Bhutan has a total of 23 holidays in 2021. 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)
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Traditional Day of Offerings
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Losar (New Year)
Friday, February 12, 2021
Losar Holiday
Saturday, February 13, 2021
King's Birthday
Sunday, February 21, 2021
King's Birthday Holiday
Monday, February 22, 2021
March Equinox
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Buddha's Parinirvana
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Sunday, June 20, 2021
June Solstice
Monday, June 21, 2021
Buddha's First Sermon
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Thimphu Drubchoe (Thimphu only)
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
September Equinox
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Blessed Rainy Day
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Dashain
Friday, October 15, 2021
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel's Coronation
Monday, November 1, 2021
Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Thursday, November 11, 2021
National Day
Friday, December 17, 2021
December Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2021