Ladakh Festival Calendar is important to one who wants to capture and feel the culture of Ladakh. This hamlet of trans-Himalayas is well known for their rich, vibrant and colorful culture. The daily life of Ladakhi people in a town may look more western dressed up to fit today’s world, but a festival will surely be ethnic as it was 100 years ago. During the festival, the locals get dressed up in traditional clothes, where men wear cummerbunds and women wear vibrant headgears and loads of jewelry.
The most mysterious form of celebration is the mystic mask dance. The Lamas perform a sacred masked dance, known as Chaam, while they are accompanied by musical drums, longhorns, and cymbals. The Mask Dances of Ladakh are referred collectively as chams Performance. Chams performance is a fundamental part of the Tantric tradition. Chams are performed only in the monasteries that practice Vajrayana teachings of tantric Buddhism.
The word Gustor means festival in Ladakh. The name of the location, more specifically the monastery, as a prefix to gustor will define the name of the festival. Ladakhis follow lunar calendar to determine the dates of the festivals. That’s why a slight deviation may occur from below expected dates of festivals. We will update the dates as we are informed of any such changes. Have a look and plan your vacation accordingly to join a journey of cultural Ladakh.
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Name of festivals | Venue | 2019 | 2020 |
Ladakh Tourism Festivals | |||
Sindhu Darshan Festival | Leh sindhu ghat | Jun 12-14 | Jun 12-14 |
Silk Route Festival | Nubra Valley | Jun 23-24 | Jun 23-24 |
Ladakh Polo Festival | Shagran, Chushot Gongma | Jul 11-17 | Jul 11-17 |
Tegar Nubra Heritage Tourism Festival | Tegar Nubra Valley | Jul 27-28 | Jun 27-28 |
Aryan Festival | Dha Hanu | Aug 30-31 | Aug 30-31 |
Ladakh Festival | Leh | Sep 27-28 | Sep 27-28 |
Ladakh Ethnic Festivals | |||
Spituk Gustor | Spituk Monastery | Jan 3-4 | Jan 22-23 |
Dosmochey | Leh & Likir | Feb 2-3 | Feb 21-23 |
Yargon Tungshak | Nubra (Yarma) | Feb 8 – 9 | Feb 27-28 |
Stok Guru Tsechu | Stok village | Feb 15–17 | Mar 3–4 |
Matho Nagrang | Matho | Feb 18-19 | Mar 8-9 |
Saka Dawa | Ladakh | Jun 17 | Jun 5 |
Yuru Kabgyat | Lamayuru Monastery | Jul 29 – 30 | Jun 18 – 19 |
His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s Birthday | Choklamsar | Jul 6 | Jul 6 |
Hemis Tseschu | Hemis Monastery | Jul 11-12 | Jun30 – 1Jul |
Sachukul Gustor | Sachukul Monastery | Jul 19–20 | Jul 7–8 |
Stongday Gustor | Stongdey Monastery | Jul 20–21 | Jul 8-9 |
Karsha Gustor | Karsha Monastery | Jul 30-31 | Jul 18-19 |
Phyang Tsesdup | Phyang Monastery | Jul 30-31 | Jul 18-19 |
Korzok gustor | Tsomoriri Karzok Monastery | Aug 3-4 | Jul 23-24 |
Temisgam Tseskarmo | Temisgam Monastery | Aug 15 | Jul |
Dakthok Tsechu | Dakthok Monastery | Aug 10-11 | Jul 29-30 |
Sani Naro Nasjal | Zanskar Sani Palace | Aug 14-15 | Aug 2-3 |
Deskit Gustor | Diskit Monastery | Oct 26 – 27 | Oct 14 – 14 |
Nyoma Gustor | Nyoma Monastery | Oct 26-27 | Oct 26-27 |
Thiksay Gustor | Thiksey Monastry | Nov 15-16 | Nov 3-4 |
ChamdeyGustor | Chemdey Monastery | Nov 24–25 | Nov 13-14 |
Galden Namchot | Ladakh | Nov 24-25 | Nov 13-14 |
Ladakhi Losar | Ladakh | Dec 27 | Dec 15 |

Ladakh festivals at Hemis