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.

Tihar peaks in November, and in 2026 the main day falls on Sunday, 8 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.