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Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Nepal, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.

36
Observances
0
Subdivisions
0
Exchanges
1
Calendar system

The next public holiday in Nepal is

Rakshya Bandhan / Janai Purnima

In 21 days · expected; set by announcement

05:34 local time in Nepal Working day Last: Republic Day, 29 May 2026 · 70 days ago · expected; set by announcement

Computed · local time Asia/Kathmandu

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Nepal public holidays in 2026

25 national closures in 2026, of 36 observances held for the country. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.

DateObservanceEvidence
8 March 2026International Women's DayVerified
14 April 2026Nepali New Year expectedVerified
1 May 2026Buddha Jayanti expectedVerified
1 May 2026International Workers' DayVerified
29 May 2026Republic Day expectedVerified
28 August 2026Rakshya Bandhan / Janai Purnima expectedVerified
4 September 2026Krishna Janmashtami expectedVerified
19 September 2026Constitution expectedVerified
11 October 2026Ghatasthapana expectedVerified
17 October 2026Dashain expectedVerified
18 October 2026Dashain expectedVerified
19 October 2026Dashain expectedVerified
20 October 2026Dashain expectedVerified
21 October 2026Dashain expectedVerified
22 October 2026Dashain expectedVerified
23 October 2026Dashain expectedVerified
8 November 2026Tihar expectedVerified
9 November 2026Tihar expectedVerified
10 November 2026Tihar expectedVerified
11 November 2026Tihar expectedVerified
12 November 2026Tihar expectedVerified
15 November 2026Chhath expectedVerified
24 December 2026Dhanya Purnima expectedVerified
25 December 2026Christmas DayVerified
30 December 2026Tamu Lhosar expectedVerified

Long weekends in Nepal, 2026

9 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. Weekends and national closures only.

WhenLengthBecause ofLeave
11 Apr – 14 Apr4 daysNepali New Yeartake Mon 13 Apr
1 May – 3 May3 daysInternational Workers' Dayno leave needed
29 May – 31 May3 daysRepublic Dayno leave needed
28 Aug – 30 Aug3 daysRakshya Bandhan / Janai Purnimano leave needed
4 Sep – 6 Sep3 daysKrishna Janmashtamino leave needed
17 Oct – 25 Oct9 daysDashainno leave needed
7 Nov – 12 Nov6 daysTiharno leave needed
7 Nov – 15 Nov9 daysTihar, Chhathtake Fri 13 Nov
24 Dec – 27 Dec4 daysDhanya Purnima, Christmas Dayno leave needed

How Nepal keeps time

Observances36 across the national calendar
Evidence34 verified · 0 corroborated · 2 compiled, from 2 named sources
LanguagesEnglish, ne
Calendar systemsgregorian
Exchangesnone listed
Last reviewed2026-08-03

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