Bhutan
Bhutan public holidays 2025
Bhutan had 18 nationwide public holidays in 2025, and 18 to 22 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2025 had 249 working days.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 2Thursday | Winter SolsticeNationwide |
| Jan 30Thursday | Traditional Day of OfferingNationwide |
| February | |
| Feb 21Friday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the KingNationwide |
| Feb 22Saturday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the KingNationwide |
| Feb 23Sunday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the KingNationwide |
| Feb 28Friday | LosarNationwide |
| March | |
| Mar 1Saturday | LosarNationwide |
| May | |
| May 2Friday | Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk GyalpoNationwide |
| May 7Wednesday | Death Anniversary of ZhabdrungNationwide |
| June | |
| Jun 11Wednesday | Lord Buddha's ParinirvanaNationwide |
| July | |
| Jul 5Saturday | Birth Anniversary of Guru RinpocheNationwide |
| Jul 28Monday | First Sermon of Lord BuddhaNationwide |
| September | |
| Sep 23Tuesday | Blessed Rainy DayNationwide |
| Sep 28Sunday | Thimphu DrubchoeThimphu |
| October | |
| Oct 2Thursday | DassainNationwide |
| Oct 2Thursday | Thimphu TshechuThimphu |
| Oct 3Friday | Thimphu TshechuThimphu |
| Oct 4Saturday | Thimphu TshechuThimphu |
| November | |
| Nov 1Saturday | Coronation of His Majesty the KingNationwide |
| Nov 11Tuesday | Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution DayNationwide |
| Nov 11Tuesday | Descending Day of Lord BuddhaNationwide |
| December | |
| Dec 17Wednesday | National DayNationwide |
- Nationwide
- 18public holidays
- By region
- 18–22across 20 regions
- Working days
- 249after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 4+5 with 1 day off
Long weekends in 2025
Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.
- 4 daysThu, Jan 2 – Sun, Jan 5 · Winter SolsticeTake Fri, Jan 3 off to join it up
- 4 daysThu, Jan 30 – Sun, Feb 2 · Traditional Day of OfferingTake Fri, Jan 31 off to join it up
- 3 daysFri, Feb 21 – Sun, Feb 23 · Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
- 3 daysFri, Feb 28 – Sun, Mar 2 · Losar
- 3 daysFri, May 2 – Sun, May 4 · Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
- 3 daysSat, Jul 26 – Mon, Jul 28 · First Sermon of Lord Buddha
- 4 daysSat, Sep 20 – Tue, Sep 23 · Blessed Rainy DayTake Mon, Sep 22 off to join it up
- 4 daysThu, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 5 · DassainTake Fri, Oct 3 off to join it up
- 4 daysSat, Nov 8 – Tue, Nov 11 · Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day, Descending Day of Lord BuddhaTake Mon, Nov 10 off to join it up