Celebrate Nepal's Festivals Where They Live
In Nepal, a festival is not something you watch from the outside. It fills the house with the smell of freshly cooked feasts, the glow of oil lamps and the sound of songs passed down for generations. In a Community Homestay, you are invited in: you sit with the family, join the rituals and celebrate as one of them.
Every festival you share also supports the village. Your stay brings income directly to host families and helps the community keep its traditions, crafts and food alive. Come for the celebration, leave with a family who will welcome you back.
Dashain is Nepal’s longest and most important festival, celebrating the victory of the goddess Durga over evil and bringing families together. It lasts fifteen days, and travelers can join in with the Fulpati parade, an all-night Laxmi vigil on Kojagrata Purnima, colorful kite flying, friendly card games, and bamboo swings and ferris wheels. Each activity is an easy, welcoming way to experience Nepali culture.
Experience Gunhu Punhi and Gai Jatra in Nepal: taste Kwati, join the Night Heritage Walk, and enjoy a lively parade with music, dance, and satire.
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Holi, Nepal’s festival of colors, is celebrated in the month of Falgun and marks the victory of good over evil, inspired by the legend of Prahlad and Holika. In Kathmandu, the festival begins with the raising and burning of a ceremonial pole at Basantapur Durbar Square, while the Terai celebrates with even greater energy. For a more authentic experience, rural communities near Chitwan National Park keep traditions alive with Holika scarecrow burnings, all-night folk songs and dances, and joyful color play shared by everyone.