Public holidays in Laos 2027

There are 8 public holidays in 2027. 7 of them fall on a working day.

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All 8 public holidays in Laos 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day	ວັນປີໃໝ່ສາກົນ
8 Mar 2027	Monday	International Women's Rights Day	ວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ
14 Apr 2027	Wednesday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
15 Apr 2027	Thursday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
16 Apr 2027	Friday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
1 May 2027	Saturday	International Labor Day	ວັນກຳມະກອນສາກົນ
3 May 2027	Monday	International Labor Day (in lieu)	ພັກຊົດເຊີຍວັນກຳມະກອນສາກົນ
2 Dec 2027	Thursday	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 2027

5 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
Tue 9 Mar, Wed 10 Mar, Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar	6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027	4	9	2.3	International Women's Rights Day
Mon 12 Apr, Tue 13 Apr	10 Apr – 18 Apr 2027	2	9	4.5	Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day
Tue 4 May, Wed 5 May, Thu 6 May, Fri 7 May	1 May – 9 May 2027	4	9	2.3	International Labor Day, International Labor Day (in lieu)
Mon 29 Nov, Tue 30 Nov, Wed 1 Dec	27 Nov – 2 Dec 2027	3	6	2	Lao National Day
Fri 3 Dec	2 Dec – 5 Dec 2027	1	4	4	Lao National 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 2027?

8 public holidays. One of them falls on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Lao New Year's Day: take 2 days of leave (12 Apr, 13 Apr) and you get 9 days off in a row, 10 Apr – 18 Apr 2027.

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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