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Holiday Calendar for Thailand
Thailand observes national holidays, both traditional and historical, and the three most important Buddhist holidays in the country: Makha Bucha Day, Visakha Bucha Day and Asahna Bucha Day. Some other observances, both official and non-official, local and international, are observed to varying degrees throughout the country. Find below the list of upcoming holidays and observances in Thailand. 
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March 2025
April 2025
Wednesday 2 April - Thai Heritage Conservation Day in Thailand; National Children's Book Day in Thailand (Adopted 22 February 2005)
Sunday 6 April - Chakri Day in Thailand (commemorating the establishment of the Chakri dynasty)
Tuesday 8 April - Anniversary of the Ministry of Defense in Thailand (Adopted 13 June 1980)
Thursday 10 April - National Rubber Day in Thailand (วันยางพาราแห่งชาติ - Adopted 21 December 2004)
Sunday 13 April - Songkran in Thailand, Laos, and Nepal (Thai New Year, a New Year festival celebrated April 13-15); Thai New Year or Songkran in Thailand
Wednesday 30 April - Consumer Protection Day in Thailand (since 1980)
May 2025
Wednesday 14 May - Thai Buffalo Conservation Day (Adopted 7 March 2017)
Thursday 15 May - Wan Phra Ratcha Phithi Phuetcha Monkhon Lae Charot Phra Nangkhan Raek Na Khwan or Farmer's Day in Thailand (Each year's date is astrologically determined and announced by the Bureau of the Royal Household)
June 2025
Sunday 1 June - World Naturist Day (Starts on the first Sunday of June in the northern hemisphere and on the first Sunday of December in the southern hemisphere)
July 2025
Wednesday 9 July - Beginning of Vassa (First waning moon, 8th Thai lunar month)
Tuesday 29 July - National Thai Language Day (Thailand)
August 2025
Thursday 7 August - Ghost Festival in Thailand (15th day, 7th Chinese lunar month)
Tuesday 12 August - HM the Queen's Birthday and National Mother's Day in Thailand; World Elephant Day (Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation on August 12, 2012)
September 2025
Thursday 4 September - Royal Thai Navy Submarine Memorial Day (Thai: วันเรือดำน้ำไทย)
Saturday 6 September - Pavarana and Wan Ok Phansa in Thailand (Full moon, 11th Thai lunar month)
Tuesday 9 September - Huai Kha Khaeng Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuaries World Heritage Day (Adopted 4 July 1995)
Sunday 21 September - Sat Thai Day; Vegetarian Festival in Thailand (Date for 2024. 1st–9th days, 9th Chinese lunar month)
October 2025
Sunday 5 October - Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival (15th day, 8th Chinese lunar month)
Friday 17 October - National Police Day or Wan Tamruat in Thailand (Since 1915)
Tuesday 21 October - National Nurses' Day in Thailand; National Annual Tree Loving Day in Thailand; National Dental Hygiene Day in Thailand
November 2025
Wednesday 5 November - Loy Krathong (Full moon, 12th Thai lunar month)
December 2025
Thursday 4 December - Thai Environment Day (Thailand)
Friday 5 December - The King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Birthday or Father's Day in Thailand (Wan phor)
January 2026
Saturday 10 January - Children's Day or Wan Dek Haeng Chat in Thailand (It is celebrated on the second Saturday of January)
Tuesday 13 January - National Aviation Day in Thailand (วันการบินแห่งชาติ or Wan Kanbin Haeng Chat)
February 2026
Thursday 26 February - Cooperatives Day in Thailand (Adopted 14 February 1967)
March 2026
Tuesday 3 March - Magha Puja (Full moon, 3rd Thai lunar month)
Thursday 5 March - National Journalist's Day in Thailand (วันนักข่าว or Wan Nakkhao)
About some Thai traditions
Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet.
If a holiday falls on a weekend, one following workday is observed by the government as a compensatory holiday.
If a holiday falls on a weekend, one following workday is observed by the government as a compensatory holiday.
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