Tentative Festival Dates for 2015

TENTATIVE FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2015

SL# FESTIVAL PLACE DATES

1. NOMAD FESTIVAL BUMTHANG 23rd February

2. BHUTAN INTERNATIONAL (Annual event organized by Bhutan 23rd February MARATHON Olympic Committee) 3. PUNAKHA DRUBCHEN Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA 23rd – 27th February

4. PUNAKHA TSHECHU Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA 28th February – 2nd March

th th 5. CHHORTEN KORA Chorten Kora, 5 March & 20 March TRASHIYANGTSHE 6. GOMPHU KORA Gom Kora Lhakhang, 27th – 29th March TRASHIGANG 7. GASA TSHECHU Gasa Dzong, 27th – 30th March GASA 8. PARO TSHECHU Rinpung Dzong, 31st March – 4th April PARO 9. TALO TSHECHU Talogonpa, PUNAKHA 7th April – 9th April

10. RHODODENDRON Lamperi Botanical Garden, 18th – 20th April FESTIVAL Dochula, THIMPHU 11. URA YAKCHOE Ura Lhakhang, 30th April – 4th May BUMTHANG 12. NIMALUNG TSHECHU Nimalung Dratshang, 24th – 26th June Chummi, BUMTHANG 13. KURJEY TSHECHU Kurjey Lhakhang, Choekhor 6th June

14. HAA SUMMER Town Festival Ground, HAA 5th – 6th July FESTIVAL 15. MASUTAKE Ura, BUMTHANG 23rd – 24th August MUSHROOM FESTIVAL 16. TOUR OF THE DRAGON Bumthang to Thimphu 5th September (BICYCLE RACE) 17. THIMPHU DRUBCHEN Tashi Chhodzong, 18th – 22nd September THIMPHU 18. WANGDUE TSHECHU Tencholing Army Ground, 21st – 23rd September WANGDUEPHODRANG 19. TAMSHING PHALA Tamshing Lhakhang, 22nd – 24th September CHHOEPA Choekhor, BUMTHANG 20. THIMPHU TSHECHU Tashi Chhodzong, 23rd – 25th September THIMPHU 21. JOMOLHARI MOUNTAIN Dangojang 8th – 9th October FESTIVAL 22. PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU Pemagatshel Dzong, 20th – 23rd October PEMAGATSHEL 23. CHHUKHA TSHECHU Chhukha Dzong, CHHUKHA 21st – 23rd October

24. THANGBI MANI Tangbi Lhakhang, Choekor, 27th – 29th October BUMTHANG 25. JAMBAY LHAKHANG Jambay Lhakhang, Choekhor, 27th – 31st October DRUP BUMTHANG 26. PRAKHAR DUCHHOED Prakar Lhakhang, Chummi, 28th – 30th October BUMTHANG 27. BLACK NECKED CRANE Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha, 11th November FESTIVAL WANGDUEPHODRANG 28. MONGAR TSHECHU Mongar Dzong, MONGAR 18th – 21st November

29. TRASHIGANG TSHECHU Trashigang Dzong, TRASHIGANG 19th – 22nd November

30. NALAKHAR TSHECHU Ngaa Lhakhang, Choekhor, 25th – 27th November BUMTHANG 31. DRUK WANGYEL Dochula, THIMPHU 13th December TSHECHU 32. TRONGSA TSHECHU Trongsa Dzong, TRONGSA 20th – 22nd December

33. LHUENTSE TSHECHU Lhuentse Dzong, 20th – 22nd December LHUENTSE