Public holidays in Bhutan 2027
Bhutan has 18 public holidays in 2027. 11 fall on a weekday and 7 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
18public holidays
11weekday days off
250working days in 2027
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | Winter Solstice | |
| Friday | Traditional Day of Offering | |
| Sunday weekend | Losar | |
| Monday | Losar | |
| Sunday weekend | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Monday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Tuesday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Friday | Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung | |
| Sunday weekend | Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo | |
| Thursday | Lord Buddha's Parinirvana | |
| Sunday weekend | Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche | |
| Friday | First Sermon of Lord Buddha | |
| Friday | Blessed Rainy Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Dassain estimated | |
| Monday | Coronation of His Majesty the King | |
| Thursday | Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Descending Day of Lord Buddha | |
| Friday | National Day |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2027
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 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2027 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| March 2027 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2027 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 January 2027Traditional Day of Offering
- 3 daysSat 6 to Mon 8 February 2027Losar
- 4 daysSat 20 to Tue 23 February 2027Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
- 3 daysFri 16 to Sun 18 April 2027Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
- 3 daysFri 6 to Sun 8 August 2027First Sermon of Lord Buddha
- 3 daysFri 24 to Sun 26 September 2027Blessed Rainy Day
- 3 daysSat 30 October to Mon 1 November 2027Coronation of His Majesty the King
- 3 daysFri 17 to Sun 19 December 2027National Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 21 May 2027 for Thu 20 to Sun 23 May 2027Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
- 4 daysTake off Friday 12 November 2027 for Thu 11 to Sun 14 November 2027Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day
Questions about 2027 in Bhutan
- How many working days are there in Bhutan in 2027?
- 250 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Bhutan have in 2027?
- 18 public holidays. 7 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Winter Solstice (2 January 2027), Losar (7 February 2027), Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King (21 February 2027), Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo (2 May 2027), Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (13 June 2027), Dassain (9 October 2027), Descending Day of Lord Buddha (20 November 2027).
- 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 2028?
- See public holidays in Bhutan 2028 or go back to 2026.
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Bhutan has 18 public holidays and 250 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bhutan/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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