Overview
There are 49 ethnic minorities living in Guizhou, including the Miao, Zhuang, Tujia, Dong, Yao, Hui and Man. Guizhou offers a unique experience of ethnic folk customs, with more than 1,000 ethnic festivals throughout the year. Kaili is one of the most popular places in Guizhou for minorities to gather, and it attracts large number of tourists.

In Guizhou Province, Southwest China, you can still set foot in remote mountain villages  where people have never seen a Westerner before. Locals will gape at you in  utter curiosity as if you just descended from another planet. The wow factor  may go both ways, though, as the dazzling sights and sounds of the many festivals   taking place in this area, in the period from November to April — the low work  season for this largely subsistence farming region — can literally take your breath away. During these  festivals, people from all over the region get together to socialize, eat and  drink, entertain and be entertained.

Important Festivals in Guizhou
Miao's New Year Festival
Miao's New Year Festival is the biggest and most important festival of the Miao people that is equal to the Spring Festival of Han people. The Miao's New year is celebrated at different times of the year in different regions, usually from September to November in the Chinese lunar calendar. Most Miao people celebrate in the 10th month in the lunar calendar, and lasts for 5-15 days, of which the first three days are the best time to attend the festival.

Miao's Sister's Meal Festival
In China, Sisters' Meal Festival is an important festival for the Miao people. It's a celebration of love and spring. It is considered as the oldest "Valentine's Day" in China. It kicks off on the 15th day of the lunar 3rd month and lasts for 3 days(April 19-21, 2019). Sister's Meal Festival is mainly celebrated by Miao people in Qiandongnan, especially in Taijiang county and Jianhe County.

The Dragon Canoe Festival
Dragon Canoe Festival is one of the four traditional festivals of the Miao minority. Large-scale traditional events are held during the festival, including dragon boat races, canoe race and after-race events like village feast.