Tihar is also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak or Swanti. This festival is celebrated for five days. This is the second biggest festival of Nepal. Tihar is the festival of lights. Fire crackers also has an important place in this festival. In the evening there is light and sound of fire cracker everywhere.

Dashain is one of the most important festival celebrated all over Nepal. This festival is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the year. This festival is celebrated for 15 days. In this festival goddess Durga and her various manifestations are especially worshiped throughout the Shaktipeeths of Kathmandu Valley. People return from all around world, to celebrate together with family and relatives.

Indra Jatra, commonly known as Yenya is the biggest religious street festival in Kathmandu. In Nepal Bhasa Ye means “Kathmandu” and Ya means “celebration”, together it means “celebration in Kathmandu”. This festival was started by King Gunakamadeva. This festival consists of two events Indra Jatra and Kumari Jatra.

Teej is celebrated by women, for the long life of her husband. Teej is observed for marital happiness, well-being of spouse and children and purification of own body and soul. Teej is the most celebrated festival among Nepali women.

Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds. Father’s Day is also known as Kuse Ausi or Pitri Tirpani Aausi or Gokarne Ausi. It is commonly known as Buwaako mukh herne din. Father’s day occurs in August or early September, depending on the year, since it depends on the lunar calendar.

Krishna Janmashtami is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Bhadrapad (August–September) in the Hindu calendar.

Gai Jatra, the festival of cows, (gai means cow and jatra means festival in Nepali) is celebrated in Nepal, mainly in Kathmandu valley by the Newar and Tharu community.
The festival commemorates the death of people during the year. During the festival, cows are marched in the streets and generally celebrated in the Nepalese month of Bhadra (August–September).

Janai Purnima is observed in the month of Shrawan. It is called Rakshya Bandhan as this festival observes the bond of purity and security. This festival is celebrated by Hindus all over the country. Janai Purnima is Sacred Thread Festival. On this day, Hindu men, especially the Brahmins and Chettris perform their annual change of Janai and all who celebrates this festival put a scared thread around their wrist.

Nag Panchami is a traditional worship of snakes or serpents observed by Hindus throughout Nepal. The worship is offered on the fifth day of bright half of Lunar month of Shravan (July/August), according to the Hindu calendar. The abode of snakes is believed to be patal lok, (the seven realms of the universe located below the earth) and lowest of them is also called Naga-loka, the region of the Nagas, as part of the creation force and their blessings are sought for the welfare of the family.