Public holidays in Laos 2026

There are 8 public holidays in 2026. 7 of them fall on a working day.

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All 8 public holidays in Laos 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day	ວັນປີໃໝ່ສາກົນ
8 Mar 2026	Sunday	International Women's Rights Day	ວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ
9 Mar 2026	Monday	International Women's Rights Day (in lieu)	ພັກຊົດເຊີຍວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ
14 Apr 2026	Tuesday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
15 Apr 2026	Wednesday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
16 Apr 2026	Thursday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
1 May 2026	Friday	International Labor Day	ວັນກຳມະກອນສາກົນ
2 Dec 2026	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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Laos have in 2026?

8 public holidays. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Laos?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Lao National Day on Wednesday, 2 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

Lao New Year's Day: take 1 day of leave (13 Apr) and you get 6 days off in a row, 11 Apr – 16 Apr 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code LA (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.la) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026