List of festivals in Bangladesh

This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh.

Religious observance

Eid prayer in Comilla

Durga puja in Dhakeshwari Temple, Dhaka

Muslim

• Eid ul-Fitr - on the 1st day of Shawwal month of the lunar Islamic calendar.[1]
• Eid ul-Adha - on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah month of the Islamic calendar.[2]
• Chaand Raat - on the 29th or 30th night of Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.[3]
• Ashura - on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.[4]
• Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi – The Birth of the Prophet[5]
• Shab-e-Qadr[6]
• Shab-e-Baraat[7]
• Bishwa Ijtema[8]

Hindu

• Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Kartik month of the Bengali calendar.[9]
• Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna[10]
• Dolyatra[11]
• Rathayatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra.[1]
• Kali Puja[12]
• Saraswati Puja[13]

Buddhist

• Buddha Purnima - Buddha's Birthday[14]
• Madhu Purnima[15]
• Kathin Chibardan - offering of woven robe made of cotton to monks and nuns.[16]

Christian

• Boro Din or Christmas - on 25 December of the Gregorian calendar.[17]
• Easter Sunday[18]

Patriotic and National Observances

• Language Movement Day - (International Mother Language Day); Wearing colour:    [19]
• Genocide Remembrance Day
• National day of mourning
• Independence Day; Wearing colour:      [20]
• Armed Forces Day[21]
• Martyred Intellectuals Day[22]
• Victory Day; Wearing colour:      [23]

Cultural festivals

Celebrations of Pahela Baishakh at Dhaka

Bangladeshi girls taking Selfie at Pahela Falgun festival.

General

• Rokeya Day
• Rabindra Jayanti
• Nazrul Jayanti

Music

• Dhaka World Music Festival (music)[24]
• Bengal Classical Music Festival[25]
• International Folk Festival[26]

Folk

• Pahela Baishakh - on the 1st day of the Bengali calendar and summer festival; also called Bangla Noboborsho; Wearing colour:   [27]
• Boshonto Utshob - Spring festival also known as Pohela Falgun; Wearing colour:   [28]
• Nabanna - Winter and harvest festival; Wearing colour:   [29]
• Borsha Utshob - Monsoon festival; Wearing colour:   
• Nouka Baich - Boat racing festivals held after the monsoon when rivers are filled

Others

• Bengal Original Cultural Festival[30]
• Cinemaking International Film Festival[31]
• Dhaka Festival[32]
• Dhaka Art Summit[33]
• Hay Festival Dhaka[34]
• Dhaka Fashion Week[35]
• Dhaka International Film Festival[36]
• Chobi Mela International Photography Festival[37]
• CRACK International Art Camp
• International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
• Bioscope Children's Photography Festival

Fairs

Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka

• Ekushey Book Fair - in Dhaka on the month of February of the Gregorian calendar.[38]
• Dhaka International Trade Fair[39]
• 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.[40][41][42]

Local events

Shakrain kite festival, Dhaka

• Shakrain - in Dhaka at the end of the Poush of the Bengali calendar.[43]
• Jatiya Pitha Utsab - National Pitha (Cake) Festival.[44]
• Joy Bangla Concert - annual concert to mark the 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib.
• Nouka Baich[45]
• Bisu Mela[46]

Public holidays

• Public holidays in Bangladesh

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