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Losoong / Namsoong in Gangtok and Pelling

DecemberJanuarydates shift yearly

Sikkimese new year with monastery cham dances. Cold and clear, and low season everywhere except the festival days themselves.

Can fall in December or January. It follows a lunar calendar, so the date moves every year — confirm it before booking anything non-refundable.

Where to see it

Gangtok

Gangtok · Sikkim

Gateway to the Himalayas

New Jalpaiguri (NJP), 125 kmPakyong Airport, 33 km

Pelling

Pelling · Sikkim

Closest View of Kanchenjunga

New Jalpaiguri (NJP), 148 kmBagdogra Airport, 140 km

Around the same time

Other festivals that can fall in December or January.