Chilam Joshi — Spring party kalash
Traditional and popular parties · Bumburet (kalash valleys), Pakistan
The festival
In the Kalash valleys of Chitral, spring is celebrated by dancing. Chilam Joshi is the great spring festival of the Kalash people, an indigenous community with multisearly traditions: it took place from 13 to 17 May 2026, through the three valleys of Rumbur, Birir and Bumburet. The ritual of Chirik Pipi — milk shared as a sign of purity and unity — opens the celebrations, then the stables are lined with wild flowers and walnut leaves, and milk, cheese and yogurt circulate from hand to hand.
With the sound of drums, folk dances and traditional bread with nuts tell a living heritage, before the fence in Bumburet.
Good to know
Existence and edition 2026 verified: open report and read the Deputy Director of the Tourism Authority (Muhammad Saad) — Chilam Joshi from 13 to 17 May 2026 in the Kalash valleys of Lower Chitral (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Chirik Pipi ritual in Rumbur, fence in Bamburet (Bumburet). No official website specific to the festival found: Official field left empty, according to the rule. The festival takes place in the three valleys (Bumburet, Rumbur, Birir); the city of the file (Bumburet) is the fenced and most accessible place, preserved. No date 2027 announced by official source: "Ordinary period" May. Orthographs met: Chilam Joshi / Chilimjusht.