Holiday Dates for 2010
You could check out our Festivals page too for some more information about what actually happens during different Thai holidays.
On Thai public holidays banks, post offices etc. are closed but all transport and most tourism-related businesses still operate as normal. On Buddhist holidays it is illegal to sell alcohol.
Look for more information on Thailand's fascinating Loy Kratong and Songkran festivals in the People & Customs section of this site.
Below is a complete list of 2010 public holidays. In Thailand that would be 2553.
| January 2010 - 2553 | |
| 01 Friday | New Year's Day |
| February 2010 - 2553 | |
| 14 Sunday | Chinese New Year - Not a public holiday but watch out for the firecrackers! |
| 28 Sunday | Makha Bucha Day - Buddhist festival celebrating the Buddha's first sermon |
| March 2010 - 2553 | |
| 22-23 Monday/Tuesday | Trat Memorial Day - Not a public holiday but an important day where the locals celebrate the return of Koh Chang and Trat province to Thai sovereignty after King Rama V negotiated with Cambodia. |
| April 2010 - 2553 | |
| 6 Tuesday | Chakri Day - A Buddhist festival and national holiday. |
| 13-15 Tuesday-Thursday | Songkran - Thailand's internationally reknowned new year festival and holiday. Expect to be soaked in the water-throwing festivities |
| May 2010 - 2553 | |
| 01 Saturday | Labour Day - National holiday |
| 05 Wednesday | Coronation Day celebrates the coronation of His Royal Highness the King of Thailand, the world's longest serving monarch |
| 13 Thursday | Royal Ploughing Ceremony - Holiday marking the commencement of rice sowing |
| 28 Friday | Visaka Bucha Day - Buddhist holiday marking the birth, the enlightenment and the passing on of the Buddha |
| July 2010 - 2553 | |
| 1 Thursday | Buddhist Lent Day |
| August 2010 - 2553 | |
| 12 Sunday | Queen's Birthday - The celebration of the birthday or Her Majesty the Queen of Thailand also marks Mother's day in Thailand |
| 13 Monday | Public Holiday in lieu |
| October 2010 - 2553 | |
| 23 Tuesday | Chulalongkorn Day |
| November 2010 - 2553 | |
| 28 Thursday | Loy Kratong - Water Festival |
| December 2010 - 2553 | |
| 05 Sunday | King's Birthday - The celebration of the birthday or His Majesty the King of Thailand, the world's longest serving monarch, also marks Father's day in Thailand |
| 06 Monday | Public Holiday in lieu |
| 10 Friday | Constitution Day |
| 25 Saturday | Christmas Day - Not a public holiday but Christmas is certainly celebrated in all the nation's shopping malls |
| 31 Friday | New Year's Eve |
