The dates for the year 2024 for monastery and other festivals in Ladakh are also already here!
Visiting a monastery festival is a special highlight for many Ladakh travelers. The dances of the monks – accompanied by sounds foreign to Western ears – are a real feast for the eyes. The hustle and bustle around the dancing clerics is no less interesting. Monastery festivals are important highlights in the life of the sociable Ladakhis. People get together, chat, exchange ideas, meet each other, possibly make marriage plans while the children run around and beg for sweets at the stalls in front of the monastery walls.
Festival |
Location |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| Spituk Gustor | Spituk monastery | Jan. 9 – 10 |
| Dosmochey | Leh, Likir, Diskit | Feb. 7 – 8 |
| Stok Guru Tsechu | Stok Palace | Feb. 19 – 20 |
| Matho Nagrang | Matho monastery | Feb. 23 – 24 |
| Shey Doo Lhoo | Shey monastery | March 10 |
| Saka Dawa | all over Ladakh | May 23 |
| Sindhu Darshan | Shey village | June (tba) |
| Yuru Kabgyat | Lamayuru monastery | June 3 – 4 |
| Hemis Tsechu | Hemis monastery | June 16 – 17 |
| Shachukul Kabgyat | Shachukul monastery | June 23 – 24 |
| Phyang Tserup | Phyang monastery | July 3 – 4 |
| Korzok Gustor | Korzok monastery | July 9 – 10 |
| Takthok Tsechu | Takthok monastery | July 16 -17 |
| Ladakh Festival | Leh Town | Sep. (tba) |
| Diskit Gustor | Diskit monastery | Oct. 30 – 31 |
| Thiksey Gustor | Thiksey monastery | Nov. 18 – 19 |
| Chemrey Wangchok | Chemrey monastery | Nov. 28 – 29 |
| Galdan Namchot | all over Ladakh | Dez. 25 |
| Ladakhi Losar (Neujahr) | all over Ladakh | Dez. 31 |
Festvial | Location | Date
Spituk Gustor | Spituk monastery |
Jan. 9 – 10
Dosmochey | Leh, Likir, Diskit |
Feb. 7 – 8
Stok Guru Tsechu | Stok Palace |
Feb. 19 – 20
Matho Nagrang | Matho monastery |
Feb. 23 – 24
Shey Doo Lhoo | Shey monastery |
March 10
Saka Dawa| all over Ladakh |
May 23
Sindhu Darshan | Shey village |
June (tba)
Yuru Kabgyat| Lamayuru monastery |
June 3 – 4
Hemis Tsechu | Hemis monastery |
June 16 – 17
Shachukul Kabgyat | Shachukul monastery |
June 23 – 24
Phyang Tserup | Phyang monastery |
July 3 – 4
Korzok Gustor | Korzok monastery |
July 9 – 10
Takthok Tsechu | Takthok monastery |
July 16 -17
Ladakh Festival | Leh Town |
Sep. (tba)
Diskit Gustor | Diskit monastery |
Oct. 30 – 31
Thiksey Gustor | Thiksey monastery |
Nov. 18 – 19
Chemrey Wangchok | Chemrey monastery |
Nov. 28 – 29
Galdan Namchot | all over Ladakh |
Dez. 25
Ladakhi Losar (Neujahr) | all over Ladakh |
Dez. 31
