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Tentative Festival Dates For 2007
 
Sl. FESTIVAL PLACE DATES
1 PUNAKHA DROMCHE PUNAKHA FEB 11- FEB 15
2 CHORTEN KORA TRASHIYANGTSE FEB 21 – MAR 7
3 GOMKORA TRASHIGANG MAR 14  – MAR 16 
4 PARO TSHECHU PARO MAR 17 –MAR 21
5 CHHUKHA TSHECHU CHHUKHA MAR 19   – MAR 21
6 URA YAKCHOE
(Very Tentative; Possible of last minute changes)		 BUMTHANG APRIL 16 – APRIL 20 
7 NIMALUNG TSHECHU BUMTHANG JUL 10 – JUL 12
8 KURJEY TSHECHU BUMTHANG JULY 12
9 THIMPHU DRUPCHEN THIMPHU OCT 4  – OCT 8
10 WANGDI TSHECHU WANGDI PHODRANG OCT 7  – OCT 9 
11 THIMPHU TSHECHU THIMPHU OCT 9 – OCT 11
12 TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA BUMTHANG OCT 8 – OCT 10
13 TANGBI MANI BUMTHANG OCT 13 – OCT 15
14 JAMBAY LAKHANG DRUP BUMTHANG NOV 12 – NOV 16
15 PRAKHAR DUCHHOED BUMTHANG NOV 13 – NOV 15
16 MONGAR TSHECHU MONGAR DEC 4 – DEC 7
17 PEMAGATSEL TSHECHU PEMAGATSEL DEC 4 – DEC 7
18 TRASHIGANG TSHECHU TRASHIGANG DEC 5 – DEC 8
19 NALAKHAR TSHECHU BUMTHANG DEC 12 – DEC 14
20 TRONGSA TSHECHU TRONGSA JAN 5 – JAN 7 (2009)
21 LHUNTSE TSHECHU LHUNTSE JAN 5 – JAN 7 (2009)
 
