Thai Holiday & Festival Calendar

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Thai Holiday & Festival Calendar

Here’s a list of local holidays and festivals for the years 2012 & 2013.

Some holidays are on fixed dates, while others follow the lunar calendar, changing each year. The Buddhist Calendar (B.E.) began 543 years earlier than the Christian Calendar, in Thailand it’s actually 2554.

2012 Date	Day	Celebration
Jan – 01	Sunday	New Year’s Day
Jan – 02	Monday	New Year’s Day observed
Jan – 23	Monday	Chinese New Year
Mar – 07	Wednesday	Magha Puja
Apr – 06	Friday	Chakri Memorial Day
Apr – 13	Friday	Songkran
Apr – 14	Saturday	Songkran
Apr – 15	Sunday	Songkran
Apr – 16	Monday	Songkran
Apr – 17	Tuesday	Songkran
May – 01	Tuesday	Labour Day
May – 05	Saturday	Coronation Day
May – 06	Monday	Coronation Day observed
May – 10	Thursday	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Jun – 04	Monday	Vesak Day
Aug – 02	Thursday	Asalha Puja
Aug – 03	Friday	Buddhist Lent Day
Aug – 12	Sunday	H.M. The Queen’s Birthday
Aug – 13	Monday	H.M. The Queen’s Birthday observed
Oct – 23	Tuesday	Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
Oct – 30	Tuesday	End of Buddhist Lent Day
Nov – 28	Wednesday	Loy Krathong
Dec – 05	Wednesday	H.M. The King’s Birthday
Dec – 10	Monday	Thai Constitution Day
Dec – 31	Monday	New Year’s Eve

2013 Date	Day	Celebration
Jan – 01	Tuesday	New Year’s Day
Feb – 10	Wednesday	Chinese New Year
Mar – 11	Monday	Magha Puja
Apr – 06	Sarturday	Chakri Memorial Day
Apr – 08	Monday	Chakri Memorial Day obvserved
Apr – 13	Saturday	Songkran
Apr – 14	Sunday	Songkran
Apr – 15	Monday	Songkran
Apr – 16	Tuesday	Songkran
Apr – 17	Wednesday	Songkran
May – 01	Wednesday	Labour Day
May – 05	Sunday	Coronation Day
May – 06	Monday	Coronation Day observed
May – 10	Friday	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
May– 24	Friday	Vesak Day
Jul – 30	Tuesday	Asalha Puja
Aug – 03	Saturday	Buddhist Lent Day
Aug – 12	Monday	H.M. The Queen’s Birthday
Oct – 23	Wednesday	Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
Oct – 30	Wednesday	End of Buddhist Lent Day
Nov – 28	Thursday	Loy Krathong
Dec – 05	Thursday	H.M. The King’s Birthday
Dec – 10	Tuesday	Thai Constitution Day
Dec – 31	Tuesday	New Year’s Eve