Thailand Public Holidays 2026
Thailand has 18 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with New Year's Eve on 31 December 2026. Six well placed days of leave buy 29 days away from work in 2026, because six holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Makha Bucha | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Chakri Memorial Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Songkran Festival | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Songkran Festival | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Songkran Festival | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Coronation Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Vesak Day | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Queen Suthida's Birthday | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| King's Birthday | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Asalha Puja | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Buddhist Lent | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| The Queen Mother's Birthday | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| King Chulalongkorn Day | Friday | Public holiday | |
| King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Birthday | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Constitution Day | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Thailand entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Thailand.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around April (4 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. Two of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2026, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. Below you will find the full 2026 list for Thailand, sorted by date, with the weekday marked for quick planning. We track national holidays only, leaving out regional variations, so the list stays consistent and easy to compare with other countries.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Thailand have in 2026?
Thailand has 18 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is New Year's Eve on 31 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Thailand?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Thailand in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Thailand is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Thailand?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Thailand are listed separately on the Thailand holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Thailand holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Four of the 18 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (announced per year), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Makha Bucha on 3 March 2026, Vesak Day on 31 May 2026 and Asalha Puja on 29 July 2026, plus 1 more.
How far ahead is the Thailand calendar actually fixed?
Through 2026. The Thai Cabinet approves the following year's public holidays by resolution, including the Buddhist lunar dates and any extra bridge days, so anything past that is computed from the rules in force rather than read off an official list. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Thailand.
Which Thailand holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Thailand holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Thailand with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Thailand
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Thailand public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Thailand 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.