|
Season
|
Month & Date |
Tourism
Products/Events/Fairs & Festival
|
Places/Destinations/Circuit |
Important
Activities |
|
JANUARY |
1st January |
New Year Day |
All over the state |
Street lighting, hotels
& restaurant have
special menus&
dance and dine parties |
| |
14-15 Jan. |
Maghey Sankrati |
Joerthang,South Sikkim
85 kms from Gangtok
83 kms from Siliguri |
Mela at Jorthang on
river bank, culture
progarmme ,
exhibition and sale of
local handcrafts,
Ethnic cuisine. |
|
FEBRUARY |
7th February |
Losar |
All over the State |
Tibetan New Year |
| |
8th February |
Sonam Lhochar |
All over the State |
Religious Festival |
| |
|
Bumchu |
Tashiding West
Sikkim
120 kms from Gangtok |
Religious Festival
(yearly worship of
Holy water and predictions for the
Coming year) |
| |
February |
Yoksum
Tourism
Festival |
Yoksum,West Sikkim |
Culture Programme
ethnic cuisine,
Handicraft & sale etc. |
|
MARCH |
Inaugurated
on 14th March,
exhibition
continues
throughout
the year |
Flower Festival |
White
Hall Gangtok,
SaramsaGarden,EastSikkim and
Namchi,South Sikkim |
Exhibition and sale
of local grown flowers and plants
including varities
of Orchid |
| |
21st March |
Good Friday |
All over the State |
Religious Festival of
the Christians |
|
APRIL |
8th -12th April |
Rabongla Discovered |
Rabongla,south Sikkim
75 kms from Gangtok |
Tourism Festival,
Traditional dances,
Local food, Boating at Chojo
ake,Cultural
programme,Musical
night |
| |
12th
-14th April |
Temi-Tarku Ram
Navami Festival |
Temi-Tarku,South Sikkim
45 kms from Gangtok |
Culture Programme ,
ethnic cuisine,
handicraft |
| |
12th-24th April |
Aritar
Tourism Festival |
Aritar
65 kms from Gangtok
|
Culture Programme
ethnic cuisine,
handicraft & sale etc. |
|
MAY 10th
|
13th May |
Hee-Bermoik
Culture Heritage
Festival |
Hee-Bermoik,West Sikkim
146 kms from Gangtok |
Showcase ethnic
culture ,tradition,
ethnic cuisine,
local handicrafts |
| |
27th May
|
Sakewa |
Namchi,South Sikkim and
Other parts of Sikkim
78 kms from Gangtok |
Festival of Rai
Community ,
Traditional Dances,
Traditional cuisine,
Puja |
|
JUNE |
13th July |
Bhanu Jayanti |
All over the State |
Birth Anniversary of Nepali poet
Bhanu Bhakta, procession of
Culture Troupes |
| |
18th June |
Saga Dawa |
All over the State |
Celebrates Buddha’s
Birth, enlightenment & Mahapari-Nirvana
Procession carrying
holy books |
|
AUGUST |
5th August |
Drukpa Tsheshi |
Gangtok |
Celebrates Buddha’s
First teaching of four
Noble truth ,his sermon to the five
disciples at Sarnath
Lepcha Festival
worship of
Mt.Tendong
in South Sikkim. |
| |
5th August |
Tharpu Monsoon
Tourism Festival |
Tharpu ,West Sikkim
100 kms from Gangtok |
Sowing of paddy with dance,
music and local cuisine |
| |
8th August |
Tendon
Lho Rum Faat |
Gangtok |
Festival of the Lepcha Community |
| |
11th August
|
Guru
Rimpoche’s
Trang Tshechu |
Gangtok |
Religious Festival |
SEPTEMBER
|
15th
Sept.
15th to
17th Sept. |
Pang Lhabsol
25 year Pang Lhabsol celebration at
Rabongla (State Function) |
Gangtok
Rabongla, South Sikkim 75 kms from
Gangtok |
Worship of
Mt. Kanchenzonga
Guardian diety of
Sikkim ,Pangtoed
Cham(mask dance),
Trade fair,Rural
sports, Flower show
Culture Programme
Trade fair, Rural Sports, Flower
show, Cultural programme |
SEPTEMBER
|
15th
Sept.
15th to
17th Sept.
|
Pang
Lhabsol
25 year Pang Lhabsol celebration at
Rabongla (State Function) |
Gangtok
Rabongla, South Sikkim 75 kms from
Gangtok |
Worship of
Mt. Kanchenzonga
Guardian diety of
Sikkim ,Pangtoed
Cham(mask dance),
Trade fair,Rural
sports, Flower show
Culture Programme
Trade fair, Rural Sports, Flower
show, Cultural programme |
| |
27th Sept. |
World Tourism Day |
Gangtok |
Culture programme
& conference |
|
OCTOBER
|
6th to
10th October |
Durga Puja |
All over the State |
Worship of Goddess Durga,
signifies victory of good over evil. |
| |
28th to
31st October |
Laxmi Puja and Tihar |
All over the State |
Festival of light, celebrated
with fun & fanfare with cultural
troupes performing foik songs and
dances dressed in traditional
costumes |
|
NOVEMBER |
19th November |
Lhabab Deuchen |
All over the State |
Religious festival |
| |
|
Namchi Mahotsav |
Namchi,
South Sikkim 78 kms from Gangtok |
Tourism Festival includes
cultural programme, local
handicrafts, ethnic cuisine. |
|
DECEMBER |
12th
December |
Teyongi Srijunga
Sewan Tongnam
Teyongsi Srijunga
Sewa Tongnam |
Hee-Bermoik, West
Sikkim 144 kms from Gangtok
Martam, East Sikkim |
Religious Festival of Limbu
community
Religious Festival of Limbu
community |
| |
12th – 14th December |
Mangan Music
Festival |
Mangan, North Sikkim
70 kms from Gangtok |
Traditional dances, Food and
Musical night |
| |
25th
December |
Christmas |
All over the State |
Celebrates the birth of the
Christ |
| |
27th December |
Barahimizong |
All over the State |
Festival of Mangar community |
| |
28th &
29th December |
Kagyed Dance |
Enchey Monastery
Phodong Monastery
Rumtek Monastery |
Mask Dances |
| |
28th to
31st December
30th December |
Lossong
Tamu Lochar |
All
over the State
All over the State |
Harvesting festival of Bhutias
community
Festival of Gurung community |
| |
|
Kanchendzonga
Festival |
Pelling,
West Sikkim 126 kms from Gangtok |
Tourism Festival includes
cultural shows, ethnic cuisine,
local handicrafts |
| |
|
Gangtok Winter
Festival |
Gangtok |
Tourism Festival-Cultural shows,
ethnic cusine, local handicrafts
etc. |
