Bhutan has a total of 24 holidays in 2023. 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)
Monday, January 2, 2023
Traditional Day of Offerings
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Losar (New Year)
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
King's Birthday
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Losar Holiday
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
King's Birthday Holiday
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2023
Election Day
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Buddha's Parinirvana
Sunday, June 4, 2023
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Buddha's First Sermon
Friday, July 21, 2023
Thimphu Drubchoe (Thimphu only)
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
September Equinox
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Blessed Rainy Day
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Dashain
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel's Coronation
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Saturday, November 11, 2023
National Day
Sunday, December 17, 2023
December Solstice
Friday, December 22, 2023