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Public holidays in Nepal 2016

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Every public holiday in Nepal in 2016 is listed below, with the day of the week each one falls on. National holidays apply across the whole country. Regional ones apply only in certain states or areas, so check locally before booking anything around them.

See 2016 on a calendar. Open the Nepal calendar to see these marked on a year-at-a-glance grid next to your own leave, travel and deadlines. Free, no sign-up.

Planning around a reporting week rather than a month? Week numbers for 2016 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Nepal, 2016

DateDayHolidayType
15 JanuaryFridayMaghe SankrantiNational
30 JanuarySaturdayMartyr's DayNational
9 FebruaryTuesdaySonam LhochharNational
10 FebruaryWednesdayDay of National MourningNational
19 FebruaryFridayNational Democracy DayNational
7 MarchMondayMaha ShivaratriNational
8 MarchTuesdayInternational Women's DayNational
9 MarchWednesdayGyalpo LhosarNational
23 MarchWednesdayFagu PoornimaNational
24 MarchThursdayFagu Poornima (Terai)National
13 AprilWednesdayNepali New YearNational
15 AprilFridayRam NavamiNational
1 MaySundayInternational Labor DayNational
21 MaySaturdayBuddha JayantiNational
28 MaySaturdayRepublic DayNational
7 JulyThursdayEid al-FitrNational
18 AugustThursdayJanai PoornimaNational
25 AugustThursdayShree Krishna JanmashtamiNational
13 SeptemberTuesdayEid al-AdhaNational
19 SeptemberMondayConstitution DayNational
1 OctoberSaturdayGhatasthapanaNational
8 OctoberSaturdayFulpatiNational
9 OctoberSundayMaha AshtamiNational
10 OctoberMondayMaha NavamiNational
11 OctoberTuesdayBijaya DashamiNational
12 OctoberWednesdayEkadashi (Dashain)National
13 OctoberThursdayDuwadashi (Dashain)National
30 OctoberSundayGai Tihar; Laxmi PoojaNational
31 OctoberMondayGobardhan Pooja; Mha PoojaNational
1 NovemberTuesdayBhai TikaNational
6 NovemberSundayChhath ParvaNational
25 DecemberSundayChristmas DayNational
30 DecemberFridayTamu LhochharNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 33 national holidays in 2016, 23 fall on a weekday and 10 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

Public holidays in Nepal 2015 · Public holidays in Nepal 2017

Other countries

Public holidays for 247 countries and territories, or back to Nepal.