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Public holidays in Nepal 2023

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Every public holiday in Nepal in 2023 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 2023 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 2023 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Nepal, 2023

DateDayHolidayType
11 JanuaryWednesdayPrithvi JayantiNational
15 JanuarySundayMaghe SankrantiNational
16 JanuaryMondayDay of National MourningNational
22 JanuarySundaySonam LhochharNational
30 JanuaryMondayMartyr's DayNational
13 FebruaryMondayPeople War's DayNational
18 FebruarySaturdayMaha ShivaratriNational
19 FebruarySundayNational Democracy DayNational
21 FebruaryTuesdayGyalpo LhosarNational
6 MarchMondayFagu PoornimaNational
7 MarchTuesdayFagu Poornima (Terai)National
8 MarchWednesdayInternational Women's DayNational
30 MarchThursdayRam NavamiNational
14 AprilFridayNepali New YearNational
22 AprilSaturdayEid al-FitrNational
1 MayMondayInternational Labor DayNational
5 MayFridayBuddha JayantiNational
29 MayMondayRepublic DayNational
29 JuneThursdayEid al-AdhaNational
31 AugustThursdayJanai PoornimaNational
6 SeptemberWednesdayShree Krishna JanmashtamiNational
14 SeptemberThursdayDay of National MourningNational
20 SeptemberWednesdayConstitution DayNational
15 OctoberSundayGhatasthapanaNational
21 OctoberSaturdayFulpatiNational
22 OctoberSundayMaha AshtamiNational
23 OctoberMondayMaha NavamiNational
24 OctoberTuesdayBijaya DashamiNational
25 OctoberWednesdayEkadashi (Dashain)National
26 OctoberThursdayDuwadashi (Dashain)National
12 NovemberSundayLaxmi PoojaNational
13 NovemberMondayGai TiharNational
14 NovemberTuesdayGobardhan Pooja; Mha PoojaNational
15 NovemberWednesdayBhai TikaNational
16 NovemberThursdayTihar HolidayNational
19 NovemberSundayChhath ParvaNational
25 DecemberMondayChristmas DayNational
31 DecemberSundayTamu LhochharNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 38 national holidays in 2023, 27 fall on a weekday and 11 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

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Other countries

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