Street festival to be held in Thamel on New Year

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३० चैत्र २०८२, सोमबार ११:५१April 13, 2026

. KATHMANDU: The ‘Thamel Street Festival’ is going to be held in Thamel, the main tourist destination of the federal capital, on the occasion of Nepali New Year 2083.

KATHMANDU: The Thamel Street Festival is going to be held at Tridevi Marg in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-26 this afternoon with the objective of making the Nepali New Year popular in the international arena.TAG_OPEN_div_14

Vice-Chairman of the Council Sahadev Dhamala (Bimal) said the festival is being organized to make Nepali New Year known in the international arena.TAG_OPEN_div_12 “On the eve of the New Year, various stalls will be set up on the road inside Thamel to showcase food and goods as well as perform a unique cultural programme,” Dhamala said.

According to him, 32 stalls will be set up along the road at Tridevi Marg to promote food and sell goods.TAG_OPEN_div_10 Similarly, the new year will be welcomed by various cultural programs from 6:00 pm and the new year will conclude at 12:30 pm.

Around 80 percent of the foreign tourists visiting Nepal visit Thamel.TAG_OPEN_div_8 According to the Council, a significant number of domestic and foreign tourists will participate in the street festival.