| Date | Events | Place | Description | Organisation Cont.Add | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, Fri. | Painting Exhibition | KTM | Water Colour Painting Show entitled "Future of Medival Past". | Madam Chitrakar | |
| May 1-7 | Yoga, Meditation & Art of Natural Life | Jomsom | Local peoples (50-200) participation in Yoga, Meditation & Art of Natural Life | Nepal Yoag & Nature Cure Association, Biratnagar, Nepal. | The same programme will be organised again from May 20-26 |
| May 1, Fri. | Majdur Diwas | All over the kingdom | Labourers Day, Industries, factories and workshops | ||
| May 6-7 | Leaf offering ceremony | Gorkha | Workshipping of Lord Shiva. Sight seeing at Kalu Pandey Monument & other cultural activities. | VNY Gorkha Committee. Centre For Gorkha Study & Community Cultural Tour | |
| May 7, Thu. | Mohini Ekadasi Brata | In the premises of Lord Vishnu's temples | Lord Vishnu once became an attractive woman to deceive the demons. Devotees keep fasting and workship Lord Vishnu. | ||
| May 7-11 | Himalayan Expo'98 | Bhrikuti Mandap , KTM | House of Rajkarnicar | ||
| May 11, Mon. | Buddha Jayanti | All over the Kingdom | The day Lord Buddha was born in Lumbini- The same day, a full moon day, Buddha attained enlighten-ment in Bodhgaya and also it was on the same day he passed away into Nirvana. Also called the thrice-blessed day in KTM valley with the image of Lord Buddha mounted on a decorated elephant. Candles and butter lamps lighted at night. | Dharmodaya Shabha, Lumbini Development Trust & Other Buddhist Religious Associations | Siddharthanagar Municipality Observes Gautam Buddha Jayanti districtly. In KTM, also called 'Swanya Phnhi' - a full moon day of flowers. |
| May 15, Fri. | Jestha Sankranti | Hindu temples | The first day of the month Jestha, Visit temples | ||
| May 15-19 | Education, Training & Career (ETC'98) | Bhrikuti Mandap,KTM | House of Rajkarnicar | ||
| May 22, Fri. | Apara Ekadashi | Hindu temples | Keep fasting and perform chants of holy scripts | ||
| May 25, Mon | Amabasya Bat Sabitri Brata | Hills & Terai alike | Legends have it that Sabitri was a loyal wife. Sabitri is worshipped on this day by Hindu housewives under the 'Fycus(Bat)' tree. They keep fasting at night | ||
| May 29, Fri. | Everest Day | Lukla | The occation to be observed with different activities | NMA | |
| May | Nepal Cup (Cricket Match) | Stadium | Regional Cricket Match between India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan & Nepal | Aries Adertising | Date to be confirmed |
| TIA | Tribhuvan International Airport |
| KTM | Kathmandu |
| VNY'98 | Visit Nepal Year 1998 |
| HAN | Hotel Association of Nepal |
| ATMA'98 | Adventure Travel Mart Asia |
| GO | Government Organisation |
| NGO | Non-Government Organisation |
| HMG | His Majesty Government |
| TURGAN | Tourist Guide Association of Nepal |
| WWF | Worldwide Fund for Nature Conservation |
| DNP | Department of National Park |
| KMTNC | King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation |
| IUCN | (International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources) - The World Conservation Union |
| NMA | Nepal Mountaineering Association |
| NATA | Nepal Association of Travel Agents |
| NICA | Nepal Incentive & Convention Association |
| SATTE | South Asia Travel Tourism Exhibition |
| REBAN | Restaurant & Bar Association of Nepal |
| DOT | Department of Tourism |
| ETC | Education, Training & Career |
| VDC | Village Development Committee |
| ACAP | Annapurna Conservation Area Project |
| CAAN | Cargo Agent Association of Nepal |
| NARA | Nepal Association of Rafting Agents |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| CAN | Carpet Association of Nepal |