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Upcoming Holidays
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Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
May 2, is in 50 days. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck the 3rd Druk Gyalpo, who began Bhutan's first steps toward ... -
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
May 7, is in 55 days. Honours a 17th century Tibetan Buddhist lama who first united Bhutan as a nation-state. -
Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
Jun 11, is in 90 days. This is a Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha. -
Birth Anniversary Of Guru Rinpoche
Jul 5, is in 114 days. Guru Rinpoche, was an 8th-century Buddhist master from the Indian subcontinent, venerated ... -
First Sermon Of Lord Buddha
Jul 28, is in 137 days. A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar -
Blessed Rainy Day
Sep 23, is in 194 days. Marks the end of the monsoon and farming season and the beginning of the harvest season ... -
Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
May 2, is in 50 days. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck the 3rd Druk Gyalpo, who began Bhutan's first steps toward ... -
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
May 7, is in 55 days. Honours a 17th century Tibetan Buddhist lama who first united Bhutan as a nation-state. -
Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
Jun 11, is in 90 days. This is a Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha. -
Birth Anniversary Of Guru Rinpoche
Jul 5, is in 114 days. Guru Rinpoche, was an 8th-century Buddhist master from the Indian subcontinent, venerated ... -
First Sermon Of Lord Buddha
Jul 28, is in 137 days. A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar -
Blessed Rainy Day
Sep 23, is in 194 days. Marks the end of the monsoon and farming season and the beginning of the harvest season ... -
Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
May 2, is in 50 days. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck the 3rd Druk Gyalpo, who began Bhutan's first steps toward ... -
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
May 7, is in 55 days. Honours a 17th century Tibetan Buddhist lama who first united Bhutan as a nation-state. -
Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
Jun 11, is in 90 days. This is a Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha. -
Birth Anniversary Of Guru Rinpoche
Jul 5, is in 114 days. Guru Rinpoche, was an 8th-century Buddhist master from the Indian subcontinent, venerated ... -
First Sermon Of Lord Buddha
Jul 28, is in 137 days. A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar -
Blessed Rainy Day
Sep 23, is in 194 days. Marks the end of the monsoon and farming season and the beginning of the harvest season ... -
Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
May 2, is in 50 days. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck the 3rd Druk Gyalpo, who began Bhutan's first steps toward ... -
Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung
May 7, is in 55 days. Honours a 17th century Tibetan Buddhist lama who first united Bhutan as a nation-state. -
Lord Buddha's Parinirvana
Jun 11, is in 90 days. This is a Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha. -
Birth Anniversary Of Guru Rinpoche
Jul 5, is in 114 days. Guru Rinpoche, was an 8th-century Buddhist master from the Indian subcontinent, venerated ... -
First Sermon Of Lord Buddha
Jul 28, is in 137 days. A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar -
Blessed Rainy Day
Sep 23, is in 194 days. Marks the end of the monsoon and farming season and the beginning of the harvest season ...
List of Holidays in Thimphu in 2025
| Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type |
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| Thursday | Winter Solstice | National Holiday | |
| Thursday | Traditional Day of Offering | National Holiday | |
| Friday | Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King | National Holiday | |
| Saturday | Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King Holiday | National Holiday | |
| Sunday | Birth Anniversary Of His Majesty the King Holiday | National Holiday | |
| Friday | Losar | National Holiday | |
| Saturday | Losar Holiday | National Holiday | |
| Friday | Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo | National Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung | National Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Lord Buddha's Parinirvana | National Holiday | |
| Saturday | Birth Anniversary Of Guru Rinpoche | National Holiday | |
| Monday | First Sermon Of Lord Buddha | National Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Blessed Rainy Day | National Holiday | |
| Sunday | Thimphu Drubchen | Regional Holiday | |
| Thursday | Dassain | National Holiday | |
| Thursday | Thimphu Tshechu | Regional Holiday | |
| Friday | Thimphu Tshechu Holiday | Regional Holiday | |
| Saturday | Thimphu Tshechu Holiday | Regional Holiday | |
| Saturday | Coronation day of His Majesty the King | National Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo | National Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Descending Day of Lord Buddha | National Holiday | |
| Wednesday | National Day | National Holiday |
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