The year 2020 was annus horribilis due to the coronavirus pandemic that restricted our holiday celebrations, festival gatherings, tours, and vacations. Hopefully, 2021 brings a fresh bout of happiness to your life.
With at least ten long weekends, 2021 brings some good news for people who like to travel and celebrate a lot.
Though Nepal is a small Himalayan nation, it is rich in cultural diversities of around 125 ethnic, tribal, and social groups. The Nepali Government has acknowledged a number of holidays every month to accommodate all the major festivals, traditions, and cultures.
Here, we have enlisted all the public holidays and observances in Nepal in 2021 that includes national holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, and religious holidays.
List of Nepal Public Holidays 2021
| S.No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | Jan 11 | Monday | Prithvi Jayanti |
| 2 | Jan 14 | Thursday | Maghe Sankranti |
| 3 | Jan 30 | Saturday | Martyrs’ Day |
| 4 | Feb 12 | Friday | Sonam Lhosar |
| 5 | Feb 19 | Friday | Prajatantra Diwas |
| 6 | Mar 08 | Monday | Nari Dibas / International Women’s Day |
| 7 | Mar 11 | Thursday | Maaha Shivaratri |
| 8 | Mar 14 | Sunday | Gyalpyo/Gyallo Loshar |
| 9 | Mar 28 | Monday | Holi / Phagu Purnima / Basanta Utsav |
| 10 | Apr 11 | Sunday | Ghodejatra |
| 11 | Apr 14 | Sunday | Nepali New Year |
| 12 | Apr 21 | Wednesday | Ram Navami |
| 13 | Apr 24 | Wednesday | Loktantra Diwas |
| 14 | May 01 | Saturday | International Workers Day |
| 15 | May 14 | Saturday | Ramjan Edul Fikra |
| 16 | May 26 | Friday | Buddha Jayanti |
| 17 | May 29 | Wednesday | Ganatantra Diwas |
| 18 | July 21 | Saturday | Edul Aajaha / Bakar Eed |
| 19 | Aug 21 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 20 | Aug 22 | Saturday | Indra Jatra |
| 21 | Aug 23 | Sunday | Gai Jatra |
| 22 | Aug 30 | Monday | Shree Krishna Janmashtami |
| 23 | Sep 07 | Tuesday | Nijamati Sewa Divas |
| 24 | Sep 09 | Thursday | Hartalika Teej |
| 25 | Sep 11 | Saturday | Rishi Panchami |
| 26 | Sep 14 | Tuesday | Gaura Parba |
| 27 | Sep 19 | Sunday | Constitution Day |
| 28 | Sep 29 | Wednesday | Jitiya Parwa |
| 29 | Oct 07 | Thursday | Ghatasthapana |
| 30 | Oct 12 | Tuesday | Fulpati |
| 31 | Oct 13 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
| 32 | Oct 14 | Thursday | Maha Navami |
| 33 | Oct 15 | Friday | Vijaya Dashami |
| 34 | Oct 16 | Saturday | Ekadashi |
| 35 | Oct 17 | Sunday | Dashain |
| 36 | Oct 19 | Tuesday | Kojagrat Purnima |
| 37 | Nov 04 | Thursday | Laxmi Puja |
| 38 | Nov 05 | Friday | Govardhan Puja |
| 39 | Nov 06 | Saturday | Bhai Tika |
| 40 | Nov 10 | Wednesday | Chhath Puja |
| 41 | Nov 19 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 42 | Dec 18 | Saturday | Urdhyauli Parwa / Mangshir Dhanya Purnima |
| 43 | Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas |
| 44 | Dec 30 | Thursday | Tamu Losar |
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