Holidays

Events & Holidays · 2083

38 holiday

Baisakh2

1
Mesh Sankranti / Nepali New Year / Biska Jatra
Public holidaysTuesday
94 days ago
18
Buddha Jayanti / Ubhauli Parwa / Chandeshwari Jatra / Chandi Poornima / Gorakhnath Jayanti / Kurma Jayanti / Baisakh Snan Samapti / International Labour Day
Public holidaysFriday
77 days ago

Jestha2

14
Bakar Eid / Pradosh Vrata
Public holidaysThursday
50 days ago
15
Republic Day / International Everest Day
Public holidaysFriday
49 days ago

Bhadra3

12
Janai Poornima / Rakshya Bandhan / Poornima Vrata / Kwati Khane Din / Rishi Tarpani / Sanskrit Diwas
Public holidaysFriday
in 42 days
19
Shree Krishna Janmashtami / Gaura Parva / Gorakhkali Puja / Durwashtami
Public holidaysFriday
in 49 days
29
Haritalika Teej / Ganesh Chaturthi Varta / Rashtriya Dharmasabha Diwas / Rashtriya Bal Diwas
Public holidaysMonday
in 59 days

Ashwin3

9
Indra Jaatra / Ananta Chaturdashi Vrata / World Pharmacists Day
Public holidaysFriday
in 70 days
18
Nawami Shraddha / Jitiya Parva / World Animal Day
Public holidaysSunday
in 79 days
25
Ghatasthaapana Vrata / Navaraatra Arambha
Public holidaysSunday
in 86 days

Kartik12

1
Tula SankrantiDhan / Maha Ashtami Vrata / Kalratri / Gorakhkali Puja
Public holidaysSunday
in 93 days
2
Dashain Holiday
Public holidaysMonday
in 94 days
3
Maha Nawami Vrata
Public holidaysTuesday
in 95 days
4
Bijaya Dashami / Devi Bisharjan
Public holidaysWednesday
in 96 days
5
Papakunsa Ekadashi Vrata
Public holidaysThursday
in 97 days
6
Dashain Holiday / Pradosh Vrata
Public holidaysFriday
in 98 days
22
Laxmi Pooja / Laxmi Prasad Devkota Janma Jayanti / Kukur Tihar / Narak Chaturdashi / Sukha Ratri / World Radiography Day
Public holidaysSunday
in 114 days
23
Tihar Holiday / Gai Puja / World Freedom Day
Public holidaysMonday
in 115 days
24
Gobardan Puja / Mha Puja / Hali Tihar / Nepal Sambat 1147 Starts / Goru Puja / World Science Day for Peace and Development
Public holidaysTuesday
in 116 days
25
Bhai Tika / Kija Pooja / Falgunanda Jayanti
Public holidaysWednesday
in 117 days
26
Tihar Holiday / World Pneumonia Day
Public holidaysThursday
in 118 days
29
Chhath Parva
Public holidaysSunday
in 121 days

Mangsir3

8
Kartik Snan Samapti / Chaturmas Vrata Samapti / Guru Nanak Jayanti / Nimbarkacharya Jayanti / Sakimana Punhi
Public holidaysTuesday
in 130 days
17
International Day of Disabled Persons
Public holidaysThursday
in 139 days
18
Udhauli Parva / Utpatika Ekadashi Vrata
Public holidaysFriday
in 140 days

Poush4

9
Dhanya Poornima / Udhauli Parva / Yomari Punhi / Jyapu Diwas
Public holidaysThursday
in 160 days
10
Christmas Day
Public holidaysFriday
in 161 days
15
Tamu Lhosar / Kavi Siromani Lekhnath Jayanti
Public holidaysWednesday
in 166 days
27
Prithivi Jayanti / Rashtriya Ekata Diwas
Public holidaysMonday
in 178 days

