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Already eyeing next year’s getaways? The 2027 holiday calendar is official, covering every public holiday, bank holiday and substitute day in Thailand. Whether you’re plotting a trip, working out your annual leave or sorting paperwork at a bank or district office, it’s worth looking at the dates now.
The days off are spread right across the year, but they don’t all apply to everyone. Some close both government offices and banks, some are for financial institutions only and the odd one applies to civil servants alone. So before you travel or turn up at a counter with a stack of forms, find out which kind of holiday it is. Unless we say otherwise, every date below closes both offices and banks.
- Friday January 1: New Year’s Day, and the first long weekend of the year.
- Sunday February 21: Makha Bucha Day. Temples hold candlelit processions around the ordination hall after dark.
- Monday February 22: Day off in lieu of Makha Bucha, giving you a three-day weekend from February 20-22.
- March has no holidays at all, so keep your leave for April.
- Tuesday April 6: Chakri Memorial Day. Book Monday April 5 off and you get four days in a row.
- Tuesday April 13-Thursday April 15: Songkran. Buses out of Mo Chit fill up days ahead as Bangkok heads home, while Silom Road and Khao San Road host the city’s biggest water fights.
- Saturday May 1: National Labour Day, for banks and private companies only.
- Monday May 3: Labour Day’s replacement. Banks shut, but government agencies open as normal.
- Tuesday May 4: Coronation Day, celebrating King Vajiralongkorn’s crowning in 2019. Private-sector staff get four days straight.
- Thursday May 20: Visakha Bucha Day, which commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death.
Civil servants also get the Royal Ploughing Ceremony off, date to be confirmed.
- Thursday June 3: Her Majesty Queen Suthida’s Birthday. Friday June 4 is the obvious day to ask the boss for.
- Sunday July 18: Asalha Bucha Day, remembering the Buddha’s first sermon.
- Monday July 19: Buddhist Lent Day, which also covers the Sunday holiday. Monks begin their three-month rains retreat and Ubon Ratchathani parades giant carved wax candles through its streets.
- Wednesday July 28: His Majesty the King’s Birthday. Yellow flags and royal portraits line the main roads.
- Thursday August 12: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s Birthday and National Mother’s Day. Schoolkids give their mums jasmine garlands.
September
Nothing on the calendar. It’s usually Bangkok’s wettest month, so hold on to your leave and your umbrella.
- Wednesday October 13: King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day, for the late king, who died in 2016.
- Saturday October 23: Chulalongkorn Memorial Day. Crowds leave pink roses and incense at the equestrian statue of Rama V on the Royal Plaza in Dusit.
- Monday October 25: Offices and banks take the Saturday holiday here instead, so the weekend runs to three days.
November
A blank month for time off. Loy Krathong usually falls now but isn’t a holiday, so float your krathong after work.
- Sunday December 5: King Bhumibol’s Birthday Anniversary, also National Day and National Father’s Day.
- Monday December 6: The holiday carries over, giving you three days off.
- Friday December 10: Constitution Day, marking Thailand’s first permanent constitution in 1932. Handy timing for a weekend in Khao Yai.
- Friday December 31: New Year’s Eve. With the whole day free, claim a spot early for the countdown at CentralWorld or the riverside fireworks at Iconsiam.
Dates follow the official 2027 announcement and may change if special holidays are added. Check with the Bank of Thailand and the relevant authorities before making plans.