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Bhutan Festival Tours 2024.

Please find below the Bhutan festivals & tour dates 2024. The mask dance festivals in Bhutan, called Tshechu (Meaning tenth Day) are held at various times of the year. These colorful events draw thousands of locals, some of whom have to travel in Bhutan for days. The underlying purpose of festivals in Bhutan is spiritual. The dances are more often like plays where good triumphs over evil. It also depicts significant historical events, especially about the life of Bhutan’s patron saint, Guru Rinpoche.

There is inevitably a great deal of socializing during these festivals in Bhutan. It is also an opportunity for people to relax and forget daily routines, to dress in finest clothes and jewelry. More importantly, Bhutan festivals are an occasion for prayer and blessings. Tshechus mainly comprise mask dances in addition to some folk dance entertainment. Festivals are not entertainment events and definitely not held as tourist attractions. They are genuine manifestations of ancient religious traditions, which outsiders are given the privilege to witness.

The Mask dance festival

Mask dance festival in Bhutan.

Festivals in Bhutan 2024.

Below are the tentative Bhutan festival tour dates 2024. The festival dates are subject to change. Please contact us to confirm the final dates and schedules.

Witness the grand Punakha Tshechu Festival in Bhutan
Punakha Tshechu Festival
  • Festival dates: 19th – 21st February 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Punakha dzong, Punakha.
  • Tour duration: 9 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery (Paro Taktsang), scenic landscape and more.
Tharpaling tshechu is held at Tharpaling monastery, Bumthang..
Tharpaling tshechu festival:
  • Festival dates: 24th February 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Tharpaling monastery, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 10 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
Talo tshechu in Punakha.
Talo tshechu festival:
  • Festival dates: 17th – 19th  March 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Talo monastery, Punakha.
  • Tour duration: 8 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape and more.
The monks blowing the trumpet.
Paro tshechu festival
  • Festival dates: 21st – 25th March 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Rinpung dzong, Paro.
  • Tour duration: 10 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape and more.
Chorten Kora Tshechu.
Chorten Kora festival:
  • Festival dates: 25th March & 8th April 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Chorten Kora, Trashi Yangtse.
  • Tour duration: 15 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest temple, scenic landscape, mountain Flight.
Bhutanese Cultural show during Rhododendron festival in Bhutan
Rhododendron festival:
  • Festival dates: 13th – 14th April 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Lam Pelri Botanical garden, Punakha.
  • Tour duration: 7 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape and more.
Domkhar tshechu festival in Bumthang
Domkhar tshechu festival:
  • Festival dates: 18th – 20th April 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Domkhar monastery, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 10 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest temple, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
Nimalung & Kurjey festival in Bumthang
Ura Yakchoe festival:
  • Festival dates: 20th – 24th April 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Ura monastery, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 10 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
Ura Yakchoe Tshechu festival in Ura village, Bumthang
Nimalung & Kurjey Festival:
  • Festival dates: 14th – 16th June 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Nimalung & Kurjey monastery, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 11 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
A clown entertaining the crowd at Haa summer festival
Haa summer festival:
  • Festival dates: 14th – 15th July 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Chorten Karpo, Haa valley.
  • Tour duration: 8 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
Mask Dance festival at Wangdue Tshechu.
Wangdue tshechu festival:
  • Festival dates: 11th – 13th September 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Tencholing ground, Wangdue Phodrang.
  • Tour duration: 8 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
The masked dances at Tamshing tshechu festival in Bumthang

Tamshing Tshechu Festival:

  • Festival dates: 13th – 15th September 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Tamshing monastery, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 11 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
The Monks performing religious dance at Thimphu tshechu festival in Bhutan
Thimphu tshechu festival:
  • Festival dates: 13th – 15th September 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Tashichho dzong, Thimphu.
  • Tour duration: 9 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape and more.
Throngdroel ceremony at Gangtey tshechu festival held at Gangtey monastery
Gangtey tshechu festival
  • Festival dates: 16th – 18th September 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Gangtey Goenpa, Wangdue Phodrang.
  • Tour duration: 9 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape and more.
A monk playing drum at Thangbi Mani Tshechu.

Thangbi Mani Tshechu

  • Festival dates: 18th – 19th September 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Thangbi Mani monastery, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 11 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest temple, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
The masked dance at Chhukha tshechu festival in Bhutan
Chhukha Tshechu Festival
  • Festival dates: 9th – 11th November 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Chhukha dzong, Chhukha.
  • Tour duration: 8 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest temple, scenic landscape and more.
The colorful mask dance at Jakar tshechu festival in Bhutan
Jakar Tshechu Festival
  • Festival Dates: 10th – 12th November 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Jakar Dzong, Bumthang.
  • Tour Duration: 10 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s Nest Temple, Scenic landscape, Mountain flight.
The Black necked crane festival in Bhutan is held on 11th November at Gangtey monastery
Black-Necked Crane Festival
  • Festival date: 11th November 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Gangtey Goenpa, Wangdue Phodrang.
  • Tour duration: 9 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape and more.
Masked dance at Jambay lhakhang Drup festival in Bhutan
Jambay lhakhang Drup festival.
  • Festival dates: 15th – 18th November 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Jambay lhakhang, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 10 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
Masked dance at Jambay lhakhang Singye Cham.

