You will find a festival almost every week in Nepal. Each of Nepal's 40+ ethinic groups have festivals celebrated in homes, temples and public places. Festivals are scheduled according to a lunar calendar which does not coincide with the solar calendar currently used in Nepal, nor the Gregorian calendar. Some of the major festivals are listed below.

Name of festivals                                        Dates for 2008

Nepali New Year                                               April 13
Ekata Divas                                                        Jan 11
Sahid Divas                                                        Jan 30
Losar - Tibetan New Year                                Feb 28
Saraswati Puja                                                   Feb 11
Democracy Day                                                  Feb 19
Education Day                                                    Feb 24
Maha-Shivaratri                                                  Mar 06
Woman's Day                                                     Mar 08
Holi                                                                       Mar 21
Horse Race                                                        Mar 29
Chaitra Dashain                                                April 06 
Ram's Day                                                          April 07
Nepal Sambat -
Labour Day                                                        May 01
Mother's Day                                                      May 05
Buddha's Birthday                                            May 20
Janai Purnima                                                   Aug 16
Cow Festival                                                      Oct 22
Child Day                                                            Aug 22
Krishna's Birthday                                             Aug 23
Teej                                                                     Sept 02
Indra's Festival                                                  Sept 14
Dashain (Durga Puja)                                      Oct 9
Tihar (Dipawali)                                        Oct. (25-30)Tihar 28
Chhath Parba (Terai only)                                Oct 28
Constitution Day                                                 Nov 09