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Public holidays in Nepal 2020

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Every public holiday in Nepal in 2020 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.

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Planning around a reporting week rather than a month? Week numbers for 2020 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Nepal, 2020

DateDayHolidayType
15 JanuaryWednesdayMaghe SankrantiNational
25 JanuarySaturdaySonam LhochharNational
21 FebruaryFridayMaha ShivaratriNational
24 FebruaryMondayGyalpo LhosarNational
8 MarchSundayInternational Women's DayNational
9 MarchMondayFagu PoornimaNational
10 MarchTuesdayFagu Poornima (Terai)National
13 AprilMondayNepali New YearNational
1 MayFridayInternational Labor DayNational
7 MayThursdayBuddha JayantiNational
25 MayMondayEid al-FitrNational
1 AugustSaturdayEid al-AdhaNational
19 SeptemberSaturdayConstitution DayNational
23 OctoberFridayFulpatiNational
24 OctoberSaturdayMaha AshtamiNational
25 OctoberSundayMaha NavamiNational
26 OctoberMondayBijaya DashamiNational
27 OctoberTuesdayEkadashi (Dashain)National
14 NovemberSaturdayLaxmi PoojaNational
15 NovemberSundayGai TiharNational
16 NovemberMondayGobardhan Pooja; Mha PoojaNational
17 NovemberTuesdayBhai TikaNational
20 NovemberFridayChhath ParvaNational
25 DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational
30 DecemberWednesdayTamu LhochharNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 25 national holidays in 2020, 17 fall on a weekday and 8 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 2019 · Public holidays in Nepal 2021

Other countries

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