bhutanese lunar calendar and are published as tentative. They can move by a day or two, so confirm with us before you book flights.

October 2026

November 2026

December 2026

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

January 2028

Dates last checked on 3 October 2026 against the tentative festival list issued by the Department of Tourism and the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators. Official source

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