Colorful Folk Festivals in Guizhou

Guizhou Miao Festival Guizhou plays host to hundreds of festivals every year. Guizhou people live a simple life, but they, in particular the Miao and Dong, always seem to have something to celebrate. Thus if you plan to visit Guizhou, you should make sure to hit at least one of the traditional festivals. A good starting place for festival glance is Kaili, a profusion of festivals is held in nearby villages. Some of the larger and more popular annual festivals include the Lusheng Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Sister's Meal Festival. And these festivals are held on auspicious lunar dates and therefore vary from year to year in Roman calendar. You can see the details in the below list, and choose suitable date to plan your Guizhou travel itinerary.

Major Festival Calendar of Minority Ethnic Groups in Guizhou

(Festivals in red are the most important and popular in Guizhou.)

Important Festival	Minority	Date in 2014	Date in 2015	Location	Celebrate Activities
New Year Festival	Dong	Jan.31-Feb.2	Feb.19-21	Liping	Worship ancestors, antiphonal singing, Dong Opera
Tiaohuapo	Miao	Feb.9	Feb.28	Liuzhi	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing
Lusheng Festival		Feb.18	Mar.9	Villages of Zhouxi Town, Kaili City	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing, bullfight. Details
Tiaohuapo		Mar.15	Feb.28	Shuicheng	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing
Sister's Meal Festival		Apr.14-16	May 3-5	Shidong, Taijiang	Sister's meal, wooden drum dance, festival market. Details
Siyueba		May 6-8	May 25-27	Huangping County, Songtao County	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing
Dragon Boat Festival		Jun.22-24	Jul.10-12	Shidong	Dragon boat race, local market
Liuyueliu	Buoyi, Buyi	Jul.2	Jul.21	Zhenfeng	Singing competition, play bamboo leaves
Lusheng Festival	Gejia	Nov.18-20	Nov.7-9	Chong'anjiang	Antiphonal singing, Lusheng dance, festival market
Lusheng Festival	Miao	Nov.18-20	Nov.7-9	Gulong	Antiphonal singing, bullfight, Lusheng dance
New Year Festival	Miao	Nov.30-Dec.3	Nov.26	Leishan	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing. Details

Other Featured Festival Calendar of Minority Ethnic Groups in Guizhou

Other Festival	Minority	Date in 2014	Date in 2015	Location	Celebrate Activities
Tiaochang Festival	Miao	Feb.8	Feb.27	Tongmuling Village, Huaxi District, Guiyang City	Lusheng Dance
Dixi Festival	Buoyi, Buyi	Feb.14	Mar.5	Villages of Huaxi District, Guiyang City	Sing Local Opera
Fangu Festival	Miao	March	March	Qinglang Village, Qingman Town, Kaili City	Beat Wooden Drum, Blow Lusheng
Sanyuesan	Dong	Apr.2	Apr.21	Baojing Town, Zhenyuan County	Antiphonal Singing, Lusheng Dance
Caigetang Festival	Miao	Jul.2	Jul.21	Jinbao Town, Zhenyuan County	Antiphonal Singing
Paoma Festival		July	July	Guading Town, Kaili City	Horse Race, Antiphonal Singing
New Rice Festival		Jul.7	July	Villages of Panghai Town, Kaili City	Eat New Rice, Celebrate Harvest
Papo Festival		Jul.15	Aug.3	Xianlu Mountain of Kaili City	Lusheng Dance, Antiphonal Singing
Chabaige Festival	Buoyi, Buyi	Jul.17	Aug.5	Chabai Town of Xingyi City	Antiphonal Singing, Play Yu-kin, Dance
Qiyueban	Miao	Aug.8	Aug.26	Outskirts of Kaili City	Lusheng Dance, Horse Race, Bullfight
New Rice Festival		August	November	Zhouxi Town and Qingman Town of Kaili City	Eat New Rice, Assemble
Double Ninth Festival		Oct.2	Oct.21	Qingman Town of Kaili City	Blow Lusheng, Bullfight, Horse Race
Bullfight Festival		October	October	Yongxi (A Miao Village)	Antiphonal Singing & Dance, Bullfight, Horse Race. Details
New Year of Miao		November	November	Zhouxi Town, Guading Town, Kaili City	Blow Lusheng, Bullfight, Horse Race, Beat Drum
Duan Festival	Shui	November	Sept. - Nov.	Sandu County, Dushan County, Dujun City	Ancestor Worship, Horse Race, Celebrate Harvest
New Year of Dong	Dong	Mid. to End of Dec. of 2012	Feb.18-Mar.8	Rongjiang County	Lusheng Dance, Bullfight, Lantern Fair

Recommended Guizhou Festival Highlights & Tours

Guizhou Miao Sisters' Meal Festival (6 Days Group Tour)

from $878

Festival Date: Mar 15 of Chinese Lunar Calendar (May 3 of 2015)
Tour Departure Date: Apr. 30 of 2015
Miao Sisters' Meal Festival is regarded as the oldest oriental Valentine's Day, held in Shidong area of Guizhou in March 15 of Lunar Calendar.
During the festival, every Miao's family should eat the sisters' rice - dyed and steamed five-color glutinous rice, and many funny activities are held. Let us have a date with the grand cheerful Miao event in 2015 !

Guizhou Miao New Year (6 Days Sharing Annual Tour)

from $424

Festival Date: Oct. of Lunar Calendar ( Dec. 6-10 of 2014 & Nov. 26 of 2015)
As one of the most important folk festivals of Miao people, Miao New Year is held to offer sacrifices to the Miao's ancestors and to celebrate a bumper harvest in Qiandongnan Miao areas. Many sports such as bullfight, horse race, chess-playing contest are held during the festival.
In this tour you will be led to Leishan county to join in this annual grand event!

Miao's Lusheng Festival (8 Days Grand Annual Tour)

from $1039

Festival Date: Sep 27-29 of Lunar Calendar (Oct. 19-21 of 2014 & Nov. 7-9 of 2015);
It is the most ceremonious traditional festival celebrated on the grandest scale at Zhouxi, Kaili City, and the Gulong Village in Huangping County. It is both an exhibition of prosperity and a competition of skill and wisdom.
In this tour, you will visit Chong'anjiang and Gulong to attend their Lusheng Festival, and sing and dance with Miao people.

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