Puhgal Parim is an important Bhujel community festival, celebrated collectively at a certain location preferably near a river and different natural deities are worshipped. It is celebrated for five days. Every year Bhujels from the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar gather at Pughal Taar located at the confluence of Reli and Teesta. The celebration begins from the day of Mangshire Purney (full moon day in December).

Sakewa, also known as Sakela, is the main festival of Khambu people (Rai), which is celebrated twice a year and is distinguished by two names Ubhauli and Udhauli. Sakewa Ubhauli is celebrated during Baisakh Purnima (full moon day in the month of Baishak) and Sakewa Udhauli is celebrated during the full moon day in the month of Mangsir.

Observed by the Limbu community in Sikkim, Teyongsi Sirijunga Sawan Tongnam, marks the birth anniversary of the famous 18th-century scholar Teyongsi Sirijunga, who is greatly remembered for his legendary role as a revivalist of the Limbu’s age-old traditional legacy in the State. Various cultural programs and award ceremonies felicitating some great personalities for their contribution towards the literary, social and cultural development of the Limbu ethnic group are a few of the integral high-points of the celebrations.

Barahimizong is a festival observed by the Mangar Community in Sikkim. One of the most significant festivals for this tribe is celebrated as a day when Mangar people come together to pay homage to their forefathers and kuldevtaas by performing various religious rituals and rites. These ceremonies are followed by a number of cultural performances and on-the-spot competitions. Traditional Mangar food is also an integral part of the celebrations and provides an exotic treat to avid foodies and gastronomes. The first Barahimizong Festival was held in 1998 with the prime objective of keeping alive the cultural and traditional heritage of the community. It was with the efforts of the “Akhil Sikkim Mangar Sangh (ASMS)” and the “State Government of Sikkim” that the festival was a great success at its first event itself. Today, Barahimizong has reached even greater heights and provides for a wonderful spectacle of communal harmony in the state to the outsiders.

Chasok Tangnam is a festival of the Limbu which falls on a full moon day of the month of Senchengla or the Mangsir month of the Nepali calendar.

One of the most popular Buddhist festivals, Kagyed Chaam, is a celebration that is marked by masked monks and lamas performing some rigorous dance moves, symbolizing the destruction of all the evil and negative forces, thereby bringing in peace and prosperity for one and all in the upcoming new year. Various important scenes from Buddhist mythology are enacted during this dance, which eventually comes to closure by burning off effigies made with flour, wood and paper. The festival is not only held in high regard by the locals but, also by international tourists who believe in the teachings of Buddha and find seeing this dance as an eternal blessing

Namsoong: One of the gradually taking up cultural fests of Sikkim, Namprikdang Namsoong is celebrated every year at the confluence of rivers Teesta and Tholung Chu in Upper Dzongu region of Northern part of the state. The festival marks the new year of the Lepcha Tribe and provides for a magnificent visual treat of folk dances, traditional games and exotic Sikkimese (Lepcha) cuisine. Loosoong- Considered to be one of the most important festivals of the North East Indian state of Sikkim, Losoong or Namsoong marks the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year and is celebrated with great joy and fervour all across the region. The festival coincides with the end of the harvesting season and provides for the much-needed time of merriment and excitement for all the farmers who have worked hard throughout the year.

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

Namsoong: One of the gradually taking up cultural fests of Sikkim, Namprikdang Namsoong is celebrated every year at the confluence of rivers Teesta and Tholung Chu in Upper Dzongu region of Northern part of the state. The festival marks the new year of the Lepcha Tribe and provides for a magnificent visual treat of folk dances, traditional games and exotic Sikkimese (Lepcha) cuisine. Loosoong- Considered to be one of the most important festivals of the North East Indian state of Sikkim, Losoong or Namsoong marks the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year and is celebrated with great joy and fervour all across the region. The festival coincides with the end of the harvesting season and provides for the much-needed time of merriment and excitement for all the farmers who have worked hard throughout the year.

Namsoong: One of the gradually taking up cultural fests of Sikkim, Namprikdang Namsoong is celebrated every year at the confluence of rivers Teesta and Tholung Chu in Upper Dzongu region of Northern part of the state. The festival marks the new year of the Lepcha Tribe and provides for a magnificent visual treat of folk dances, traditional games and exotic Sikkimese (Lepcha) cuisine. Loosoong- Considered to be one of the most important festivals of the North East Indian state of Sikkim, Losoong or Namsoong marks the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year and is celebrated with great joy and fervour all across the region. The festival coincides with the end of the harvesting season and provides for the much-needed time of merriment and excitement for all the farmers who have worked hard throughout the year.

Namsoong: One of the gradually taking up cultural fests of Sikkim, Namprikdang Namsoong is celebrated every year at the confluence of rivers Teesta and Tholung Chu in Upper Dzongu region of Northern part of the state. The festival marks the new year of the Lepcha Tribe and provides for a magnificent visual treat of folk dances, traditional games and exotic Sikkimese (Lepcha) cuisine. Loosoong- Considered to be one of the most important festivals of the North East Indian state of Sikkim, Losoong or Namsoong marks the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year and is celebrated with great joy and fervour all across the region. The festival coincides with the end of the harvesting season and provides for the much-needed time of merriment and excitement for all the farmers who have worked hard throughout the year.

Nyempa Guzom is a regional festival in the state of Sikkim, India, and it is observed on the 6th and 7th days of the 11th month of the Tibetan calendar.Nyempa Guzom is also called the nine evils festival, and it is believed that nothing good can be achieved during the festival. People try to avoid important works and usually stay indoors. Families get together to have a special meal and men often spend the day playing games.

Namsoong: One of the gradually taking up cultural fests of Sikkim, Namprikdang Namsoong is celebrated every year at the confluence of rivers Teesta and Tholung Chu in Upper Dzongu region of Northern part of the state. The festival marks the new year of the Lepcha Tribe and provides for a magnificent visual treat of folk dances, traditional games and exotic Sikkimese (Lepcha) cuisine. Loosoong- Considered to be one of the most important festivals of the North East Indian state of Sikkim, Losoong or Namsoong marks the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year and is celebrated with great joy and fervour all across the region. The festival coincides with the end of the harvesting season and provides for the much-needed time of merriment and excitement for all the farmers who have worked hard throughout the year.

Nyempa Guzom is a regional festival in the state of Sikkim, India, and it is observed on the 6th and 7th days of the 11th month of the Tibetan calendar.Nyempa Guzom is also called the nine evils festival, and it is believed that nothing good can be achieved during the festival. People try to avoid important works and usually stay indoors. Families get together to have a special meal and men often spend the day playing games.

Tamu Lochar or Tamu Losar is one of the biggest Nepali-Buddhist festivals celebrated majorly by the Gurung community in Sikkim and neighbouring states of North East India. The festival marks the beginning of the Gurung New Year and is celebrated by all family members and friends gathering together to exchange greetings. A number of fairs are organized with an array of cultural programs, traditional food stalls and on-the-spot competitions. For travellers and cultural enthusiasts, Tamu Lochar marks one of the best times to visit Sikkim.