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Events / December
Kalasha Valleys · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Kalasha winter solstice festival, fire, feasting, and rites that carry the community through the coldest months.
Choimus runs for weeks in the valleys as houses fill with smoke from ritual fires and communities share stored food.
Choimus is the longest Kalasha festival, fires, feasting, and rites that mark the year's turn. Houses smoke with ritual fires; communities share stored grain and meat.
This is not a summer valley trip. Roads and flights can close. Build buffer days and travel only with operators who know winter Chitral.
April
One of Chitral's oldest spring gatherings, polo, paragliding, and mountain culture on the Qaqlasht plateau.
April - May
Pine-forest spring fairs on the ridge above Islamabad, cool air, walking tracks, and the first escape from the plains heat.
May
The Kalasha spring festival, milk stored for days, processions, and group dancing at the Charso grounds in Bumburet.
