Festival Name

Destination

Time due

Contents

Tibetan New Year

All Tibet

Feb 14th –24th

Visit friends, opera, folk dancing show

Monlam Great Prayer Festival

Big monastery in all Tibet

Feb 18th -20th

Ghost Dancing show, opera, Buddhism scripture debating, Doctor Degree Exam.  

Butter Lamp Festival

Lhasa

Feb 28th

Butter Flowers show, burning butter flowers.

Buddha Birthday

All Tibet

April 28th

Washing Buddha

Charm ( Lama Dancing )

Tshurpu Monastery

May 23rd

Lama Dancing

Dawa Festival

All Tibet

May 27th

Praying in Temple, folk dancing

Charm ( Lama dancing )

Drigung Til Monastery

June 8th

Lama Dancing

Tanka Festival

Shigatse

June 24th

Show Tanka

World Incense Festival

All Tibet

June 26th

Tanka Festival

Ganden Monastery

July 25th

Show Tanka

Shodon Festival

Lhasa

August 10th

Unfolding Tanka, play linka, Tibetan Opera

Buddha Descending

Lhasa

Oct 29th

Praying, dancing show.

Palden Lhamo Festival

Lhasa

Nov 11th

Praying, dancing show.

Philosophical Debate

Jang Monastery

Dec 21st -23rd

Buddhism Debating

Horse Racing Festival

Litang

August 1st -7th

Horse riding skill race, folk dancing.

Horse Racing Festival

Yushu

July 25th -30th

Horse riding skill race, folk dancing.

Horse Racing Festival

Nagqu

August 10th

Horse riding skill race, folk dancing.