Bhutan Festival Dates 2025
Bhutan Festival Dates 2025: Experience Bhutan’s Vibrant Cultural Celebrations
Plan your trip around the unique and colorful Bhutan festivals in 2025. These festivals, known as Tshechus, celebrate Bhutan’s rich spiritual heritage through sacred mask dances, vibrant costumes, and community gatherings. Key festivals include Punakha Tshechu, Paro Tshechu, and Thimphu Tshechu. Visitors can also enjoy special events like the Black-necked Crane Festival, dedicated to Bhutan’s conservation efforts. Each festival offers an immersive experience, welcoming travelers to witness Bhutanese traditions and connect with local culture.
Additionally, other festivals such as the Punakha Drubchen and Dochula Tsechu are celebrated with much enthusiasm and fervor across Bhutan. These festivals are not only religious occasions but also serve as important social and cultural events, bringing communities together and reinforcing Bhutanese traditions and values.
| SL No | Festival | Dates | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
|
01 |
Tashi Yangtse festival |
7th to 9th March, 2025 |
Trashi Yangtse |
|
02 |
Punakha Dromchen |
06th – 08th March, 2025 |
Punakha Dzong
Punakha |
|
03 |
Punakha Tshechu |
09th – 11th March, 2025 |
Punakha Dzong
Punakha |
|
04 |
Gomkora |
05th – 07th April, 2025 |
Gomkora
Trashiyangtse |
|
05 |
Talo Tshechu |
05th – 07th April, 2025 |
Talo Gonpa
Punakha |
|
06 |
Zhemgang Tshechu |
05th – 07th April, 2025 |
Zhemgang Dzong
Zhemgang |
|
07 |
Paro Tshechu |
08th – 12th April, 2025 |
Paro Dzong
Paro |
|
08 |
Rhododendron Festival |
22nd – 34th April, 2025 |
Lamperi
Thimphu |
|
09 |
Domkhar Tshechu |
07th – 09th May, 2025 |
Domkhar, Chumi
Bumthang. |
|
10 |
Ura Yakchoe |
09th – 13th May, 2025 |
Ura Lhakhang, Bumthang |
|
11 |
Nimalung Tshechu |
03rd – 05th July, 2025 |
Nimalung Dratshang, Chumi, Bumthang |
|
12 |
Kurjey Tshechu |
05th July, 2025 |
Kurjey Lhakhang, Choekhor, Bumthang |
|
13 |
Masutake Mushroom Festival |
20th – 21st Aug, 2025 |
Genekha, Thimphu |
|
14 |
Haa Tshechu |
22nd – 24th Sept, 2025
|
Lhakhang Karpo, Haa |
|
15 |
Thimphu Drubchen |
28th Sept, 2025
|
Trashichho Dzong, Thimphu |
|
16 |
Wangdue Tshechu |
30th Sept – 2nd Oct, 2025 |
Wangdue Phodrang |
|
17 |
Tamshing Phala Chhoepa |
02nd – 04th Oct, 2025 |
Tamshing lhakhang, Bumthang |
|
18 |
Thimphu Tshechu |
02nd – 04th October, 2025 |
Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu |
|
19 |
Gangtey Tshechu |
05th – 07th Oct, 2025 |
Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha |
|
20 |
Jhomolhari Mountain Festival |
14th – 15th Oct, 2025 |
Dangochong, Thimphu |
|
21 |
Royal Highland Festival |
23rd – 24th Oct, 2025 |
Laya (offroad) |
|
22 |
Dechenphug Tshechu |
31st Oct, 2025 |
Dechenphu Lhakhang Courtyard
Thimphu |
|
23 |
Jakar Tshechu |
29th Oct – 01st Nov, 2025 |
Jakar Dzong, Choekhor, Bumthang |
|
24 |
Jambay Lhakhang Drub |
05th -08th Nov, 2025 |
Jambay Lhakhang, Bumthang |
|
25 |
Prakhar Duchhoed |
06th – 08th Nov, 2025 |
Prakar Khakhang, Bumthang |
|
26 |
Black Necked Crane Festival |
11th Nov, 2025 |
Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha, Wangduephodrang. |
|
27 |
Mongar Tshechu |
28th – 30th Nov, 2025 |
Mongar Dzong, Mongar |
|
28 |
Trashigang Tshechu |
29th – 30th Nov, 2025 |
Trashigang Dzong, Trashigang |
|
29 |
Druk Wangyel Tshechu |
13th Dec, 2025 |
Dochula Pass, Thimphu |
|
30 |
Trongsa Tshechu |
27th – 31st Dec, 2025 |
Trongsa Dzong |
|
31 |
Lhuentse Tshechu |
27th – 31st Dec, 2025 |
Lhuentse Dzong |