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Bhutan Public Holidays

Public holidays are listed here.

Public holiday note: 

Buddhist festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is not possible to forecast the date of their occurrence exactly.

2025

January
30
Traditional Day of Offering
Start date:
30 January 2025
February
21
Birthday of His Majesty the 5th King
Start date:
21 February 2025
End date:
23 February 2025
March
01
Losar
Start date:
1 March 2025

First two days of the Tibetan calendar

May
02
Birthday of the Third Druk Gyalpo
Start date:
2 May 2025
June
11
Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
Start date:
11 June 2025
July
10
Birthday of Guru Rinpoche
Start date:
10 July 2025
July
28
Drukpa Tshezhi (First Sermon of Lord Buddha)
Start date:
28 July 2025
October
04
Thimphu Tshechu
Start date:
4 October 2025

Regional observation only (Thimpu).

November
01
Coronation of the Fifth Druk Gyalpo
Start date:
1 November 2025
November
11
Birthday of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Start date:
11 November 2025
December
17
National Day
Start date:
17 December 2025

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