Nepal · An Almanac2026
The Festival
Calendar
Centuries of living tradition — jatras, national celebrations, and religious observances — mapped to both the Gregorian and Bikram Sambat calendars so you can plan a trip around them.
Sun
Mon
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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26· 1
27· 1
28· 1
29· 1
Key Jatra National Regional Religious
Planning with Nepali dates
Nepal festival dates move across calendars
Most Nepal festivals are set by the Bikram Sambat lunar calendar, so the Gregorian dates shift every year. Use this calendar for the AD travel dates, then open the festival page for the story, route, etiquette, and local context behind each celebration.