Public holidays 2026 in Laos
There are 8 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ວັນປີໃໝ່ສາກົນ | ||
| Sunday | International Women's Rights Day | ວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ | ||
| Monday | International Women's Rights Day (in lieu) | ພັກຊົດເຊີຍວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ | ||
| Tuesday | Lao New Year's Day | ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ | ||
| Wednesday | Lao New Year's Day | ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ | ||
| Thursday | Lao New Year's Day | ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ | ||
| Friday | International Labor Day | ວັນກຳມະກອນສາກົນ | ||
| Wednesday | Lao National Day | ວັນຊາດ |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
8 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Tue 10 Mar, Wed 11 Mar, Thu 12 Mar, Fri 13 Mar | 7 Mar – 15 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Women's Rights Day, International Women's Rights Day (in lieu) |
| Mon 13 Apr | 11 Apr – 16 Apr 2026 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day |
| Fri 17 Apr | 14 Apr – 19 Apr 2026 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Labor Day |
| Mon 30 Nov, Tue 1 Dec | 28 Nov – 2 Dec 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Lao National Day |
| Thu 3 Dec, Fri 4 Dec | 2 Dec – 6 Dec 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Lao National Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 26 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code LA (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.la) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027