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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.

2024

January
12
Traditional Day of Offering
Start date:
12 January 2024
February
10
Losar
Start date:
10 February 2024
End date:
10 February 2024

First two days of the Tibetan calendar

February
21
Birthday of His Majesty the 5th King
Start date:
21 February 2024
End date:
23 February 2024
May
02
Birthday of the Third Druk Gyalpo
Start date:
2 May 2024
May
23
Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
Start date:
23 May 2024
July
09
Drukpa Tshezhi (First Sermon of Lord Buddha)
Start date:
9 July 2024
July
10
Birthday of Guru Rinpoche
Start date:
10 July 2024
September
12
Thimphu Tshechu
Start date:
12 September 2024
End date:
14 September 2024

Regional observation only (Thimpu).

November
01
Coronation of the Fifth Druk Gyalpo
Start date:
1 November 2024
November
11
Birthday of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Start date:
11 November 2024
December
17
National Day
Start date:
17 December 2024

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