Bhutan Echoes (Drukyul’s Literature & Arts Festival)
Thimphu, Bhutan · TBA 2027 (15th ed. was 1–3 Aug 2026, Thimphu) · T3 Niche
Thimphu ( tim-POOH; Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུག་ [tʰim˥.pʰu˥]) is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan, and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced by Thimphu as the capital in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was officially declared the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
- Language
- English
- Genres
- general lit
- Format
- in-person
- Duration (days)
- 3
- Next edition
- TBA 2027 (15th ed. was 1–3 Aug 2026, Thimphu)
- Author participation
- International programme guests; formerly Mountain Echoes brand adjacency
- Audience
- It was only after the country was opened for foreign visitors that it grew rapidly.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit
- Programme
- Various programmes and activities are held here.
- Awards
- National Film awards are presented in functions held in Thimphu to encourage Bhutanese film making.
- Past editions
- 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015
- Travel
- Unlike many capitals, Thimphu does not have its own airport, instead relying on the Paro International Airport, accessible by road 52 kilometres (32 miles) away.
- Stay
- Meaning "the meadow of pearls", the area only developed as a residential area in the 1980s, following the initial establishment of the Hotel Motithang in 1974, on the occasion of the coronation of Jigme Singye Wangchuck.