PUNAKHA DROMCHE (Punakha)
Punakha Dromche is a five day long festival dedicated to the godess Mahakala. The religious aspects are performed in the same manner as in early times. On the last day, a play of warriors going off to war is enacted.

CHORTEN KORA (Trashigang)
The festivals in the Eastern region have a marked difference from the ones in the western regions. There are no masked religious dances. Religious ceremonies are performed, and folk dances by the local people.

GOMKORA TSHECHU (Trashigang)
The Gom Kora Tsechu follows the Chorten Kora festival. Another big religious festival of the East. An interesting assortment of people from the neighbouring villages attend this festival. Like the Chorten Kora festival, there are no masked dances. A two day long “choku” religious ceremony is performed. Colourful folk dances are also performed by the local people.

PARO TSHECHU (Paro)
Paro Tsechu is in honour of the Guru Padmasambhava. This is one of the most popular festivals.

THIMPHU TSHECHU (Thimphu)

WANGDI TSHECHU (Wangdi)
Celebrated in honour of Guru Padmasambhava. The dances are similar to the Thimphu and Paro tsechu though the sequence might differ.

TAMSHING PALA CHOEPA (Bumthang)
The festival is celebrated for three days, on the open grounds in front of the Tamshing lhakang. This festival is in honour of the “Terton” ( treasure discoverer ) Pema Lingpa of the 15th century. The religious dances are generally the same, but performed in a slightly different manner, as of the Nyingmapa sect of Mahayana Buddhism.

JAMBAY LHAKANG DRUP (Bumthang)
This festival was introduced to celebrate the completion of the lhakang in the 7th century. The dances are performed by laymen from the villages in the valley. The high light of this festival is the ‘Mewang” - the fire ceremony and the ” Tercham” - a religious dance without mask nor clothes.

TRONGSA TSHECHU (Trongsa)
The festival is celebrated within the courtyards of the Trongsa Dzong. It usually begins on the day after the Meeting of the Nine Evils, of the Bhutanese calendar. Falling in November or December of the international calendar. The festivities carry on for five days. The first day religious dances are “chamju” - dances without masks. On the following days, similar dances to those of Thimphu and Paro Tsechu’s are performed. A thongdrol is unfurled on the last day.