Myanmar

Ananda Temple Festival in Bagan. One of the biggest Pagoda Festivals in upper Myanmar, where one can witness the local pilgrims from different parts of Myanmar and traders from near by villages and towns comes to participate or sell products.

• Union Day Festival which falls on the 12th of February to celebrate the unity of all the ethnic people of Myanmar. Showing different kinds of dances and cultural shows.

• Mandalay's Mahamuni Pagoda Festival is celebrated on the full moon of this month. One can find food stalls, toyshops, consumer goods stalls, magic shows and puppet shows.

• Shwedagon Pagoda Festival, it is also held on the full-moon day and has food stalls, shows and pilgrims from all over the countryside coming to make merits and having fun.

• 12th to 15th - Thingyan (Water Festival and Myanmar New Year). Time of fun and merry making by pouring water on people and performing meritorious deeds.

• Shwemawdaw Pagoda Festival held on April.

• The famous Phaungdawoo Pagoda Festival in Inle Lake. The images of the Buddha's from Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda are taken around the villages on a decorated Royal Karaweik Barge.

• Thadingyut Festival (Festival of Lights); Houses and streets are illuminated with lights. It is a time of thanksgiving, paying homage and respect to Teachers, Parents and Elders.

• Elephant Dance Festival; held in Kyaukse, 26 miles south to Mandalay.  Huge elephant figures made from bamboo and papers are dance around town.

November

• Dazaungdaing Festival; this is the occasion of offering robes to monks and newly woven robes for Buddha images.

• Kyeikhtiyo Pagoda Festival (The Golden Rock); this festival is held annually at November, lighting of a thousand candles by devotees at night and offering of rice and fresh fruits at dawn.

December

• Mai-lamu Pagoda Festival; held in December.

• Traditional Boat Regatta Festival; held at Kandawgyi Lake to remind younger generations of the glory and national spirit of Myanmar.