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Thailand 2025 Public Holidays

21 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
  • Limited holiday — A day off for certain groups, sectors, localities, or by choice.
January 1 holidays
February 1 holidays
March
April 6 holidays
May 6 holidays
June 2 holidays
July 2 holidays
August 2 holidays
September
October 2 holidays
November
December 3 holidays

2025 Holiday List · Thailand

21 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Wednesday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Feb 12 Wednesday Makha Bucha Public holiday The full moon of the third lunar month, in February or March.
Apr 6 Sunday Chakri Day Public holiday 6 April.
Apr 7 Monday Day off for Chakri Day Public holiday A substitute day when Chakri Day falls on a weekend.
Apr 13 Sunday Songkran Public holiday 13–15 April.
Apr 14 Monday Songkran Holiday Public holiday The days of the Songkran break beyond the main festival day.
Apr 15 Tuesday Songkran Holiday Public holiday The days of the Songkran break beyond the main festival day.
Apr 16 Wednesday Songkransubstitute day Public holiday 13–15 April.
May 1 Thursday Labor Day Limited holiday private sector, bank
May 4 Sunday Coronation Day Public holiday 4 May.
May 5 Monday Day off for Coronation Day Public holiday A substitute day when Coronation Day falls on a weekend.
May 9 Friday Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day Limited holiday government
May 11 Sunday Visakha Bucha Public holiday The full moon of the sixth lunar month, in May or June.
May 12 Monday Day off for Visakha Bucha Public holiday A substitute day when Visakha Bucha falls on a weekend.
Jun 2 Monday Bridge Public Holiday Limited holiday government, bank
Jun 3 Tuesday Queen Suthida's Birthday Public holiday 3 June.
Jul 10 Thursday Asalha Bucha Public holiday The full moon of the eighth lunar month, in July.
Jul 28 Monday King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday Public holiday 28 July.
Aug 11 Monday Bridge Public Holiday Limited holiday government, bank
Aug 12 Tuesday The Queen Mother's Birthday Public holiday 12 August.
Oct 13 Monday Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol Public holiday 13 October.
Oct 23 Thursday Chulalongkorn Day Public holiday 23 October.
Dec 5 Friday King Bhumibol's Birthday Public holiday 5 December.
Dec 10 Wednesday Constitution Day Public holiday The anniversary of the adoption of the constitution — varies by country.
Dec 31 Wednesday New Year's Eve Public holiday 31 December.
Show 14 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 11 Saturday National Children's Day Observance
Jan 16 Thursday Teachers' Day Observance 5 October in many countries; other dates elsewhere.
Jan 29 Wednesday Chinese New Year's Day Observance
Jan 30 Thursday Second Day of Chinese New Year Observance
Jan 31 Friday Third Day of Chinese New Year Observance
Feb 14 Friday Valentine's Day Observance 14 February.
Mar 20 Thursday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Jun 21 Saturday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Tuesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Sep 24 Wednesday Mahidol Day Observance
Oct 31 Friday Halloween Observance 31 October.
Dec 21 Sunday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Wednesday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 25 Thursday Christmas Day Observance 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Makha Bucha

The full moon of the third lunar month, in February or March.

Commemorates the spontaneous gathering of 1,250 disciples to hear the Buddha preach. Marked by candlelit processions around temples at dusk. Alcohol sales are prohibited nationwide.

Chakri Day

6 April.

Marks the founding of the Chakri dynasty by King Rama I in 1782 and the establishment of Bangkok as the capital.

Day off for Chakri Day

A substitute day when Chakri Day falls on a weekend.

Thailand moves public holidays that land on a weekend to the following Monday.

Songkran

13–15 April.

The traditional Thai new year, and the country's largest festival. Water is poured over Buddha images and the hands of elders as a blessing — a rite that has grown into nationwide water fights in the hottest month of the year.

Songkran Holiday

The days of the Songkran break beyond the main festival day.

The remaining days of the new year holiday. The cabinet often adds bridge days, making Songkran the longest continuous break in the Thai calendar and the peak period for domestic travel.

Labor Day

1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.

The workers' holiday. Almost everywhere it falls on 1 May; in the United States and Canada it was deliberately placed in September to avoid the associations of May Day.

Coronation Day

4 May.

Marks the coronation of King Vajiralongkorn in 2019. The date replaced the previous Coronation Day of 5 May, which had marked King Bhumibol's 1950 coronation.

Day off for Coronation Day

A substitute day when Coronation Day falls on a weekend.

The substitute for Coronation Day.

Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day

A day in May set by royal astrologers, so the date changes each year.

An ancient Brahmin rite marking the start of the rice-growing season, held at Sanam Luang in Bangkok. Sacred oxen are offered a choice of foods and their pick is read as a forecast for the coming harvest.

Visakha Bucha

The full moon of the sixth lunar month, in May or June.

The most sacred Buddhist holiday, marking the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha — held to have occurred on the same date. Recognised by the UN as an international observance. Alcohol sales are prohibited.

Day off for Visakha Bucha

A substitute day when Visakha Bucha falls on a weekend.

Thailand moves public holidays that land on a weekend to the following Monday.

Bridge Public Holiday

A weekday declared a holiday to join a public holiday to the weekend.

The Thai cabinet regularly designates the weekday between a holiday and the weekend as an additional day off, to encourage domestic tourism. These are announced annually rather than fixed in law.

Queen Suthida's Birthday

3 June.

The birthday of Queen Suthida, consort of King Vajiralongkorn. Added to the calendar in 2019.

Asalha Bucha

The full moon of the eighth lunar month, in July.

Marks the Buddha's first sermon and the founding of the monastic community. Falls the day before the start of Buddhist Lent, the three-month rains retreat during which monks remain in their temples.

King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday

28 July.

The birthday of the reigning king, Rama X. Public buildings are decorated in yellow, the colour associated with the monarch's birth day of the week.

The Queen Mother's Birthday

12 August.

The birthday of Queen Sirikit, mother of the current king, and also observed as Thailand's Mother's Day.

Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol

13 October.

Marks the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2016 after a seventy-year reign, the longest of any Thai monarch. A day of remembrance rather than celebration.

Chulalongkorn Day

23 October.

Honours King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who abolished slavery and led the modernisation that kept Siam independent through the colonial era.

King Bhumibol's Birthday

5 December.

The birthday of the late King Bhumibol, retained as a public holiday and also observed as National Day and Father's Day.

Constitution Day

The anniversary of the adoption of the constitution — varies by country.

Marks the adoption of a country's constitution. A major public holiday in Norway, Poland, Denmark, Japan, Mexico and South Korea, among others.

New Year's Eve

31 December.

The last day of the year. A full public holiday in a minority of countries; far more often a half day, a de facto early finish, or simply a marked date on which people still work.