Tihar 2026 in Kathmandu: Events & Things to Do
Tihar is Nepal's festival of lights — five days honouring crows, dogs, cows, the goddess Laxmi, and finally brothers on Bhai Tika. Homes glow with oil lamps and marigold garlands, doorways get rangoli mandaps, and Deusi-Bhailo singing troupes go house to house after dark.
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Tihar events in Kathmandu
About Tihar in Kathmandu
Tihar is Nepal's festival of lights — five days honouring crows, dogs, cows, the goddess Laxmi, and finally brothers on Bhai Tika. Homes glow with oil lamps and marigold garlands, doorways get rangoli mandaps, and Deusi-Bhailo singing troupes go house to house after dark.
Tihar peaks in November, and in 2026 the main day falls on Wednesday, 11 November 2026. Because it moves with the calendar each year, the surrounding events — dinners, concerts, cultural nights and parties — tend to appear in the weeks just before. If the grid above is quiet, it simply means we're out of season: bookmark this page and check back as November nears.
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