Bhutan has a total of 23 holidays in 2024. 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 3, 2024
Traditional Day of Offerings
Friday, January 12, 2024
Losar (New Year)
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Losar Holiday
Sunday, February 11, 2024
King's Birthday
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
King's Birthday Holiday
Thursday, February 22, 2024
March Equinox
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Buddha's Parinirvana
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Sunday, June 16, 2024
June Solstice
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Buddha's First Sermon
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Thimphu Drubchoe (Thimphu only)
Monday, September 9, 2024
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Friday, September 13, 2024
September Equinox
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Blessed Rainy Day
Monday, September 23, 2024
Dashain
Saturday, October 12, 2024
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel's Coronation
Friday, November 1, 2024
Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Monday, November 11, 2024
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Friday, November 22, 2024
National Day
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
December Solstice
Saturday, December 21, 2024