Live calendar
Festivals happening in Nepal now
A live, daily-updated calendar of every festival and jatra currently happening, starting soon, or upcoming this month. Plan around them — they're often the most extraordinary moments to be in Nepal.
Coming up this month
(4)In 9 days
Nag Panchami
नाग पञ्चमी
The day Nepal honors snakes
29 Jul
In 20 days
Janai Purnima
जनै पूर्णिमा
Sacred thread day at a high-altitude lake
9 Aug
In 21 days
Gai Jatra
गाई जात्रा
Families parade cows to honor those they lost
10 Aug
In 25 days
Krishna Janmashtami at Patan
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
Patan's Krishna temple under candlelight
14 Aug