• Tentative 2016 Festival Date

    SL# FESTIVAL PLACE DATES
    1 NOMAD FESTIVAL   BUMTHANG 23rd February
    2 BHUTAN INTERNATIONAL MARATHON (Annual event organized by Bhutan Olympic Committee) 5th March
    3 PUNAKHA DRUBCHEN Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA 14th -16th February
    4 PUNAKHA TSHECHU Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA 17th -19th February
    5 THARPALING THONGDROL Tharpaling Lhakhang, Chhumi, BUMTHANG 22nd February
    6 CHHORTEN KORA   Chorten Kora,

    TRASHIYANGTSHE

    		 22nd February & 9th March
    7 GOMPHU KORA Gom Kora Lhakhang,

    TRASHIGANG

    		 17th -18th March
    8 TALO TSHECHU Talo Gonpo, PUNAKHA 16th -18th March
    9 GASA TSHECHU Gasa Dzong,

    GASA

    		 14th -17th  March
    10 ZHEMGANG TSHECHU Zhemgang Dzong, ZHEMGANG 16th -18th March
    11 PARO TSHECHU Rinpung Dzong,

    PARO

    		 19th – 23rd March
    12 RHODODENDRON

    FESTIVAL

    		 Lamperi Botanical Garden,

    Dochula, THIMPHU

    		 18th -20th April
    13 DOMKHAR TSHECHU Domkhar, Chummi, BUMTHANG 16th -18th  April
    14 URA YAKCHOE Ura Lhakhang,

    BUMTHANG

    		 18th -23rd  April
    15 SAKTANG FESTIVAL Saktang Khakhang,

    TRASHIGANG

    		 12th -16th June
    16 NIMALUNG TSHECHU Nimalung Dratshang,

    Chummi, BUMTHANG

    		 13th -15th  June
    17 TRELDA TSHECHU Drametse,  MONGAR 12th -24th June
    18 KURJEY TSHECHU Kurjey Lhakhang, Choekhor 15th June
    19 HAA SUMMER

    FESTIVAL

    		 Town Festival Ground, HAA 2nd – 3rd July
    20 MERAK TSHECHU Merak Lhakhang,

    TRASHIGANG

    		 2nd -3rd August
    21 MASUTAKE

    MUSHROOM FESTIVAL

    		 Ura, BUMTHANG 22nd  – 23th August
    22 CHHA FESTIVAL Tagmochhu,LHUENTSE 15th -19th August
    23 TOUR OF THE DRAGON

    (BICYCLE RACE)

    		 Bumthang to Thimphu 5th September
    24 THIMPHU DRUBCHEN Tashi Chhodzong,

    THIMPHU

    		 7th September
    25 WANGDUE TSHECHU Tencholing Army Ground,

    WANGDUEPHODRANG

    		 9th – 11th September
    26 THIMPHU TSHECHU Tashi Chhodzong,

    THIMPHU

    		 11th – 13th September
    27 GANGTEY TSHECHU Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha, WANDUEPHODRANG 9th -11th October
    28 TAMSHING PHALA

    CHHOEPA

    		 Tamshing Lhakhang,

    Choekhor, BUMTHANG

    		 11th -13th October
    29  THANGBI MANI Tangbi Lhakhang, Choekor,

    BUMTHANG

    		 14th -17th October
    30 PRAKHAR DUCHHOED Prakar Lhakhang, Chummi,

    BUMTHANG

    		 17th -18th October
    31 JOMOLHARI MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL Dangojang 7th -8th October
    32 CHHUKHA TSHECHU Chhukha Dzong, CHHUKHA 7th -9th November
    33 JAKAR TSHECHU Jakar Dzong, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 6th -10th November
    34 PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU Pemagatshel Dzong,

    PEMAGATSHEL

    		 6th -10th November
    35 BLACK NECKED CRANE

    FESTIVAL

    		 Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha,

    WANGDUEPHODRANG

    		 11th November
    36 MONGAR TSHECHU Mongar Dzong, MONGAR 5th -9th November
    37 TRASHIGANG TSHECHU Trashigang Dzong, TRASHIGANG 7th -11th November
    38 NALAKHAR TSHECHU Ngaa Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 14th -15th November
    39 JAMBAY LHAKHANG

    DRUP

    		 Jambay Lhakhang, Choekhor,

    BUMTHANG

    		 14th -17th November
    40 KANGSO TSHECHU Drametse, MONGAR 11th -14th December
    41 DRUK WANGYEL

    TSHECHU

    		 Dochula, THIMPHU 13th December
    42 TRONGSA TSHECHU Trongsa Dzong, TRONGSA 8-10 December
    43 LHUENTSE TSHECHU Lhuentse Dzong,

    LHUENTSE

    		 7th -11th December
    44 DAGANA TSHECHU Dagana Dzong, DAGANA 9th -23th December