Public Holidays & Festivals

The Thai Calendar Thailand has adopted the western calendar to divide the year into days, weeks and months, using Thai names for these units. Years are numbered according to the Buddhist era (BE) which commenced 543 years before the Christian era. Therefore 2003 AD is BE 2546 and 2004 is BE 2547.

National public holidays Thailand's national public holidays are linked to religious or agricultural traditions and follow the lunar calendar, therefore the dates for some of the holidays change each year.

New Year's Day: Jan 1

 Makha Bucha Day: late January to early March

 Chakri Day: April 6

 Songkran Day: April 13 -15

 National Labor Day: May 1

 Coronation Day: May 5

 Visakha Bucha Day: May

 Asanha Bucha Day: July 

 Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent) : July

 HM the Queen's Birthday: August 12

 Chulalongkorn Day: October 23 

 HM the King's Birthday: December 5

 Constitution Day: December 10

 New Year's Eve: December 31

 Thailand has many Festivals & Events throughout the year here are just a few of them:

 Bangkok International Film Festival: January

 Chinese New Year: Late January through February

 Pattaya Music Festival: March

 King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament: September

 Chonburi Buffalo Race: October

 Loi Krathong: November