Featured Festivals
Click a card to view festival descriptions, best time to visit, travel tips and recommended festival foods.
Autumn
Dashain
Largest Nepali festival celebrating the victory of good over evil — family gatherings, tika and swings.
Autumn
Tihar (Deepawali)
Festival of lights honoring animals and Lakshmi — beautiful lamps, rangoli and family feasts.
Spring
Holi
Colorful festival of colors — street celebrations, colored powders and sweet treats.
Monsoon
Teej
Women’s festival of fasting, songs and dances — vibrant red attire and traditional processions.
Spring
Bisket Jatra
Newar celebration in Bhaktapur marking the Nepali new year with chariots, pulling rituals and lively processions.
Summer
Gai Jatra
Festival of cows and satirical processions where families commemorate lost ones with humor and masquerade.
Autumn
Indra Jatra
Major Kathmandu festival with masked dances, chariot processions and the display of living goddess Kumari.
Spring
Rato Machindranath
Chariot festival in Patan honoring rain-giving deity—long procession, cultural rites and community gatherings.
Winter
Chhath
Sun-worshipping festival celebrated on riverbanks with rigorous rituals, offerings and communal prayers.
Winter
Maha Shivaratri
Night-long Hindu festival of Lord Shiva — devotees fast, chant and gather at temples like Pashupatinath.