Bhutan has a total of 24 holidays in 2022. 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 1, 2022
Traditional Day of Offerings
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
King's Birthday
Monday, February 21, 2022
King's Birthday Holiday
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Losar (New Year)
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Losar Holiday
Friday, March 4, 2022
March Equinox
Sunday, March 20, 2022
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
Monday, May 2, 2022
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Buddha's Parinirvana
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
June Solstice
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Buddha's First Sermon
Monday, August 1, 2022
Blessed Rainy Day
Friday, September 23, 2022
September Equinox
Friday, September 23, 2022
Thimphu Drubchoe (Thimphu only)
Friday, September 30, 2022
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Dashain
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Thursday, October 6, 2022
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel's Coronation
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Friday, November 11, 2022
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
National Day
Saturday, December 17, 2022
December Solstice
Wednesday, December 21, 2022