Line Holiday Name Date
1 Winter Solstice (Nyilo) 2 January
2 Traditional Day of Offerings 30 January
3 Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King 21 – 23 February
4 Losar, Wood Female Snake Year 28 February – 1 March
5 Birth Anniversary of The 3rd Druk Gyalpo (King) 2 May
6 Zhabdrung Kuchoe (Death Anniversary) 7 May
7 Lord Buddha's Parinirvana 11 June
8 Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche 5 July
9 First Sermon of Lord Buddha 28 July
10 Blessed Rainy Day 23 September
11 Thimphu Drubchen (Thimphu only) 28 September
12 Thimphu Tshechu (Thimphu only) 2 – 4 October
13 Dassain 2 October
14 Coronation Day of His Majesty The King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk 1 November
15 Birth Anniversary of The 4th King, Constitution & GNH Day 11 November
16 Descending Day of Lord Buddha (Lhabab Duechen) 11 November
17 National Day 17 December