Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Laos and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Sun	International Women's Day
14 Apr to 16 Apr	Tue to Thu	Lao New Year
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
15 May	Fri	Visakhabousa Day
1 Jun	Mon	Children's Day
13 Jul	Mon	Boun Khao Phansa
20 Jul	Mon	Lao Women's Union Day
5 Oct	Mon	Boun Ok Phansa
6 Oct	Tue	Boat Racing Festival *
24 Nov	Tue	That Luang Festival
2 Dec	Wed	National Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
14 Apr to 18 Apr	Wed to Sun	Lao New Year
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
3 May	Mon	Labour Day Holiday
20 May	Thu	Visakhabousa Day
1 Jun	Tue	Children's Day
18 Jul	Sun	Boun Khao Phansa
20 Jul	Tue	Lao Women's Union Day
15 Oct	Fri	Boun Ok Phansa
16 Oct	Sat	Boat Racing Festival *
13 Nov	Sat	That Luang Festival
2 Dec	Thu	National Day

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
13 Apr to 16 Apr	Thu to Sun	Lao New Year
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
2 May	Tue	Visakhabousa Day
1 Jun	Thu	Children's Day
20 Jul	Thu	Lao Women's Union Day
5 Aug	Sat	Boun Khao Phansa
2 Oct	Mon	Boun Ok Phansa
15 Oct	Sun	Boat Racing Festival *
2 Nov	Thu	That Luang Festival
2 Dec	Sat	National Day

Although Laos officially recognizes 11 official holidays, employees are only entitled to six paid holidays per year. Holiday entitlement is generally regulated by mandatory employment contracts or trade union agreements.