Public holidays in Bhutan 2026
Bhutan has 17 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 7 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
10weekday days off
251working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | Winter Solstice | |
| Monday | Traditional Day of Offering | |
| Wednesday | Losar | |
| Thursday | Losar | |
| Saturday weekend | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Sunday weekend | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Monday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Sunday weekend | Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung | |
| Saturday weekend | Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo | |
| Sunday weekend | Lord Buddha's Parinirvana | |
| Wednesday | Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche | |
| Saturday weekend | First Sermon of Lord Buddha | |
| Wednesday | Blessed Rainy Day | |
| Wednesday | Dassain | |
| Sunday weekend | Coronation of His Majesty the King | |
| Sunday weekend | Descending Day of Lord Buddha | |
| Wednesday | Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day | |
| Thursday | National Day |
Working days per month in 2026
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 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 2 to Sun 4 January 2026Winter Solstice
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 January 2026Traditional Day of Offering
- 3 daysSat 21 to Mon 23 February 2026Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 6 daysTake off Friday 20 February 2026 for Wed 18 to Mon 23 February 2026Losar, Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
- 4 daysTake off Friday 18 December 2026 for Thu 17 to Sun 20 December 2026National Day
Questions about 2026 in Bhutan
- How many working days are there in Bhutan in 2026?
- 251 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Bhutan have in 2026?
- 17 public holidays. 7 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King (21 February 2026), Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King (22 February 2026), Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (26 April 2026), Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo (2 May 2026), Lord Buddha's Parinirvana (31 May 2026), First Sermon of Lord Buddha (18 July 2026), Coronation of His Majesty the King (1 November 2026), Descending Day of Lord Buddha (1 November 2026).
- 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 2027?
- See public holidays in Bhutan 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Bhutan has 17 public holidays and 251 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bhutan/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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