Tibet Festivals Calendar

Festivals	County & Location	Duration (Days)	2026	2027
Tibetan New Year	All over Tibet	3-5	Feb 17^th	Feb 7^th
Monlam Festival	All over Tibet Active in Repkong & Labrang	8	Feb 20th	Feb 15^th – Feb 20^th
Butter Lamp Festival	All over Tibet	1	Feb 23^rd	Mar 11th
Saga Dawa	All over Tibet	1	May 31st
Gyantse Horse Race Festival	Gyantse	5	July 18^th	Jul 20^th
Nagchu Horse Race Festival	Nagchu	6	August 10^th -16^th	August 5^th – 11^th
Shoton Festival	Lhasa	8	July 1^st	Aug 21^st
Tashi Lhunpo Thangka Display	Shigatse	3	July 17^th	Jul 8^th
Zamling Chisang	Samye	1	July 19^th	Jul 29^th
Chokor Duchen Festival	All over Tibet	1	August 6^th	August 20^th
Ganden Thangka Display	Ganden	1	August 18^th	Aug 1^st
Lhabab Duchen Festival	All over Tibet	1	Nov 20^th	Nov 23^rd
Palden Lhamo Festival	Lhasa	1	Dec 13^th	Dec 3^rd
Ganden Ngachol	All over Tibet	1	Dec 23^rd
Yushu Jyekundo Horse Race Festival	Jyekundo	7	July 25^th – August 2rd	July 25^th – Aug 2^nd
Repkong Shaman Festival	Repkong	15	July 29^th	Jul 9^th – 18^th
Lithang Horse Race Festival	Lithang	10	August 1^st – 10^th	August 1^st -10^th
King Gesar’s Art Festival	Manigango	3	August	Aug 5^th
Lhagang Horse Race Festival	Lhagang	2	May 11^th	May 15^th
Gyarong New Year	Gyarong	3	Nov 12^th	Nov 12^th

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