Public holidays
Public holidays in Bhutan
Bhutan has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 8 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday23 SeptemberBlessed Rainy Day — in 12 days
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202718 daysalready scheduled
2026
Friday 2 JanuaryWinter Solsticelong weekend likely
Monday 19 JanuaryTraditional Day of Offeringlong weekend likely
Wednesday 18 FebruaryLosar
Thursday 19 FebruaryLosar
Saturday 21 FebruaryBirth Anniversary of His Majesty the Kingfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 FebruaryBirth Anniversary of His Majesty the Kingfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 FebruaryBirth Anniversary of His Majesty the Kinglong weekend likely
Sunday 26 AprilDeath Anniversary of Zhabdrungfalls on a weekend
Saturday 2 MayBirth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpofalls on a weekend
Sunday 31 MayLord Buddha's Parinirvanafalls on a weekend
Wednesday 24 JuneBirth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Saturday 18 JulyFirst Sermon of Lord Buddhafalls on a weekend
Wednesday 23 SeptemberBlessed Rainy Day
Wednesday 21 OctoberDassain
Sunday 1 NovemberCoronation of His Majesty the Kingfalls on a weekend
Sunday 1 NovemberDescending Day of Lord Buddhafalls on a weekend
Wednesday 11 NovemberBirth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day
Thursday 17 DecemberNational Day
2027
Saturday 2 JanuaryWinter Solsticefalls on a weekend
Friday 8 JanuaryTraditional Day of Offeringlong weekend likely
Sunday 7 FebruaryLosarfalls on a weekend
Monday 8 FebruaryLosarlong weekend likely
Sunday 21 FebruaryBirth Anniversary of His Majesty the Kingfalls on a weekend
Monday 22 FebruaryBirth Anniversary of His Majesty the Kinglong weekend likely
Tuesday 23 FebruaryBirth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
Friday 16 AprilDeath Anniversary of Zhabdrunglong weekend likely
Sunday 2 MayBirth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpofalls on a weekend
Thursday 20 MayLord Buddha's Parinirvana
Sunday 13 JuneBirth Anniversary of Guru Rinpochefalls on a weekend
Friday 6 AugustFirst Sermon of Lord Buddhalong weekend likely
Friday 24 SeptemberBlessed Rainy Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 9 OctoberDassainfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 1 NovemberCoronation of His Majesty the Kinglong weekend likely
Thursday 11 NovemberBirth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day
Saturday 20 NovemberDescending Day of Lord Buddhafalls on a weekend
Friday 17 DecemberNational Daylong weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.