Jambay Lhakhang Singye Cham

  • Festival date: 15th December 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Jambay lhakhang, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 10 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest temple, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
The Bhutanese dances in Druk Wangyel tshechu festival is performed by the Royal Bhutanese Army.
Druk Wangyel festival:
  • Festival date: 13th December 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Dochula pass, Thimphu.
  • Tour duration: 8 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest monastery, scenic landscape and more.
Masked dance at Nalakhar Tshechu.
Nalakhar Tshechu Festival
  • Festival dates: 15th – 17th December 2024.
  • Venue / Place: Ngaa lhakhang, Bumthang.
  • Tour duration: 10 days.
  • Highlights: Tiger’s nest temple, scenic landscape, mountain flight.
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Festivals in Bhutan - FAQs

  • At least 1 night in a Bhutanese homestay – No extra cost.
  • Witness archery match – No extra cost / practice archery – US $ 100 extra.
  • Hot stone bath – US $ 30 extra.
  • White water rafting – US $ 100 extra.
  • Witness one of the festivals – No extra cost.
  • Witness cultural program – US $ 80 extra.
  • Night life in Paro / Thimphu – No extra cost.
  • Cycling around Thimphu – US $ 20 per cycle.
  • Talk on Gross national happiness (GNH) and parliamentary system in Bhutan etc.
The best Bhutan festival tours in Spring are:
  • Punakha tshechu festival (19th – 21st Feb 2024).
  • Tharpaling festival (24th Feb. 2024).
  • Paro Festival (21st – 25th March 2024).
  • Talo festival (17th – 19th March 2024).
  • Ura Yakchoe festival (20th – 24th April 2024).

Yes, you have to pay entry fee to witness the festival and it is US $ 12 per person per day.

The most recommended and very popular festivals are:

  • Thimphu festival (13th – 15th September 2024).
  • Jakar tshechu (10th – 12th November 2024).
  • Gangtey tshechu festival (16th – 18th September 2024).
  • Jambay lhakhang festival (15th – 18th Nov 2024).
  • Black-necked Crane festival (11th November 2024).

Yes, there are Bhutan festivals in February 2024 and they are:

  1. Punakha fshechu festival: 19 – 21st February 2024.
  2. Tharpaling Throngdroel festival: 24th February 2024.
The best Bhutan festivals in March 2024 are:
  1. Talo Tshechu Festival: 17 – 19 March 2024).
  2. Paro tshechu festival: 21st – 25th March 2024).
  3. Chorten Kora festival: 25th  March & 8th April 2024.

The Bhutan festivals in April 2024 are below:

  1. Rhododendron festival in Bhutan (13 – 14 April 2024).
  2. Chorten Kora Festival – Eastern Bhutan: 8th April 2024).
  3. Domkhar tshechu festival, Bumthang (18th – 20th April 2024).

There are no Bhutan festivals in May 2024.  However, there are festivals in April and June 2024.

The Bhutan festivals in June 2024 are Nimalung & Kurjey festivals (14th – 16th June 2024).

The only Bhutan festival in July 2024 is Haa summer festival (Dates: 13th – 14th July 2024).

The only Bhutan festival tour in August 2024 is the Mushroom festival which will be held at Genekha, Thimphu on the 15th & 16th August 2024.

The list of Bhutan festivals in September 2024 is below:
  • Wangdue festival in Wangdue Phodrang (11th – 13th September 2024).
  • Tamshing Phala festival in Bumthang (13th – 15th September 2024).
  • Thimphu tshechu festival in the capital city (13th – 15th September 2024).
  • Gangtey tshechu festival at Gangtey Gonpa (16th – 18th September 2024).
  • Thangbi Mani tshechu festival in Bumthang (18th – 19th September 2024).

Yes, there are Bhutan festivals in October 2024 and the list is below:

  • Jomolhari Mountain festival at the base of Mt. Jomolhari – Jangothang (14th & 15th October 2024).
  • Jakar Tshechu Festival in Bumthang (10th – 12th November 2024).

Yes, there are following Bhutan festivals in November 2024:

  • Chukha festival (9th – 11th November 2024).
  • Jambay lhakhang Drup in Bumthang (15th – 18th  November 2024).
  • Black-necked crane festival in Gangtey (11th November 2024).

The Bhutan festivals in December 2024 are given below:

  1. Druk Wangyel festival at Dochula pass (13th December 2024).
  2. Jambay lhakhang Singye Cham in Bumthang (15th December 2024).
  3. Nalakhar tshechu festival in Bumthang (15th – 17th December 2024).
  4. Nabji lhakhang Drup at Nabji Khorpu (15th & 16th December 2024).
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