Nepal Public Holidays 2020

This page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays for Nepal. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.

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

Note:
— Hartalika Teej and Rishi Panchami are observed by females only.
— Ghode Jatra, Gai Jatra and Indra Jatra are observed in Kathmandu valley only.
— Christmas Day is observed by Christians only.
— Guru Nanak Jayanti is observed by Sikhs only.
— Nijamati Sewa Diwas is observed by Civil Employees only.