Holiday Guide for Nepal in 2024

Nepal information

Population: 29.14m
Capital: Kathmandu
Calling Code: (977)
Time Zone: +5.75 UTC
Currency: Nepalese rupee
Language: Nepali

List of National Holidays in Nepal in 2024

	Monday January 15th Long Weekend! Maghe Sankranti Nepal: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
	Saturday February 10th Sonam Losar Nepal: This is the New Year of the Tamang people and the most important festival in their calendar.
	Thursday February 15th Establishment Day Gandaki Pradesh: A public holiday has been declared to mark the establishment of Gadanki Province Government.
	Monday February 19th Long Weekend! Prajatantra Diwas Nepal: Marks the end of the 104-year-long dynastic, autocratic and authoritarian rule of the Rana rulers.
	Friday March 8th Long Weekend! Maha Shivaratri Nepal: According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
	Friday March 8th Long Weekend! Nari Dibas Nepal: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
	Monday March 11th Long Weekend! Gyalpo Lhosar Nepal: Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
	Sunday March 24th Fagu Purnima Nepal: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Monday March 25th Long Weekend! Fagu Purnima Nepal: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
	Monday April 1st Long Weekend! Khakhdehara Sudurpashchim Pradesh: A public holiday in Sudurpashchim province to mark the end of month-long Holi celebrations.
	Monday April 8th Long Weekend! Ghode Jatra Kathmandu Valley: A horse parade organized in Tudikhel in Kathmandu every year, on the new moon of Chaitra Sukla Pakshya in the Eastern Lunar calendar
	Thursday April 11th Ramjan Edul Fikra Nepal: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Saturday April 13th Nepali New Year Nepal: Bikram Sambat is the official calendar of Nepal. New Year in this calendar usually falls on 14th April.
	Sunday April 14th Judsheetal Madhesh Pradesh: Madhesh. Judsheetal is the celebration of the first day of the Maithil new year.
	Tuesday April 16th Chaite Dashain Gandaki Pradesh: This Hindu festival symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana.
	Tuesday April 23rd Public Holiday Nepal: A public holiday has been declared for the visit of the Emir of Qatar.
	Monday May 6th Long Weekend! Bagmati Languages Day Kathmandu Valley: A a public holiday in Bagmati province to mark the occasion of introducing Tamang and Nepali languages as official languages.
	Thursday May 23rd Buddha Jayanti Nepal: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
	Monday June 17th Long Weekend! Edul Aajha Nepal: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Tuesday July 16th Saune Sankranti Karnali: Hindu devotees celebrate Saune Sankranti on the first day of the Nepali month of Shrawan.
	Sunday July 28th Public Holiday Kathmandu Valley: A public holiday to mourn the death of Kirtipur municipality mayor, Raj Kumar Nakarmi.
	Sunday August 4th Bhoto Jatra Kathmandu Valley: Dedicated to a vest said to belong to a the Hindu god of good harvests and rainfall
	Friday August 9th Long Weekend! Nag Panchami Karnali: This annual Hindu festival honours serpent deities known as Nagas.
	Friday August 9th Long Weekend! International Day of Indigenous Peoples Koshi: A public holiday in Koshi province on the occasion of the International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples.
	Tuesday August 20th Gaijatra Kathmandu Valley: This is a Hindu festival that honours those who have died during the past year.
	Monday August 26th Long Weekend! Gaura Festival Nepal: During this Hindu festival, women worship goddess Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva to ensure their husband's health and longevity.
	Friday September 6th Long Weekend! Haritalika Teej Nepal: Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season
	Tuesday September 17th Indra Jatra Kathmandu Valley: An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as Yenyā
	Thursday September 19th Nepali Constitution Day Nepal: Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on September 20th 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007
	Thursday October 10th Phulpati Nepal: A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.
	Saturday October 12th Maha Navami Nepal: Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga
	Sunday October 13th Maha Ashtami Nepal: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Tuesday October 15th Subha Vijaya Dashami Nepal: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
	Sunday November 3rd Bhai Tika Nepal: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
	Sunday November 3rd Laxmi Puja Nepal: The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped
	Monday November 4th Long Weekend! Gobardhan Puja Nepal: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
	Thursday November 7th Chaath Puja Nepal: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
	Friday November 15th Long Weekend! Guru Nanak's Birthday Nepal: Falls on the full moon day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated all over India to commemorate the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
	Monday November 18th Long Weekend! Nepal Speaker passing Nepal: To mourn the passing of former Speaker Daman Nath Dhungana.
	Sunday December 15th Udhauli Parva Koshi: A festival celebrated by the Kirat community of Nepal to mark the start of the winter season
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Nepal: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Monday December 30th Long Weekend! Tamu Lhosar Nepal: The festival of Tamu Lhosar is marked as the New Year by the Gurung people to celebrate their unique cultural and traditional values.