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Public holidays in Nepal 2026

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Every public holiday in Nepal in 2026 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 2026 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 2026 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Nepal, 2026

DateDayHolidayType
11 JanuarySundayPrithvi JayantiNational
15 JanuaryThursdayMaghe SankrantiNational
19 JanuaryMondaySonam LhochharNational
29 JanuaryThursdayMartyr's DayNational
15 FebruarySundayMaha ShivaratriNational
18 FebruaryWednesdayGyalpo LhosarNational
19 FebruaryThursdayNational Democracy DayNational
2 MarchMondayFagu PoornimaNational
3 MarchTuesdayFagu Poornima (Terai)National
8 MarchSundayInternational Women's DayNational
21 MarchSaturdayEid al-Fitr (estimated)National
27 MarchFridayRam NavamiNational
14 AprilTuesdayNepali New YearNational
1 MayFridayBuddha Jayanti; International Labor DayNational
28 MayThursdayEid al-Adha (estimated)National
29 MayFridayRepublic DayNational
28 AugustFridayJanai PoornimaNational
4 SeptemberFridayShree Krishna JanmashtamiNational
19 SeptemberSaturdayConstitution DayNational
11 OctoberSundayGhatasthapanaNational
18 OctoberSundayFulpatiNational
19 OctoberMondayMaha Ashtami; Maha NavamiNational
20 OctoberTuesdayBijaya DashamiNational
21 OctoberWednesdayEkadashi (Dashain)National
22 OctoberThursdayDuwadashi (Dashain)National
8 NovemberSundayLaxmi PoojaNational
9 NovemberMondayGai TiharNational
10 NovemberTuesdayGobardhan Pooja; Mha PoojaNational
11 NovemberWednesdayBhai TikaNational
15 NovemberSundayChhath ParvaNational
25 DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational
30 DecemberWednesdayTamu LhochharNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 32 national holidays in 2026, 23 fall on a weekday and 9 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

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