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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.
| Important Festival | Minority | Date in 2012 or 2013* |
Location | Celebrate Activities |
| New Year Festival | Dong | Feb.10-12 of 2013* | Liping | Worship ancestors, antiphonal singing, Dong Opera |
| Tiaohuapo | Miao | Feb.19 of 2013* | Liuzhi | Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing |
| Lusheng Festival | Feb.27-Mar.1 of 2013* | Villages of Zhouxi Town, Kaili City | Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing, bullfight | |
| Tiaohuapo | Mar.26 of 2013* | Nankai, Shuicheng | Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing | |
| Sister's Meal Festival | Apr.24-26 of 2013* | Shidong, Taijiang | East sister's meal, wooden drum dance, festival market | |
| Siyueba | May 17 of 2013* | Huangping County, Songtao County | Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing | |
| Dragon Boat Festival | Jul.13-15 of 2012 | Shidong | Dragon boat race, local market | |
| Liuyueliu | Buoyi, Buyi | Jul.24 of 2012 | Zhenfeng | Singing competition, play bamboo leaves |
| Lusheng Festival | Gejia | Nov.10-11 of 2012 | Chong'anjiang | Antiphonal singing, Lusheng dance, festival market |
| Lusheng Festival | Miao | Nov.10-12 of 2012 | Gulong | Antiphonal singing, bullfight, Lusheng dance |
| New Year Festival | Nov.26-30 of 2012 | Leishan | Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing |
| Other Festival | Minority | Date in 2012 or 2013* |
Location | Celebrate Activities |
| Tiaochang Festival | Miao | Feb.18 of 2013* | Tongmuling Village, Huaxi District, Guiyang City | Lusheng Dance |
| Dixi Festival | Buoyi, Buyi | Feb.24 of 2013* | Villages of Huaxi District, Guiyang City | Sing Local Opera |
| Fangu Festival | Miao | March of 2013* | Qinglang Village, Qingman Town, Kaili City | Beat Wooden Drum, Blow Lusheng |
| Sanyuesan | Dong | Apr.12 of 2013* | Baojing Town, Zhenyuan County | Antiphonal Singing, Lusheng Dance |
| Caigetang Festival | Miao | Jul.24 of 2012 | Jinbao Town, Zhenyuan County | Antiphonal Singing |
| Paoma Festival | July of 2012 | Guading Town, Kaili City | Horse Race, Antiphonal Singing | |
| Chixin Festival | July of 2012 | Villages of Panghai Town, Kaili City | Eat New Rice, Celebrate Harvest | |
| Papo Festival | Aug.6 of 2012 | Xianlu Mountain of Kaili City | Lusheng Dance, Antiphonal Singing | |
| Chabaige Festival | Buoyi, Buyi | Aug.8 of 2012 | Chabai Town of Xingyi City | Antiphonal Singing, Play Yu-kin, Dance |
| Qiyueban | Miao | Aug.29 of 2012 | Outskirts of Kaili City | Lusheng Dance, Horse Race, Bullfight |
| Chixin Festival | August of 2012 | Zhouxi Town and Qingman Town of Kaili City | Eat New Rice, Assemble | |
| Double Ninth Festival | Oct.23 of 2012 | Qingman Town of Kaili City | Blow Lusheng, Bullfight, Horse Race | |
| Bullfight Festival | October of 2012 | Yongxi (A Miao Village) | Bullfight, Horse Race, Antiphonal Singing, Dance | |
| New Year of Miao | November of 2012 | Zhouxi Town, Guading Town, Kaili City | Blow Lusheng, Bullfight, Horse Race, Beat Drum | |
| Duan Festival | Shui | November of 2012 | Sandu County, Dushan County, Dujun City | Ancestor Worship, Horse Race, Celebrate Harvest |
| New Year of Dong | Dong | Mid. to End of Dec. of 2012 | Rongjiang County | Lusheng Dance, Bullfight, Lantern Fair |
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