National holidays of Myanmar in 2020
This page contains a calendar of all 2020 public holidays for Myanmar. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
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Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | International New Year's Day | |
Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year Holiday | |
Saturday | Jan. 4, 2020 | Independence Day | |
Saturday | Jan. 4, 2020 | Independence Day | |
Wednesday | Feb. 12, 2020 | Union Day | |
Friday | Feb. 21, 2020 | Maha Shivaratri | |
Monday | March 2, 2020 | Peasants' Day | |
Sunday | March 8, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Tabaung | |
Monday | March 9, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Tabaung | |
Tuesday | March 10, 2020 | Holi | |
Friday | March 20, 2020 | March Equinox | |
Friday | March 27, 2020 | Armed Forces' Day | |
Friday | March 27, 2020 | Armed Forces Day | Tatmadaw Day |
Monday | April 13, 2020 | Thingyan | Water festival |
Monday | April 13, 2020 | Maha Thingyan (Water Festival) | |
Tuesday | April 14, 2020 | Thingyan Holiday | |
Wednesday | April 15, 2020 | Thingyan Holiday | |
Thursday | April 16, 2020 | Thingyan Holiday | |
Friday | April 17, 2020 | Burmese New Year's Day | |
Saturday | April 18, 2020 | Burmese New Year Holiday | Government holiday |
Sunday | April 19, 2020 | Burmese New Year Holiday | Government holiday |
Monday | April 20, 2020 | Burmese New Year Holiday | Government holiday |
Friday | May 1, 2020 | Labor Day / May Day | |
Friday | May 1, 2020 | Labour Day | May Day |
Wednesday | May 6, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Kasong | |
Thursday | May 7, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Kasong | Vesak Day |
Sunday | June 21, 2020 | June Solstice | |
Sunday | July 5, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Waso | Dhammasetkya Day. Beginning of Buddhist Lent |
Sunday | July 19, 2020 | Martyrs' Day | |
Sunday | July 19, 2020 | Martyr's Day | |
Friday | July 31, 2020 | Eid ul-Adha Day | Date subject to change |
Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Raksha Bandhan | |
Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent) | |
Tuesday | Aug. 11, 2020 | Janmashtami | |
Saturday | Aug. 22, 2020 | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
Tuesday | Sept. 22, 2020 | September Equinox | |
Thursday | Oct. 1, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent) | |
Saturday | Oct. 17, 2020 | Navaratri | |
Sunday | Oct. 25, 2020 | Dussehra | |
Friday | Oct. 30, 2020 | Pre-Full Moon Day of Thadingyut | End of Buddhist Lent |
Saturday | Oct. 31, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Thadingyut | End of Buddhist Lent |
Sunday | Nov. 1, 2020 | Post-Full Moon Day of Thadingyut | End of Buddhist Lent |
Saturday | Nov. 14, 2020 | Deepavali | Date subject to change |
Saturday | Nov. 28, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone | |
Sunday | Nov. 29, 2020 | Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone Holiday | |
Sunday | Nov. 29, 2020 | Pre-Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone | |
Monday | Nov. 30, 2020 | Full Moon of Tazaungmone | |
Thursday | Dec. 10, 2020 | National Day | 10th day following the full moon of the month of Tazaungmone |
Monday | Dec. 21, 2020 | December Solstice | |
Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
Thursday | Dec. 31, 2020 | New Year's Eve |
Public Holidays
- Myanmar public holidays by years
- Public holidays in other countries