List of festivals in Bangladesh

Religious observance

Muslim

• Eid ul-Fitr - on the 1st day of Shawwal month of the lunar Islamic calendar.
• Eid ul-Adha - on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah month of the Islamic calendar.
• Chaand Raat - on the 29th or 30th night of Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.
• Ashura - on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.
• Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi – The Birth of the Prophet
• Shab-e-Qadr
• Shab-e-Baraat
• Bishwa Ijtema

  Hindu

• Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Kartik month of the Bengali calendar.
• Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna
• Dolyatra
• Rathayatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra.
• Kali Puja
• Saraswati Puja

  Buddhist

• Buddha Purnima - Buddha's Birthday
• Madhu Purnima
• Kathin Chibardan - offering of woven robe made of cotton to monks and nuns.

  Christian

• Boro Din or Christmas - on 25 December of the Gregorian calendar.
• Easter Sunday

  Patriotic and National Observances

• Language Movement Day - ; Wearing colour:
• Genocide Remembrance Day
• National day of mourning
• Independence Day; Wearing colour:
• Armed Forces Day
• Martyred Intellectuals Day
• Victory Day; Wearing colour:

  Cultural festivals

General

• Rokeya Day
• Rabindra Jayanti
• Nazrul Jayanti

  Music

• Dhaka World Music Festival
• Bengal Classical Music Festival
• International Folk Festival

  Folk

• Pahela Baishakh - on the 1st day of the Bengali calendar and summer festival; also called Bangla Noboborsho; Wearing colour:
• Boshonto Utshob - Spring festival also known as Pohela Falgun; Wearing colour:
• Nabanna - Winter and harvest festival; Wearing colour:
• Borsha Utshob - Monsoon festival; Wearing colour:
• Nouka Baich - Boat racing festivals held after the monsoon when rivers are filled

  Others

• Dhaka Art Summit
• Hay Festival Dhaka
• Dhaka Fashion Week
• Dhaka International Film Festival
• Chobi Mela International Photography Festival
• CRACK International Art Camp
• International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
• Bioscope Children's Photography Festival

  Fairs

• Ekushey Book Fair - in Dhaka on the month of February of the Gregorian calendar.
• Dhaka International Trade Fair
• National Tree Fair - Month-long National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair.
• National Fisheries Week and Fish Fair - Week-long National Fiash Trade and Fair.

  Local events

• Shakrain - in Dhaka at the end of the Poush of the Bengali calendar.
• Jatiya Pitha Utsab - National Pitha Festival.
• Joy Bangla Concert - annual concert to mark the 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib.
• Nouka Baich
• Bisu Mela

  Public holidays

• Public holidays in Bangladesh