List of festivals in Bangladesh

This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh. Almost everyone in Bangladesh has come across the saying “Bangalir baro mashe tero parbon (Bengali: বাঙালির বারো মাসে তেরো পার্বণ)”, which roughly translates to "Bengalis have thirteen festivals in twelve months (a year)". Bangladesh is a country of colourful celebrations. The people celebrate their faith, life, liberty, nature, elation, and achievements round the year through a wide variety of fairs and festivals, organized with enthusiasm and intricate details. Some Bengali fairs and festivals have a recorded history of over 2000 years. Festivals in Bangladesh fall into four major categories: religious festivals, national events, cultural festivals and tribal festivals. Although a few festivals are primarily meant for particular sections of the population, all the festivals have now attained universal reach throughout the country.

Muslim

 * Eid ul-Fitr (ঈদুল ফিতর/রোজার ঈদ) - on the 1st day of Shawwal month of the lunar Islamic calendar.
 * Eid ul-Adha (ঈদুল আজহার/কোরবানি)- on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah month of the Islamic calendar.
 * Chaand Raat (চাঁদ রাত)- on the 29th or 30th night of Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.
 * Ashura (আশুরা)- on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.
 * Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi (ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবি)– The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
 * Shab-e-Qadr (শবে কদর)
 * Shab-e-Barat (শবে বরাত)
 * Bishwa Ijtema (বিশ্ব ইজতেমা)

Hindu

 * Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar.
 * Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna
 * Dolyatra
 * Ratha Yatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra.
 * Kali Puja in Diwali
 * Saraswati Puja
 * Ashtami Snan on Chaitra Shukla Paksha Ashtami (ninth day during the waxing phase of moon in Chaitra Month) as per Hindu Lunar Calendar

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 - (International Mother Language Day); Colours worn:
 * Genocide Remembrance Day; Colours worn:
 * National day of mourning (15 August); Colours worn:
 * Independence Day; Colours worn:
 * Armed Forces Day
 * Martyred Intellectuals Day; Colours worn:
 * Victory Day; Colours worn:

General

 * Rokeya Day
 * Rabindra Jayanti
 * Nazrul Jayanti

Music

 * Dhaka World Music Festival (music)
 * 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; Colours worn:
 * Boshonto Utshob - Spring festival also known as Pohela Falgun; Colours worn:
 * Nabanna - Winter and harvest festival; Colours worn:
 * Borsha Utshob - Monsoon festival; Colours worn:
 * Nouka Baich - Boat racing festivals held after the monsoon when rivers are filled

Others

 * Bengal Original Culture Festival
 * Cinemaking International Film Festival
 * Dhaka Festival
 * 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
 * Latin Dance 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 (Cake) Festival.
 * Charak — 3-day-long festival in Pabna starting on the last day of the Bangla month of Chaitra.
 * Joy Bangla Concert — annual concert to mark the 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
 * Nouka Baich
 * Bisu Mela

Public holidays

 * Public holidays in Bangladesh