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Festivals and holidays 1986

Dashain, Tihar and other festival dates for BS 1986, with the English date and weekday. Public holidays are marked.

Lunar festival dates for 1986 haven’t been added yet. The fixed-date days below are always on the same date. Check back soon, or see the official holiday list published by the Government of Nepal.

बैशाख Baisakh 1986

  • १Sat
    Nepali New Yearनयाँ वर्ष१९८६ बैशाख १, April 13, 1929
    Public holiday
  • ११Tue
    Loktantra Diwas (Democracy Day)लोकतन्त्र दिवस१९८६ बैशाख ११, April 23, 1929
    Observance
  • १९Wed
    International Labour Dayअन्तर्राष्ट्रिय श्रमिक दिवस१९८६ बैशाख १९, May 1, 1929
    Public holiday

जेठ Jestha 1986

  • १५Tue
    Republic Dayगणतन्त्र दिवस१९८६ जेठ १५, May 28, 1929
    Public holiday

साउन Shrawan 1986

  • १Tue
    Saune Sankrantiसाउने संक्रान्ति१९८६ साउन १, July 16, 1929
    Observance

असोज Asoj 1986

  • ३Wed
    Constitution Dayसंविधान दिवस१९८६ असोज ३, September 18, 1929
    Public holiday

पुस Poush 1986

  • ११Wed
    Christmas Dayक्रिसमस१९८६ पुस ११, December 25, 1929
    Public holiday
  • १८Wed
    New Year's Day (AD)अंग्रेजी नयाँ वर्ष१९८६ पुस १८, January 1, 1930
    Observance
  • २७Fri
    Prithvi Jayanti (National Unity Day)पृथ्वी जयन्ती१९८६ पुस २७, January 10, 1930
    Public holiday

माघ Magh 1986

  • १Tue
    Maghe Sankrantiमाघे संक्रान्ति१९८६ माघ १, January 14, 1930
    Public holiday
  • १६Wed
    Martyrs' Dayशहीद दिवस१९८६ माघ १६, January 29, 1930
    Observance

फागुन Falgun 1986

  • ७Tue
    Prajatantra Diwas (Democracy Day)प्रजातन्त्र दिवस१९८६ फागुन ७, February 18, 1930
    Public holiday
  • २५Sat
    International Women's Dayअन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नारी दिवस१९८६ फागुन २५, March 8, 1930
    Public holiday

Why festival dates change every year

Most Nepali festivals follow the lunar calendar (tithi), so they fall on a different Bikram Sambat date each year. Dashain usually falls in Asoj or Kartik, Tihar in Kartik, and Holi in Falgun or Chaitra. Fixed days such as Nepali New Year (Baisakh 1) and Constitution Day (Asoj 3) stay on the same date.

Questions

Where do these dates come from?

They follow the official calendar and the yearly public-holiday list. Public holidays can be added or changed by the government at short notice, so check official notices for anything important.

Can I add a festival to my phone calendar?

Yes. Open the festival and choose “Add to calendar”. It downloads a calendar file that works with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook.