
Festival
The dates and the duration of the festivals vary from one district to another, but they always take place on or around the 10th day of month in the Bhutanese calendar.
TENTATIVE FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2009
Sl. |
FESTIVAL |
PLACE |
DATES |
1 |
PUNAKHA DROMCHE and TSECHU |
PUNAKHA |
1st – 8th MAR |
2 |
CHORTEN KORA |
TRASHIYANGTSE |
11th MAR & 26th MAR |
3 |
GOMKORA |
TRASHIGANG |
2nd – 4th APR |
4 |
CHHUKHA TSECHU |
CHHUKHA |
7th – 9th APR |
5 |
PARO TSECHU |
PARO |
5th – 9th APR |
6 |
URA YAKCHOE |
BUMTHANG |
5th – 9th MAY |
7 |
NIMALUNG TSECHU |
BUMTHANG |
30th JUN – 2ndJUL |
8 |
KURJEY TSECHU |
BUMTHANG |
2nd JUL |
9 |
WANGDUE TSECHU |
WANGDUE PHODRANG |
26th – 28th SEP |
10 |
TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA |
BUMTHANG |
27th – 29th SEP |
11 |
THIMPHU DRUPCHEN |
THIMPHU |
23rd – 27th SEP |
12 |
THIMPHU TSECHU |
THIMPHU |
28th – 30th SEP |
13 |
TANGBI MANI |
BUMTHANG |
3rd – 5th OCT |
14 |
JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUP |
BUMTHANG |
2nd – 6th NOV |
15 |
PRAKHAR DUCHHOED |
BUMTHANG |
3rd – 5th NOV |
16 |
NALAKHAR TSECHU |
BUMTHANG |
2nd – 4th DEC |
17 |
MONGAR TSECHU |
MONGAR |
25th – 27th NOV |
18 |
PEMAGATSHEL TSECHU |
PEMAGATSHEL |
25th – 27th NOV |
19 |
TRASHIGANG TSECHU |
TRASHIGANG |
26th – 28th NOV |
20 |
TRONGSA TSECHU |
TRONGSA |
25th – 27th DEC |
21 |
LHUNTSE TSECHU |
LHUNTSE |
25th – 27th DEC |

