🇹🇭 Thailand public holidays 2028
Thailand has 21 public holidays in 2028. 6 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 5 days. A further 1 days are granted at administrative discretion.
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Who decides these days
Thailand runs three holiday lists, and they apply to different people.
Government offices follow the Cabinet: the standing list is in the Prime Minister's Office announcement of May 2019, and the Cabinet adds special days year by year, such as 2 January 2026.
Banks follow the Bank of Thailand, which issues an annual announcement under Section 37 of the Financial Institution Businesses Act; the 2027 one, No. 37/2569, appeared in the Royal Gazette on 25 August 2026 and closes banks on 18 weekdays.
Private employers fall under Section 29 of the Labour Protection Act 1998: at least 13 traditional holidays a year, which must include Labour Day on 1 May, with the rest chosen by the employer.
So banks and companies close on Labour Day while civil servants work, and only government offices close for the Royal Ploughing Ceremony and Khao Phansa.
Makha, Visakha and Asalha Bucha fall on full moons of the Thai lunar calendar, Khao Phansa on the day after Asalha, and all shift by about a month in years with a leap eighth month; the 2028 dates are not yet announced.
A holiday on a weekend moves to the next working day.
In 2027 Asalha Bucha is a Sunday, so banks close Monday 19 July, which is also Khao Phansa; the government substitute awaits the Cabinet. 12 August was renamed after Queen Mother Sirikit died in October 2025, and the Cabinet kept it a holiday on 21 July 2026.
Long weekends
- January 1, 2028 – January 3, 20283 daysNew Year's Day, New Year's Day (substitute holiday)
- April 13, 2028 – April 17, 20285 daysSongkran Festival, Songkran Festival (substitute holiday)
- April 29, 2028 – May 1, 20283 daysNational Labour Day
- May 6, 2028 – May 8, 20283 daysVisakha Bucha Day
- June 3, 2028 – June 5, 20283 daysQueen Suthida's Birthday, Queen Suthida's Birthday (substitute holiday)
- July 6, 2028 – July 9, 20284 daysAsalha Bucha Day, Buddhist Lent Day (Khao Phansa)Discretionary day off
- July 28, 2028 – July 30, 20283 daysKing Vajiralongkorn's Birthday
- August 12, 2028 – August 14, 20283 daysQueen Mother Sirikit's Birthday Anniversary and Mother's Day, Mother's Day (substitute holiday)
- October 13, 2028 – October 15, 20283 daysKing Bhumibol Memorial Day
- October 21, 2028 – October 23, 20283 daysChulalongkorn Day
- December 9, 2028 – December 11, 20283 daysConstitution Day, Constitution Day (substitute holiday)
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2028 | New Year's Day | Public holiday |
| January 3, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | New Year's Day (substitute holiday) | Public holiday |
| February 10, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Makha Bucha Day | Public holiday |
| April 6, 2028 | Chakri Memorial Day | Public holiday |
| April 13, 2028 – April 15, 2028 | Songkran Festival | Public holiday |
| April 17, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Songkran Festival (substitute holiday) | Public holiday |
| May 1, 2028 | National Labour Day | Public holiday |
| May 4, 2028 | Coronation Day | Public holiday |
| May 8, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Visakha Bucha Day | Public holiday |
| June 3, 2028 | Queen Suthida's Birthday | Public holiday |
| June 5, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Queen Suthida's Birthday (substitute holiday) | Public holiday |
| July 6, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Asalha Bucha Day | Public holiday |
| July 7, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Buddhist Lent Day (Khao Phansa) | Discretionary day off |
| July 28, 2028 | King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday | Public holiday |
| August 12, 2028 | Queen Mother Sirikit's Birthday Anniversary and Mother's Day | Public holiday |
| August 14, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Mother's Day (substitute holiday) | Public holiday |
| October 13, 2028 | King Bhumibol Memorial Day | Public holiday |
| October 23, 2028 | Chulalongkorn Day | Public holiday |
| December 5, 2028 | National Day and Father's Day (King Bhumibol's Birthday) | Public holiday |
| December 10, 2028 | Constitution Day | Public holiday |
| December 11, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Constitution Day (substitute holiday) | Public holiday |
| December 31, 2028 | New Year's Eve | Public holiday |