Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Laos 2026

Laos has 8 days of national public holidays in 2026, 7 on working days.

Next: ວັນຊາດ (Lao National Day), Wednesday, 2 December 2026in 45 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Laos in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanThu	ວັນປີໃໝ່ສາກົນNew Year's Day	290 days ago
8 MarSunWeekend	ວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນInternational Women's Rights Day	224 days ago
9 MarMon	ພັກຊົດເຊີຍວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນInternational Women's Rights Day (in lieu)	223 days ago
14 AprTue	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວLao New Year's Day	187 days ago
15 AprWed	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວLao New Year's Day	186 days ago
16 AprThu	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວLao New Year's Day	185 days ago
1 MayFri	ວັນກຳມະກອນສາກົນInternational Labor Day	170 days ago
2 DecWed	ວັນຊາດLao National Day	in 45 days

At a glance

Laos in 2026

01Public holidays

8 days

7 on working days, 1 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

3 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

ວັນຊາດ (Lao National Day)

Wednesday, 2 December 2026 · in 45 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar
3 days offInternational Women's Rights Day · International Women's Rights Day (in lieu)
Tue 14 Apr – Thu 16 Apr
3 days offLao New Year's Day
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May
3 days offInternational Labor Day

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 4 other days

Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Laos in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
7 OctWed	ວັນສ້າງຕັ້ງທະນາຄານແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວEstablishment Day of the BOL	Bank holiday	Nationwide
29 DecTue	ສາມວັນລັດຖະການສຸດທ້າຍຂອງທຸກໆປີLao Year-End Bank Holiday	Bank holiday	Nationwide
30 DecWed	ສາມວັນລັດຖະການສຸດທ້າຍຂອງທຸກໆປີLao Year-End Bank Holiday	Bank holiday	Nationwide
31 DecThu	ສາມວັນລັດຖະການສຸດທ້າຍຂອງທຸກໆປີLao Year-End Bank Holiday	Bank holiday	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Vientiane.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Laos have in 2026?

Laos has 8 days of national public holidays in 2026, 7 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Laos?

ວັນຊາດ (Lao National Day), on Wednesday, 2 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Laos have in 2026?

3: Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar (International Women's Rights Day, International Women's Rights Day (in lieu)); Tue 14 Apr – Thu 16 Apr (Lao New Year's Day); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (International Labor Day).

Which public holidays in Laos fall on a weekend in 2026?

ວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ (International Women's Rights Day), Sunday, 8 March 2026.