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Bhutan Festival Dates (2015)
FESTIVAL PLACE DATES
PUNAKHA DRUBCHHEN PUNAKHA 23rd – 27th February
PUNAKHA TSHECHU Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA 28th February – 2nd March
CHHORTEN KORA TRASHIYANGTSHE 5th March & 20th March
GOMPHUKORA TRASHIGANG 27th – 29th March
GASA TSHECHU Gasa Dzong, GASA 27th – 30th March
PARO TSHECHU Paro 31st March – 4th April
URA YAKCHOE Ura Lhakhang,BUMTHANG 30th April – 4th May
NIMALUNG TSHECHU Nimalung Dratshang, Chummi, BUMTHANG 24th – 26th June
KURJEY TSHECHU BUMTHANG 6th June
TOUR OF THE DRAGON
(BICYCLE RACE)
Bumthang to Thimphu 5th September
THIMPHU DRUBCHEN THIMPHU 18th – 22nd September
WANGDUE TSHECHU WANGDUEPHODRANG 21st – 23rd September
TAMSHING PHALA CHHOEPA BUMTHANG 22nd – 24th September
THIMPHU TSHECHU THIMPHU 23rd – 25th September
PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHUI Pemagatshel Dzong, PEMAGATSHEL 20th – 23rd October
CHHUKHA TSHECHU Chhukha Dzong, CHHUKHA 21st – 23rd October
THANGBI MANI BUMTHANG 27th – 29th October
JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUP FESTIVAL Jambay Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 27th – 31st October
PRAKHAR DUCHHOED Prakar Lhakhang, Chummi, BUMTHANG 28th – 30th October
BLACK NECKED CRANE FESTIVAL Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha, WANGDUEPHODRANG 11th November
MONGAR TSHECHU Mongar Dzong, MONGAR 18th – 21st November
TRASHIGANG TSHECHU Trashigang Dzong, TRASHIGANG 19th – 22nd November
NALAKHAR TSHECHU Ngaa Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 25th – 27th November
DRUK WANGYEL TSHECHU Dochula, THIMPHU 13th December
TRONGSA TSHECHU Trongsa Dzong, TRONGSA 20th – 22nd December
LHUENTSE TSHECHU Lhuentse Dzong, LHUENTSE 20th – 22nd December

Fetival Dates 2016 (Tentative)

FESTIVAL PLACE DATES
PUNAKHA DRUBCHHEN PUNAKHA 12 – 16th February
PUNAKHA TSHECHU Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA 17th – 19th February
CHHORTEN KORA TRASHIYANGTSHE 22nd Feb & 10th March
GOMPHUKORA TRASHIGANG 17th - 19th March
PARO TSHECHU Paro 20th – 24th March
NIMALUNG TSHECHU Nimalung Dratshang, Chummi, BUMTHANG 13th – 15th June
KURJEY TSHECHU BUMTHANG 15th June
THIMPHU DRUBCHEN THIMPHU 7th September
WANGDUE TSHECHU WANGDUEPHODRANG 9th – 11th September
TAMSHING PHALA CHHOEPA BUMTHANG 10th – 12th September
THIMPHU TSHECHU THIMPHU 11th – 13th September
PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHUI Pemagatshel Dzong, PEMAGATSHEL 6th – 9th November
JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUP FESTIVAL Jambay Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 16th – 19th October
PRAKHAR DUCHHOED Prakar Lhakhang, Chummi, BUMTHANG 17th – 18th October
MONGAR TSHECHU Mongar Dzong, MONGAR 6th – 9th November
TRASHIGANG TSHECHU Trashigang Dzong, TRASHIGANG 8th – 10th November
NALAKHAR TSHECHU Ngaa Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 14th – 16th November
TRONGSA TSHECHU Trongsa Dzong, TRONGSA 8th – 10th December
LHUENTSE TSHECHU Lhuentse Dzong, LHUENTSE 8th – 10th December
 
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