Festivals

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January

February

- Kachin Manao Festival (Kachin State)
- Ananda Pagoda Festival (Bagan)
- Naga New Year (Sagaing)
- Dhanu Tar Paw Festival (Pindaya,Shan
  State)

- Full Moon day of Dabodwei (all over
  the country)
- Shwesattaw Pagoda Festival
  (Minbu,Magway)
- Htamane Festival (all over the
  country)
- Mahamuni Pagoda Festival
 (Mandalay)
- Salone Festival (Tanintharyi
  Division)
- Inndaw Gyi Pagoda Festival (Moe
  Kaung, Kachin State)
- Bo Min Khaung Memorial (Mt Popa)
 

March

April

- Shwedagon Pagoda Festial (Yangon)
- Kakku Pagoda Festival (inle)
- Full moon day of Tabaung (all over the
  country)
- Shwe U Min Pagoda Festival
 (Pindaya,Shan State)
- Kyaik Khauk Pagoda Festival (Than
  Hlin Near Yangon)
- Nan Pan Ceremony (Inle Lake)
- Bo Bo Gyi Nat Festival (Monywa)

- Mann Shwesettaw Pagoda Festival
  (Minbu)
- Thingyan water Festival, Myanmar
  New Year (all over the country)
- Thanakha Crinding Festival
  (Rakhine)
- Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival
  (Bago)
- Shithoung Pagoda Festival
  (Maruk U)

May

June

- Full Moon Day of Kason (or) Bo Tree
 Watering Festival (all over the country)

- Pariyatti Sasana Examination
- Wicker Ball Ceremony (Mahamuni
  Pagoda,Mandalay)
 

July

August

- Full Moon Day of Waso
- Shwe Kyi Pin Nat Festival (Mingun)
 

- Taungpyone Nats or Spirits Festival
- Yadanagu Nat Festival (Amarapura)

September

October

- Paungdaw Oo Pagoda Festival (Inle
  Lake)
- Tawthalin Boat Races (all over the
  country)
- Bouddha’s tooth relic Festival (Paung
  de)
 

- Full Moon Day of theThadingyut (all
  over the country)
- Dancing Elephant Festival
  (kyaukse)
- Kyaukdawgyi Pagoda Festival
  (Mandalay)
- Indein Pagoda Festival (inle lake)
- Kaungmudaw (Sagaing)
- Shwezigon Pagoda Festival
  (Bagan)

November

December

- Rove weaving Festival (Yangon)
- Hot-air Balloon Festival (Taung
  Gyi,Southern Shan State)
- Full Moon Day of Tazaung Mone (all
  over the country)
- Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Festival (Mon
  State)
- Phoewintaung Cave Ceremony
  (Monywa)
- Thanbboddhay Pagoda Festival
  (Sagaing)

- New Rice (Keungtaung)
- Mont Popa
- Karen New Year (Karen State)