Magh3

1
Makar Sankranti / Makar Snan Arambha / Ghiu chaku khane Din / Uttarayan Arambha
Public holidaysFriday
in 182 days
24
Sonam Lhochhar
Public holidaysSunday
in 205 days
28
Basanta Panchami vrata / Saraswati Pooja
Public holidaysThursday
in 209 days

Falgun3

7
Prajatantra Diwas / Election Day
Public holidaysFriday
in 217 days
24
International Women's Day
Public holidaysMonday
in 234 days
25
Gyalpo Lhosar
Public holidaysTuesday
in 235 days

Chaitra3

7
Fagu Poornima / Holi / World Poetry Day
Public holidaysSunday
in 247 days
8
Fagu Poornima (Terai) / World Water Day
Public holidaysMonday
in 248 days
23
Ghode Jaatra
Public holidaysTuesday
in 263 days

About the holiday calendar

What this page shows

This is the full holiday and festival list for the current Bikram Sambat year — public holidays, festival days, and observances that are marked in the calendar but not days off. Each entry shows the BS date, the matching AD date and the weekday, and the filter lets you narrow the list to public holidays only. Switch the year to plan ahead or look something up from last year.

How Nepal's public holidays are decided

The Government of Nepal publishes the official holiday list before each fiscal year, and district administrations can add local ones. The weekly day off is Saturday — not Sunday as in most countries — so banks, government offices and most schools close on Saturdays year-round. A few holidays apply only to specific groups or regions; Lhosar days, for instance, are observed by particular communities, and the Tarai districts mark Chhath on a bigger scale than the hills.

Why festival dates change every year

Most Nepali festivals are fixed by the lunar calendar: a tithi (lunar day) in a particular month, not a number on the Gregorian calendar. Dashain's main day is Ashwin Shukla Dashami, Tihar's Laxmi Puja falls on Kartik Krishna Aunsi, Holi on Falgun Purnima. Because twelve lunar months run about 11 days shorter than the solar year, each festival drifts against the AD calendar and lands 10–12 days earlier one year, then jumps back after a leap month. The list on this page already carries the resolved date for the selected year, so you never have to do that math.

The festival year at a glance

The year's anchor is the autumn pair: Dashain, Nepal's longest holiday stretch, followed about two weeks later by Tihar's five days of lights. Spring brings Holi and Nepali New Year (Baisakh 1, mid-April). In between sit Maghe Sankranti in January, Teej — the women's fasting festival — in late monsoon, Buddha Jayanti on the full moon of Baisakh, and Chhath after Tihar. Constitution Day, Republic Day and Martyrs' Day are fixed civic holidays on the BS calendar.

What people use this list for

The practical questions this page answers: when to book buses and flights home for Dashain (fares climb weeks ahead), which days banks and government offices shut, how school exams and admissions fit around the festival block, and which long weekends are worth a trip. Employers use the public-holiday filter for leave planning; families abroad use the AD dates to time calls and visits.

Nepal holidays — common questions

How many public holidays does Nepal have in a year?

Usually around 35 or more national public holidays, plus every Saturday, plus holidays limited to certain groups or districts. The exact count changes each year with the government's published list — the public-holiday filter on this page shows the current year's set.

Is Saturday or Sunday the weekly holiday in Nepal?

Saturday. It is the only full weekly day off — offices, banks and schools run Sunday through Friday, with some offices working a shorter Friday.

When is Dashain this year?

Dashain sits in Ashwin–Kartik (late September to mid-October). The exact days for this year — from Ghatasthapana to Purnima, including the main Dashami tika day — are in the list above under the festival filter.

Why is a festival on a different date than last year?

Because it follows a lunar tithi, not a fixed calendar date. Twelve lunar months are about 11 days shorter than a solar year, so lunar festivals slide against both the BS and AD calendars and reset when a leap month is inserted.

Do all offices close on every holiday in this list?

No. Entries marked as public holidays close government offices and banks nationwide. Festival and observance entries without the holiday mark are calendar events — schools and private offices may or may not close, and some holidays apply only to specific communities or regions.