Public holidays in Laos 2028

There are 11 public holidays in 2028. 7 of them fall on a working day.

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All 11 public holidays in Laos 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day	ວັນປີໃໝ່ສາກົນ
3 Jan 2028	Monday	New Year's Day (in lieu)	ພັກຊົດເຊີຍວັນປີໃໝ່ສາກົນ
8 Mar 2028	Wednesday	International Women's Rights Day	ວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
15 Apr 2028	Saturday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
16 Apr 2028	Sunday	Lao New Year's Day	ບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Lao New Year's Day (in lieu)	ພັກຊົດເຊີຍບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
18 Apr 2028	Tuesday	Lao New Year's Day (in lieu)	ພັກຊົດເຊີຍບຸນປີໃໝ່ລາວ
1 May 2028	Monday	International Labor Day	ວັນກຳມະກອນສາກົນ
2 Dec 2028	Saturday	Lao National Day	ວັນຊາດ
4 Dec 2028	Monday	Lao National Day (in lieu)	ພັກຊົດເຊີຍວັນຊາດ

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 2028

7 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 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan, Fri 7 Jan	1 Jan – 9 Jan 2028	4	9	2.3	New Year's Day, New Year's Day (in lieu)
Mon 6 Mar, Tue 7 Mar	4 Mar – 8 Mar 2028	2	5	2.5	International Women's Rights Day
Thu 9 Mar, Fri 10 Mar	8 Mar – 12 Mar 2028	2	5	2.5	International Women's Rights Day
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr	8 Apr – 18 Apr 2028	4	11	2.8	Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day (in lieu), Lao New Year's Day (in lieu)
Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	3	10	3.3	Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day (in lieu), Lao New Year's Day (in lieu)
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	4	9	2.3	International Labor Day
Tue 5 Dec, Wed 6 Dec, Thu 7 Dec, Fri 8 Dec	2 Dec – 10 Dec 2028	4	9	2.3	Lao National Day, Lao National Day (in lieu)

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 2028?

11 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Lao New Year's Day, Lao New Year's Day (in lieu): take 3 days of leave (19 Apr, 20 Apr, 21 Apr) and you get 10 days off in a row, 14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028.

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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