Festivals & Events

Kathmandu's Biggest Street Festival Has a Stone Demon That Spits Rice Beer Into the Crowd

Indra Jatra runs September 25 to October 2, 2026, and turns Kathmandu Durbar Square into eight days of chariot processions, masked demon dances and a…

By Laxman Rawal · Sep 2, 2026

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Once a year, a carved stone face in Kathmandu's Durbar Square starts dispensing rice beer to a crowd standing directly beneath it, and nobody finds this strange. That is Indra Jatra, Kathmandu's biggest and oldest street festival, and in 2026 it runs from…

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What this means for trekkers

What this means for you If a Nepal trip lands between September 25 and October 2, 2026, building in even one extra day in Kathmandu turns a transit city into the reason to come. Base yourself near Durbar Square, expect the lanes around Hanuman Dhoka to be…

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