1. Nava Varsa
Nepal New Year (Bisket)
Venue: Bhaktapur
Date: The first day of the first month of the year Baishakh (mid April)

2. Buddha Jayanti
The birthday of Lord Buddha
Venue: Lumina- the birthplace of Buddha, Bouddha, Swayambhu and Patan.
Date: The full moon day of Baishakh (April)

3. Sithi
A day choosen for cleaning ponds and wells combined with the worship of the mother earth and Kumara, the six headed god of warfare.
Venue: Jaisideval in down town Kathmandu
Date: the 6th day of dark Jestha (June)

4. Ghantakarna
It is a festival designed to celebrate the death of a demon.
Venue: The crossroads more colourful in the Countryside.
Date: the 14 th day of dark Shrawan. (July/Aug.)

5. Naga Panchami
It is a day choen to worship the naga (sacred snakes) and pray for the protection from the flood and other wter related fears.
Venue: Taudaha & Pashupati
Date: The 5th day of bright Shrawan. (August)

6. Janai Purnima
A festival to change the sacred thread with the worship of Lord Shiva.
Venue: Patan Kumbhewar
Date: The full moon day of Shrawan (August)

7. Mataya
The Buddhist festival of lights commemorating the victory of Buddha over Mara (vice)
Venue: Patan
Date: The 2 nd day of dark Bhadra (Mid. Aug.)

8. Krishnastami
The birthday of Lord Krishna
Venue: Patan Durbar Square and Krishna temples in the country.
Date: The 8th of dark Bhadra (August)

9. Gorkarna Aunshi
The celebration of a father's day with the worship of shivalinga at Gokarna
Venue: gokarna temple on Bagmati
Date: the last day of dark Bhadra (Aug.)

10 Teej
The three day long festival of women
Venue: Pashupati Patan-Krishna temple & Sankhu
Date: From 2 nd to the 5th of bright Bhadra (Aug.)

11. Indrajatra
The weeklong festival to honour the Hindu rain god indra.
Venue: All over the Kathmandu Valley, especially old Royal Palace, kathmandu
Date: From 12th to the last day of bright Bhadra (September)

12. Dashin
The longest Hindu festival of Nepal, Traditionally celebrated for two weeks long festival with the animal sacrifice to Durga the universal Mother Godess.
Venue : Important hindu temples all over Nepal, Hanumandhoka Palace, Kthmandu.
Date : It begins on the fifteen days of bright Aswin (Sept/Oct.)

13. Deepawali or Tihar
The 5 day long festival of lights, honoring Yama, God of Death.
1st day is to workship a crow informant of yama. 2nd day is dog's day, dog is the agent of yama 3rd day is the day to worship Laxmi the goddess of wealth.
4th day is the self-respect day also a day for draught animal, oxen.
5th day is the brother's day.
Venue : The family houses
Date : It begins on 2nd day of dark kartik and continues until the 3'rd of bright kartik (Oct./Nov)

14. Ghodejatra
Festival of horse, Army Day.
Venue: Tundikhel
Date: 14the of dark fort night of Chaitra (Mar)

15. Janbaha Deo Jatra
A weeklong chariot festival of white Machhendranath, the Buddhist god of compassion
Venue: the old section of Kathmdndu.
Date: 8th of bright forth night of Chaitra (Mar.)

16. Chaita Dashain
Venue: Important Hindu temples dedicated to Durga
Date: 11 th of bright forth night of Chaitra

17. Rato Machendranath Rath jatra
About a month long festival of Buddhist rain god.
Venue: patan City, the old section, Bungmati
Date: Begins on 1st day of birth fortnight of Baishakh (May, June)

18. Mani Rimdu :
3 days long festival
Venue: The Monastery of Thame, one day walk to the west of Namche Bazaar the main hub-bub of the highest Sherpaland. Tengboche Monastery.
Date: Apr/May