Shoton Festival 2014 Celebration Schedule Published
Tibet Local Goverment published 2014 Shoton Festival schedule from Aug 25 to Aug 31. There will be a lot of interesting events and acivities offered to tourists,
Shoton Festival is a great festival in Tibet, a celebration to mark the end of the monks' Yarné, their hundred day summer retreat. This festival starts on the last day of the sixth month in Tibetan Calendar and lasts for a few days. "Shoton" in Tibetan means sour milk banquet. As Tibetan operas are performed and Buddha paintings are exhibited at this time, it is also called "Tibetan Opera Festival" or "Buddha Exhibition Festival".
Tourists should not miss the wonderful festivals if they travel in Tibet during Shoton festival celebration, here is the timetable and you can find out the right time to enjoy the specific acitivities.
Date | Activity | Place | Sponsor |
Aug. 25 At 8 PM |
Opening Ceremony for Shoton Festival | The Virtual Field of Princess WenCheng |
Department of Cultural Affairs; Department of Radio and TV |
Aug.15 At 8 AM |
Exhibition Buddha Festival | The Drepung Monastery; the Sera Monastery | Administration Committee of the Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery |
Aug. 25-Aug 31 | The Third Tibetan Opera Competition; The second Tibetan Singing Competition | Norbulingka |
Department of Intangible Culture Heritage of the Tibet Autonomous Region; Department of Cultural Affairs |
Aug. 24-Aug. 28 | The Fourth Tibetan Tangka Art Expo | Norbulingka |
Cultural Industry Management Office of the Tibet autonomous region agency; Department of Cultural Affairs; |
Aug.24-Aug.29 | The Ninth Mt.Everest Photograph Exihibition | The West Side of the Potala Palace Square |
Tibet Media Group; Tibet Photographers Association |
Aug. 24-Aug. 28 | Tibetan Special Cuisine Week; The Second A Ma La Cooking Competition | The East Door of Norbulingka |
The Cooking Catering and Hotel Industry Association of Tibet; Tibet Bureau of Commerce |
Aug.22-Sep. 01 | The Second Heaven Grassland Speed Cycling Competition; the Ten-Game Match Lhasa; Jiren Game | From the West of Lhasa Municiple Government to Shangri-La Hotel, Namtse Lake Baofa Hotel (to be confirmed) | The Tibet Tourism Bureau; Lhasa Potala Palace Toourism Cultural Group; Beijing Qing Lanyi Tong Culture Broadcasting Co.Ltd; Lhasa Education Office |
Aug.24-Aug. 28 | Shoton Trade Fair; Shoton Real Estate Fairs | Lhasa Exihibition Center; InterContinental Hotel; Lhasa Planning and Construction Exihibition |
Tibet Bureau of Commerce; Lhasa Agricultual and Husbandary Office; Lhasa Tourism Bureau; Lhasa Housing and Construction Bureau; The Real Estate Industry Association of Tibet; |
Aug. 31 at 7:30PM | The Closing Ceremony and Flying Snowland Folk Music Concert | The Fine Arts of Lhasa Palace | The Art Department of Cultural Office in Tibet; Lhasa Cultural Office |
Tibet Vista Tour has several small group tours during the Shoton Festival time, we have planned some special arrangements for shoton activities in the tour program to enhance tourists wonderful experience while staying in Lhasa. Tourists can also extend the trip to other parts of Tibet like Mount Everest after enjoying the festival celebration.
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