Bhutan has a total of 24 holidays in 2019. 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)
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Traditional Day of Offerings
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Losar (New Year)
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Losar Holiday
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
King's Birthday
Thursday, February 21, 2019
King's Birthday Holiday
Friday, February 22, 2019
March Equinox
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Buddha's Parinirvana
Monday, June 17, 2019
June Solstice
Friday, June 21, 2019
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Buddha's First Sermon
Sunday, August 4, 2019
September Equinox
Monday, September 23, 2019
Blessed Rainy Day
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Thimphu Drubchoe (Thimphu only)
Friday, October 4, 2019
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Dashain
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel's Coronation
Friday, November 1, 2019
Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Monday, November 11, 2019
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
National Day
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
December Solstice
Sunday, December 22, 2019