Bhutan has a total of 24 holidays in 2025. 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)
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Traditional Day of Offerings
Thursday, January 30, 2025
King's Birthday
Friday, February 21, 2025
King's Birthday Holiday
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Losar (New Year)
Friday, February 28, 2025
Losar Holiday
Saturday, March 1, 2025
March Equinox
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
Friday, May 2, 2025
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Buddha's Parinirvana
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
June Solstice
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Buddha's First Sermon
Monday, July 28, 2025
September Equinox
Monday, September 22, 2025
Blessed Rainy Day
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Thimphu Drubchoe (Thimphu only)
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Dashain
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only)
Friday, October 3, 2025
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel's Coronation
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
National Day
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
December Solstice
Sunday, December 21, 2025