Tentative Festival Dates For 2008
 
 
Sl Festival Place Bhutanese Dates Gregorian Dates
01 Losar All over Bhutan 1st and 2nd day of the 1st Bhutanese month Feb 18th & 19th
02 New Year Celebrations (Losar) Samakhar Gompa. First Month Of Bhutanese Calendar. Feb 18th & 19th
03 Nyungne Tsechu At Dungkharchholing Lhakhang. Juermey, Mongar. 1st Bhutanese Month. Feb – Mar
04 Kadam Lhakhang Drupchen. Mongar. 1st Bhutanese Month. Feb – Mar
05 Punakha Dromche & Tsechu Punakha 4th – 12th Day of the 1st Bhutanese month Feb 21st – 28th  
06 Dado Gompa Festival Shengana, Punakha. Once In Three Years, Last One Held 2004, On The Second Month, Day 7-10, of Traditional Calendar. Mar 25th – 28th
07 Nepa Lhakhang Festival. Shengana, Punakha. Held Every Three Years, Last Held 2003, In Second Month Days 8-10 of Traditional Calender. Next in 2006 but if held in 2007  than:
Mar 26th – 28th
08 Chorten Kora Trashi Yangtse 15th and 30th Day of the 1st Bhutanese month Mar 03rd  &  Mar 19th
09 Gomkora Trashigang 8th – 10th Day of the 2nd Bhutanese month Mar 26th – Mar 28th 
10  Zhemgang Tsechu Trong, Zhemgang. During March & April  
11 Talo Tsechu. Talo, Punakha. Held 2nd Month, Days 8-10 of The Traditional Calendar. Mar 26th – 28th
12 Paro Tsechu Paro 11th – 15th Day of the 2nd Bhutanese month Mar 29th – Apr 02nd 
13 Nephu Mani. Shaba, Paro. For 9 Days During The 3rd Month. Apr – May
14 Kangso Ritual Simtokha Dzong, Thimphu. 14th of 3rd Bhutanese Month. May 01st
  15   Chhukha Tsechu   Chhukha   13th – 15th Day of the 2nd Bhutanese month   Mar 31st  – Apr 02nd 
16 Mask Dance At Ugyen Dong Nga Choekhorling Aka Yongphul Lhakhang Kanglung, Trashigang. From 9-11th of The 3rd Bhutanese Month Apr 25th – 28th
17 Ura Yakchoe Bumthang 11th – 14th Day of the 3rd Bhutanese month Apr 27th – May 1st 
18 Nimalung Tsechu Bumthang 8th – 10th Day of the 5th Bhutanese month Jun 23rd – 25th 
19 Mask Dances According To The Peling Tradition At Yonphul Lhakhang. (Also Known As The Kholong Tshechu). Kanglung, Trashigang. From 13th -15th of The 5th And 10th Bhutanese Months Jun 28th – 30th
Nov 22nd – 24th
20 Mask Dance At Dungkhar Gompa. Kengkhar, Mongar 15th Day of The 10th Bhutanese Month And 10th Day Of The 5th Bhutanese Month. Jun 25th Nov 24th
21 Kurjey Tsechu Bumthang 10th Day of the 5th Bhutanese month Jun 25th
22 Zangdi (Dangpola). An Offering Of Fruits And Puris. Gongdu, Mongar 14th Day of The 5th Bhutanese month. Jun 29th
23 Celebration Atop Purgyal Mountain Ura, Bumthang 8th Day of the 7th Bhutanese month. Aug 21st
24 Thimphu Drupchen Thimphu 5th – 9th Day of the 8th Bhutanese month Sep 16th – 20th
25 Gangtey Gompa Festival. Gangtey, W/Phodrang. 8th Month Days 8-10 In Traditional Calendar. September 19th/ 20th – 22nd (Double 9th day)
26 Wangdue Tshechu Wangdue Phodrang 9th – 10th Day of the 8th Bhutanese month Sep 20th – 22nd  
27 Tamshingphala Choepa Bumthang 9th – 11th Day of the 8th Bhutanese month Sep 21st – 23rd
28 Thimphu Tsechu Thimphu 9th – 11th Day of the 8th Bhutanese month Sep 21st – 23rd
29 Gasa Tsechu. Goenkhatoe, Gasa 8th Month. Days 10-12.First Day of The Tsechu Is Held At The Phulakha Lhakhang And Then In Gasa Dzong. Sep 22nd – 24th
30 Tangbi Mani Bumthang 14th – 16th Day of the 8th Bhutanese month Sep 25th – 27th
31 Haa Tsechu Katsho, Haa 3 days during the 8th Month Of The Bhutanese Month. Sep - Oct
32 Shingkhar Rabney Ura, Bumthang 6th - 11th Day of the 9th Bhutanese month. Oct 17th – 22nd
33 Jambay Lhakhang Drup Bumthang 14th – 19th day of the 9th Bhutanese month Oct 25th – 29th
34 Prakar Tsechu Bumthang 15th – 18th day of the 9th Bhutanese month Oct 26th – 28th
35 Nalakhar Tsechu Bumthang 15th – 17th day of the 10th Bhutanese month Nov 24th – Nov 26th
36 Mongar Tsechu Mongar 6th – 9th day of the 10th Bhutanese month Nov 16th – Nov 19th
37 Mask Dance At Chador Lhakhang Bartsham, Trashigang 13th -15th of the 10th Bhutanese month Nov 22nd – 24th
38 Trashigang Tsechu Trashigang 7th – 11th day of the 10th Bhutanese month Nov 17th – Nov 20th 
39 Trongsa Tsechu Trongsa 9th – 11th Day of the 11th Bhutanese month Dec 18th  – Dec 20th
40 Lhuntse Tsechu Lhuntse 9th – 11th day of the 11th Bhutanese month Dec 18th  – Dec 20th
41 Chang Namkha Lhakhang Festival In Praise Of Naropa. Wangchang, Paro 28th – 30th day of the 10th month Dec 07th – 09th
42 Haa Lomba. Agricultural New Year Celebration. Katsho Geog, Sangbay, Uesu & Sama Geog, Haa Celebrated for 3 days starting from the 29th day of the 10th Bhutanese month Dec. 08th – 10th
43 Bongu Festival in Simo Wangluna Mewang, Thimphu. Every Year  
44 Black Necked Crane Festival. Held At The Primary School Of Phobjikha. Organsized By Rspn. W/Phodrang. Every Year during Winter  
 
 
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