Festival Bhutan

Bhutan Festival Calendar 2026

Discover Bhutan's vibrant Tshechus, sacred celebrations, cultural festivals and traditional events throughout 2026.

Plan your Bhutan journey around its festivals. Bhutan's festivals bring together sacred masked dances, traditional music, colourful costumes, local communities and centuries-old Buddhist traditions. Festival dates follow the Bhutanese lunar calendar and may be revised, so travellers should reconfirm dates before making final travel arrangements.
February March April May June August September October November December
02

February 2026

Winter Cultural Festivals
22 – 24 February

Lhamoi Dromchhen

📍 Trongsa

24 – 26 February

Punakha Dromchoe

📍 Punakha

27 February – 1 March

Punakha Tshechu

📍 Punakha Dzong, Punakha

03

March 2026

Major Tshechus & Sacred Celebrations
3 March

Tharpaling Thongdrol

📍 Bumthang

4 – 6 March

Tangsibi Mani

📍 Ura, Bumthang

3 & 19 March

Chhorten Kora

📍 Trashi Yangtse

26 – 28 March

Gomphukora

📍 Trashi Yangtse

26 – 28 March

Talo Tshechu

📍 Punakha

26 – 28 March

Gasa Tshechu

📍 Gasa

26 – 28 March

Zhemgang Tshechu

📍 Zhemgang

29 March – 2 April

Paro Tshechu

📍 Rinpung Dzong, Paro

04

April 2026

Spring Festivals
7 – 9 April

Haa Spring Festival

📍 Haa Valley

13 – 14 April

Rhododendron Festival

📍 Lamperi Botanical Park, Thimphu

26 – 28 April

Domkhar Tshechu

📍 Bumthang

28 April – 2 May

Ura Yakchoe

📍 Ura, Bumthang

05

May 2026

Traditional Cultural Celebrations
28 April – 2 May

Ura Yakchoe

📍 Ura, Bumthang

06

June 2026

Summer Sacred Festivals
22 – 24 June

Nimalung Tshechu

📍 Bumthang

24 June

Kurjey Tshechu

📍 Bumthang

08

August 2026

Local & Seasonal Festivals
15 – 16 August

Mushroom Festival

📍 Genekha, Thimphu

23 – 24 August

Matsutake Mushroom Festival

📍 Ura, Bumthang

09

September 2026

Bhutan's Major Autumn Festival Season
5 September

Tour of the Dragon

📍 Bumthang to Thimphu

17 September

Thimphu Drubchen

📍 Thimphu

19 – 21 September

Wangdue Tshechu

📍 Wangdue Phodrang

19 – 21 September

Haa Tshechu

📍 Haa Valley

21 – 23 September

Tamshing Phala Chhoepa

📍 Bumthang

21 – 23 September

Thimphu Tshechu

📍 Tashi Chhodzong, Thimphu

24 – 26 September

Gangtey Tshechu

📍 Gangtey, Wangdue Phodrang

26 – 27 September

Thangbi Mewang

📍 Bumthang

10

October 2026

Autumn Cultural & Religious Festivals
14 – 15 October

Jhomolhari Mountain Festival

📍 Thimphu

18 – 21 October

Jakar Tshechu

📍 Bumthang

18 – 21 October

Pemagatshel Tshechu

📍 Pemagatshel

19 – 21 October

Chhukha Tshechu

📍 Chukha

21 October

Dechenphu Tshechu

📍 Thimphu

23 – 24 October

Royal Highland Festival

📍 Gasa

26 – 29 October

Jambay Lhakhang Drup

📍 Bumthang

27 – 29 October

Traakar Duchhoed

📍 Bumthang

11

November 2026

Late Autumn Festivals
11 November

Black-Necked Crane Festival

📍 Wangdue Phodrang

14 – 16 November

Goenpai Drupchen

📍 Trongsa

17 – 19 November

Phuntsholing Tshechu

📍 Phuntsholing

17 – 19 November

Mongar Tshechu

📍 Mongar

18 – 20 November

Trashigang Tshechu

📍 Trashigang

24 November

Jambay Lhakhang Singye Cham

📍 Bumthang

24 – 26 November

Nalakhar Tshechu

📍 Bumthang

12

December 2026

Winter Festivals
13 December

Druk Wangyel Tshechu

📍 Thimphu

17 – 21 December

Trongsa Tshechu

📍 Trongsa

17 – 21 December

Lhuentse Tshechu

📍 Lhuentse

22 – 24 December

Samdrup Jongkhar Tshechu

📍 Samdrup Jongkhar

22 – 26 December

Nabji Lhakhang Drup

📍 Trongsa

Important Note About Festival Dates

Bhutanese festivals are generally scheduled according to the Bhutanese lunar calendar. Dates can occasionally be revised by the relevant authorities or local monasteries. The dates shown above are intended as a 2026 travel-planning guide. Please reconfirm the festival dates before booking flights, hotels or festival-specific tours.

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