Bhutan has a total of 24 holidays in 2018. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
Winter Solstice (Nyilo)
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Traditional Day of Offerings
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Losar (New Year)
Friday, February 16, 2018
Losar Holiday
Saturday, February 17, 2018
King's Birthday
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
King's Birthday Holiday
Thursday, February 22, 2018
March Equinox
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Election Day
Friday, April 20, 2018
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Buddha's Parinirvana
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
June Solstice
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Buddha's First Sermon
Monday, July 16, 2018
Thimphu Drubchoe (Thimphu only)
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Blessed Rainy Day
Sunday, September 23, 2018
September Equinox
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Dashain
Friday, October 19, 2018
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel's Coronation
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Sunday, November 11, 2018
National Day
Monday, December 17, 2018
December Solstice
Friday, December 21, 2018