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Tibet Festival Dates 2024
Country : Tibet TAR
Tibet Festival Dates 2024 are an essential guide to all the beautifull and amazing celebrations of great cultural, religious and social significance. It is an excellent opportunity to observe first hand traditional rituals and to see locals in their colorfull attire giving thanks and prayers at holy places and at homes. It opens a window to the world of other cultures!
Choose to visit from one of these most memorable and exciting festivities that are vibrant testimony of people and their traditions.
Book a trip to Tibet TAR to watch and experience a rich cultural heritage of an ancient land.
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Festival |
Venue |
Events |
Date |
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Chinese Lunar New Year |
All areas |
A 7 days celebration begins a long return to home towns and visiting families. Starts mid night of 09 Feb to 15 Feb. |
Feb 10 |
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Tibetan Losar New Year |
All Tibetan areas |
Tibetan Losar New Year is characterized by making butter cookies, meals, family get togethers and merry making at home & parks. Starts mid night of 09 Feb to 15 Feb. |
Feb 10
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The Monlam Prayer Festival |
Jokhang Monastery |
Monks perform traditional Tibetan Buddhist dances during Monlam Prayer Festival, and cakes are made with butter sculptures. |
TBA |
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Saga Dawa |
Lhasa |
Saga Dawa is the peak time to worship Buddha for Tibetans, and a peak time for pilgrimages. |
May 23 |
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Thangka Unveiling at Tashilunpo |
Tashilunpo Monastery |
A giant Thangka with a Buddha image is unfolded and pilgrims gather in front to pray and seek blessings. |
Jun 20 - 22 |
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Zamling Chisang Samye Dhoede |
Samye monastery |
Festival celebrates the founding of Samye monastery and achievements of Guru Rimpoche. |
Jun 22 |
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The Butter Lamp or Chokor Duchen Festival |
Lhasa |
Commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s first teaching and the first turning of the Wheel of Dharma. People sing and dance throughout the night and thousands of lights are kept burning until dawn. |
Jul 09 |
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Ganden Thangka Display |
Ganden Monastery |
A giant Thangka with a Buddha image on it is unveiled at Ganden Monastery. Pilgrims gather in front to pray and seek blessings. |
Jul 15 |
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Gyantse Horse Race Festival |
Gyantse |
This festival is held in Gyantse, a county southwest of Lhasa with horse racing, Tibetan opera, ball games, etc. Festival is usually held for 5 to 7 days. |
Jul 17 |
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Nagqu Horse Race |
Nagqu |
An important event in northern Tibet, everyone dresses in their finest and most colorful clothing to watch or compete! |
Aug TBA |
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Karma Dunba or Bathing Festival |
Lhasa |
Tibetans take a bath together in the river to drive away illness. |
TBA |
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Shoton Festival |
Lhasa |
Pilgrims gather in front to pray and seek blessings and enjoy eating yoghourt.A huge thangka with the Buddha image is unveiled at Drepung Monastery. |
Aug 04 |
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Lhabab Duchen |
Lhasa |
Buddha is said to return to earth on this day after going to 33 realms to save his mother. Tibetans burn incenses in monasteries and pray. |
Nov 22 |
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Palden Lhamo Festival |
Jokhang Monastery & Barkhor Street |
The statue of the wrathful deity Palden Lhamo is carried at the head of a parade on Barkhor Street. |
Dec 15 |
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Ganden Nga-Choe |
Lhasa |
Observing death anniversary of sage Tsongkhapa founder of Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism. People commemorates this day by lighting butter lamps. |
Dec 25 |
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