National holidays in Thailand
| 1 January (Tuesday) | New Year’s Day Wan Khun Pee Mai |
National Holiday; the beginning of the Western New Year is a national holiday in Thailand |
| 12 January (Saturday) | Children’s Day | celebrated on the second Saturday in January, this day is marked by feasts organized by children |
| 16 January (Wednesday) | Teacher’s Day | a special day when students make merit for their teachers (who are highly regarded in Thailand) |
| 25 January (Friday) | Thai Army Day | marked by military parades and the King reviewing the army |
| 7 February (Thursday) | Chinese New YearWan Trut Chin | with 10 percent of Thailand’s population having ancestors who emigrated from China in the last century, this day is marked by celebrations throughout the country; some businesses may be closed but it is not an official national holiday |
| 14 February (Thursday) | Valentine’s Day | a very popular day in Thailand for sending flowers and small gifts, and for marriage registrations |
| 21 February (Thursday) | Magha Puja Makha Bucha |
National Holiday; celebrates the Buddha’s first sermon to his disciples |
| 6 April (Sunday) | Chakri Day | National Holiday; commemorates the founding of the current dynasty by Rama I |
| 13-14-15 April (Sunday/Monday/Tuesday) | Thai New Year Songkran |
National Holiday; the traditional Thai new year, celebrated as a three-day water festival |
| 1 May (Thursday) | National Labour Day | National Holiday; International Labor Day is a national holiday in Thailand |
| 5 May (Monday) | Coronation Day | National Holiday; celebrates the day in 1949 when Rama IX was crowned |
| 9 May (Friday) | Royal Ploughing Ceremony | Government Holiday; held at Sanam Luang in Bangkok (near Wat Phra Kaew), this important event singals the start of the rice-planting season |
| 19 May (Monday) | VesakVisakha Bucha | National Holiday; the holiest Buddhist holiday celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and entry into nirvana of the Buddha |
| 12 June (Thursday) | Wai Kruh Day Wan Kruh |
(’Day of the Teacher’) students collectively pay respect to their teachers by giving a golden tray with three kinds of flowers - the ixora, in Thai called ‘kem’, the flower of the ‘makeua’ or eggplant, and a lotus |
| 26 June (Thursday) | Sunthorn Phu Day Sunthorn Phu |
Thailand’s highest-regarded poet is honored by poetry recitals, plays, and puppet shows throughout the country |
| 1 July (Tuesday) | Mid-Year Day | Bank Holiday |
| 17 July (Thursday) | Asalha Puja Asanha Bucha |
Theravada Buddhist public holiday |
| 18 July (Friday) | Buddhist Lent (Vassa) Khao Phansa |
National Holiday; this day marks the beginning of the Buddhist “lent” period, a time when monks are supposed to retreat to their temples while new life springs forth |
| 12 August (Tuesday) | Queen’s Birthday Wan Mae Heng Chat |
National Holiday; also celebrated in Thailand as Mother’s Day |
| 22 September (Monday) | Mid-Autumn Festival | also known as the Moon Cake Festival, this Chinese holiday is celebrated with a special kind of sweet cake filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds, and eggs |
| 14 October (Tuesday) | End Of Buddhist Lent Day | Theravada Buddhist event marking the end of the three-month rain retreat for monks |
| 23 October (Thursday) | Chulalongkorn Day | National Holiday; celebrates the birthday of King Rama V |
| 13 November (Thursday) | Loy Krathong Festival | religious festival observed on the full moon of the 12th lunar month by floating a krathong boat in nearby rivers or ponds |
| 5 December (Friday) | H.M. The King’s Birthday | National Holiday; also celebrated as National Day and Father’s Day |
| 10 December (Wednesday) | Constitution Day | National Holiday; commemorates the date in 1932 when Thailand was granted its first constitution |
| 25 December (Thursday) | Christmas Day | while not an official public holiday in Thailand, it is widely celebrated by the Thai people (who love any excuse to have fun) as well as foreign workers and tourists |
| 31 December (Wednesday) | New Year’s Eve | National Holiday; the day before the Western New Year’s Day is always a national holiday in Thailand |