Public holidays in Bhutan 2028
Bhutan has 18 public holidays in 2028. 11 fall on a weekday and 7 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
18public holidays
11weekday days off
249working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday weekend | Winter Solstice | |
| Thursday | Traditional Day of Offering | |
| Monday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Tuesday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Wednesday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Saturday weekend | Losar | |
| Sunday weekend | Losar | |
| Tuesday | Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo | |
| Thursday | Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung | |
| Wednesday | Lord Buddha's Parinirvana | |
| Saturday weekend | Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche | |
| Tuesday | First Sermon of Lord Buddha | |
| Saturday weekend | Blessed Rainy Day | |
| Wednesday | Dassain estimated | |
| Wednesday | Coronation of His Majesty the King | |
| Thursday | Descending Day of Lord Buddha | |
| Saturday weekend | Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day | |
| Sunday weekend | 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 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 11 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 5 daysSat 19 to Wed 23 February 2028Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 28 January 2028 for Thu 27 to Sun 30 January 2028Traditional Day of Offering
- 4 daysTake off Monday 1 May 2028 for Sat 29 April to Tue 2 May 2028Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 May 2028 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 May 2028Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
- 4 daysTake off Monday 24 July 2028 for Sat 22 to Tue 25 July 2028First Sermon of Lord Buddha
- 4 daysTake off Friday 10 November 2028 for Thu 9 to Sun 12 November 2028Descending Day of Lord Buddha, Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day
Questions about 2028 in Bhutan
- How many working days are there in Bhutan in 2028?
- 249 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Bhutan have in 2028?
- 18 public holidays. 7 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Winter Solstice (2 January 2028), Losar (26 February 2028), Losar (27 February 2028), Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (1 July 2028), Blessed Rainy Day (23 September 2028), Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day (11 November 2028), National Day (17 December 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Bhutan 2029 or go back to 2027.
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Bhutan has 18 public holidays and 249 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bhutan/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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