India

Bohag Bihu 2026, 2027 and 2028

The Bohag Bihu festival is celebrated with a public holiday in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh each year.

In 2027, Bohag Bihu falls on Wednesday 14 April. The holiday will be on Friday 14 April in 2028.

YearDateDayHolidayStates
202614 AprTueBohag Bihu AS
15 AprWedBohag Bihu AR
15 AprWedBohag Bihu Holiday AS
202714 AprWedBohag Bihu AR & AS
15 AprThuBohag Bihu Holiday AR & AS
202814 AprFriBohag Bihu AS
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Bohag Bihu is the first and most important of three Bihu festivals during the year. It is the new year celebration, a celebration of the arrival of spring weather, and a sowing festival. Rice is the main focus of the sowing.

All of the Bihu festivals are centred around rice and agriculture and are meant to honour Krishna, the fertility goddess, cattle, and elders. On Bohag Bihu, there is feasting, dancing, musical performances, and other events. Some will also hang pots from poles by their homes, and children may don flower-garlands and to through the city streets “welcoming the new year”.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHolidayStates
202514 AprMonBohag Bihu AS
15 AprTueBohag Bihu Holiday AS
16 AprWedBohag Bihu Holiday AS
202413 AprSatBohag Bihu Holiday AS
14 AprSunBohag Bihu AR & AS
15 AprMonBohag Bihu Holiday AS