Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Nepal and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
11 Jan	Sun	Prithvi Jayanti
14 Jan	Wed	Maghe Sankranti
30 Jan	Fri	Martyrs' Day
15 Feb	Sun	Maha Shivaratri
18 Feb	Wed	Sonam Losar
18 Feb	Wed	Ghyalpo Losar
19 Feb	Thu	Prajatantra Diwas
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day
18 Mar	Wed	Ghode Jatra *
21 Mar	Sat	Ramjan Edul Fikra
27 Mar	Fri	Ram Navami
14 Apr	Tue	Nepali New Year
24 Apr	Fri	Loktantra Diwas
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
1 May	Fri	Buddha Jayanti
27 May	Wed	Edul Aajaha
29 May	Fri	Ganatantra Diwas
28 Aug	Fri	Raksha Bandhan
29 Aug	Sat	Gai Jatra *
4 Sep	Fri	Shree Krishna Janmashtami
4 Sep	Fri	Gaura Parba
7 Sep	Mon	Nijamati Sewa Diwas *
14 Sep	Mon	Hartalika Teej *
16 Sep	Wed	Rishi Panchami *
19 Sep	Sat	Constitution Day
25 Sep	Fri	Indra Jatra *
11 Oct	Sun	Ghatasthapana
17 Oct	Sat	Fulpati
18 Oct	Sun	Maha Ashtami
19 Oct	Mon	Maha Navami
20 Oct	Tue	Vijaya Dashami
22 Oct	Thu	Ekadashi
23 Oct	Fri	Dwadashi
24 Oct	Sat	Kojagrat Purnima
8 Nov	Sun	Laxmi Puja
10 Nov	Tue	Govardhan Puja
11 Nov	Wed	Bhai Tika
15 Nov	Sun	Chhath Puja
24 Nov	Tue	Guru Nanak Jayanti *
24 Dec	Thu	Udhauli Parva
25 Dec	Fri	क्रिसमस डे
30 Dec	Wed	Tamu Losar

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
11 Jan	Mon	Prithvi Jayanti
15 Jan	Fri	Maghe Sankranti
30 Jan	Sat	Martyrs' Day
7 Feb	Sun	Sonam Losar
19 Feb	Fri	Prajatantra Diwas
6 Mar	Sat	Maha Shivaratri
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
9 Mar	Tue	Ghyalpo Losar
10 Mar	Wed	Ramjan Edul Fikra
6 Apr	Tue	Ghode Jatra *
14 Apr	Wed	Nepali New Year
15 Apr	Thu	Ram Navami
24 Apr	Sat	Loktantra Diwas
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
17 May	Mon	Edul Aajaha
20 May	Thu	Buddha Jayanti
29 May	Sat	Ganatantra Diwas
17 Aug	Tue	Raksha Bandhan
18 Aug	Wed	Gai Jatra *
24 Aug	Tue	Gaura Parba
25 Aug	Wed	Shree Krishna Janmashtami
3 Sep	Fri	Hartalika Teej *
4 Sep	Sat	Rishi Panchami *
7 Sep	Tue	Nijamati Sewa Diwas *
14 Sep	Tue	Indra Jatra *
20 Sep	Mon	Constitution Day
30 Sep	Thu	Ghatasthapana
6 Oct	Wed	Fulpati
7 Oct	Thu	Maha Ashtami
9 Oct	Sat	Maha Navami
10 Oct	Sun	Vijaya Dashami
11 Oct	Mon	Ekadashi
12 Oct	Tue	Dwadashi
17 Oct	Sun	Kojagrat Purnima
29 Oct	Fri	Laxmi Puja
30 Oct	Sat	Govardhan Puja
31 Oct	Sun	Bhai Tika
4 Nov	Thu	Chhath Puja
13 Nov	Sat	Guru Nanak Jayanti *
13 Dec	Mon	Udhauli Parva
25 Dec	Sat	क्रिसमस डे
30 Dec	Thu	Tamu Losar

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
11 Jan	Tue	Prithvi Jayanti
14 Jan	Fri	Maghe Sankranti
26 Jan	Wed	Sonam Losar
30 Jan	Sun	Martyrs' Day
19 Feb	Sat	Prajatantra Diwas
23 Feb	Wed	Maha Shivaratri
26 Feb	Sat	Ramjan Edul Fikra
28 Feb	Mon	Ghyalpo Losar
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
3 Apr	Mon	Ghode Jatra *
4 Apr	Tue	Ram Navami
14 Apr	Fri	Nepali New Year
24 Apr	Mon	Loktantra Diwas
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Edul Aajaha
8 May	Mon	Buddha Jayanti
29 May	Mon	Ganatantra Diwas
5 Aug	Sat	Raksha Bandhan
6 Aug	Sun	Gai Jatra *
14 Aug	Mon	Shree Krishna Janmashtami
16 Aug	Wed	Gaura Parba
22 Aug	Tue	Hartalika Teej *
24 Aug	Thu	Rishi Panchami *
7 Sep	Thu	Nijamati Sewa Diwas *
19 Sep	Tue	Indra Jatra *
19 Sep	Tue	Ghatasthapana
19 Sep	Tue	Constitution Day
25 Sep	Mon	Fulpati
26 Sep	Tue	Maha Ashtami
27 Sep	Wed	Maha Navami
28 Sep	Thu	Vijaya Dashami
29 Sep	Fri	Ekadashi
30 Sep	Sat	Dwadashi
5 Oct	Thu	Kojagrat Purnima
18 Oct	Wed	Govardhan Puja
20 Oct	Fri	Laxmi Puja
23 Oct	Mon	Bhai Tika
27 Oct	Fri	Chhath Puja
5 Nov	Sun	Guru Nanak Jayanti *
5 Dec	Tue	Udhauli Parva
25 Dec	Mon	क्रिसमस डे
30 Dec	Sat	Tamu Losar

Holidays in Nepal are regulated by the Labour Relation Committee. Every Saturday is deemed a holiday. All employees are entitled to 13 paid public holidays per year. Holidays are paid at normal wages. The majority of public holidays are based on religious and cultural traditions.

The longest consecutive holiday in Nepal is celebrated during Vijaya Dasham with festivals lasting as long as six days. Several holidays are celebrated in regions and territories such as Kathmandu and Tanang.