The town's calendar is marked by vibrant cultural, tribal, and religious festivals:
* **Losar:** The Tibetan New Year (usually falling in February or March), celebrated extensively with feasts, prayers, and traditional masked dances. * **Buddha Mahotsava:** A major festival organized to promote tourism, celebrating the region's rich Buddhist culture, arts, and music. * **Choskar:** A traditional harvest festival where locals carry sacred scriptures around their agricultural fields to seek blessings for a good yield.
