Public holidays in Bhutan 2024
Bhutan has 18 public holidays in 2024. 14 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 248 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
18public holidays
14weekday days off
248working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Winter Solstice | |
| Friday | Traditional Day of Offering | |
| Saturday weekend | Losar | |
| Sunday weekend | Losar | |
| Wednesday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Thursday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Friday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Thursday | Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung | |
| Thursday | Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo | |
| Thursday | Lord Buddha's Parinirvana | |
| Sunday weekend | Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche | |
| Wednesday | First Sermon of Lord Buddha | |
| Monday | Blessed Rainy Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Dassain | |
| Friday | Coronation of His Majesty the King | |
| Monday | Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day | |
| Friday | Descending Day of Lord Buddha | |
| Tuesday | National Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 14 | 248 |
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Oct23 wd
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Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 12 to Sun 14 January 2024Traditional Day of Offering
- 5 daysWed 21 to Sun 25 February 2024Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
- 3 daysSat 21 to Mon 23 September 2024Blessed Rainy Day
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 November 2024Coronation of His Majesty the King
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 November 2024Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day
- 3 daysFri 22 to Sun 24 November 2024Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 1 January 2024 for Sat 30 December 2023 to Tue 2 January 2024Winter Solstice
- 4 daysTake off Friday 19 April 2024 for Thu 18 to Sun 21 April 2024Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
- 4 daysTake off Friday 3 May 2024 for Thu 2 to Sun 5 May 2024Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
- 4 daysTake off Friday 24 May 2024 for Thu 23 to Sun 26 May 2024Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
- 4 daysTake off Monday 16 December 2024 for Sat 14 to Tue 17 December 2024National Day
Questions about 2024 in Bhutan
- How many working days are there in Bhutan in 2024?
- 248 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Bhutan have in 2024?
- 18 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Losar (10 February 2024), Losar (11 February 2024), Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (16 June 2024), Dassain (12 October 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Bhutan?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Bhutan 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Bhutan has 18 public holidays and 248 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bhutan/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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