The religious festivals follow the lunar calendar, while national festivals have fixed date. Some of the major and interesting festivals calendar are presented below

Festival	Celebrated In	Date (2008)
Lhosar	Kathmandu and Mountain Region	9-11 February
Democracy Day	All over Nepal	19 February
Shiva Ratri	Pashupatinath Temple	6 March
Holi	All over Nepal	22 March
Dumji	Junbesi, Solukhumbu	6-8 April
Nepali New Year Bisket Jatra	Bhaktapur	13 April
Chite Dashain	All over Nepal	17 March
Ram Navami	Janakpur	18 March
Buddha Jayanti	Bouddhanath & Lumbini	13 May
Tiji (Lama Dance)	Lo Manthang, Mustang	13-15 May
Mitha (Archery)	Manang	21 May
Yarthung	Mustang	13-16 July
Nekor	Shey Gompa, Dolpo	21-23 August
Janai Purnima	Hilly area of Nepal	-
Gai Jatra	Kathmandu	-
Krishnastami	Patan	-
Teej	All over Nepal	-
Indra Jatra	Kathmandu	-
Dashain	All over Nepal	-
Mani Rimdu	Everest Region	-
Tihar	All over Nepal	-

Festival	Celebrated In	Date (2008)
Lhosar	All over Tibet	19 February
Butter Lamp	All over Tibet	4 March
Saga Dawa	All over Tibet	31 May
Horse Racing	Gyantse	30 May - 3 June
Yarlung Culture	Yarlung	28 July
Horse Racing	Changtang	10-16 July
Shorton	Lhasa	12-18 August

Festival	Celebrated In	Date (2008)
National Day	All over Bhutan	17 December
Tseju	Paro Thimpu	21-25 March / 13-15 September
Dumche	Punakha Thimpu	13-17 February / 8-12 September