13–15 April
Songkran
Nationwide
The Thai New Year: water blessings for elders, merit-making at temples and the famous water celebrations in every town.
Thailand calendar · ปฏิทินประเทศไทย
Thai Public Holidays & Festivals 2026–2027
Every official holiday, the great festivals of Thai culture – and what they mean for your steel delivery, port clearance and site schedule.
5December
Next holidayKing Bhumibol's Birthday – Father's DaySat 5 Dec 2026
23days
The Thai calendar
A country that celebrates – and a supply chain that plans for it
Thailand has around 20 public holidays a year: royal anniversaries, Buddhist days that follow the lunar calendar, and Songkran – the Thai New Year, when the whole country travels home.
For a construction project these days matter. Ports, customs, banks and trucking slow down or stop, and a container that lands on the wrong day can wait a week in the yard. World Steel plans every shipment to Thailand around this calendar, so your steel arrives when your crew is ready.
Public holidays
Holiday calendar
Public holidaySubstitute dayGovernment onlyRegional
21 public and substitute holidays
01January
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New Year's DayHeavy trucks are often restricted on main highways
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Special New Year holiday
02February
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Chinese New YearRegionalSouthern provinces (Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Satun)
03March
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Makha Bucha Day
04April
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Chakri Memorial Day
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Songkran – Thai New YearPorts, customs and trucking slow down for about a week
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Songkran – Thai New YearPorts, customs and trucking slow down for about a week
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Songkran – Thai New YearPorts, customs and trucking slow down for about a week
05May
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National Labour Day
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Coronation Day
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Visakha Bucha Day
06June
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Substitute holiday for Visakha Bucha DaySubstitute day
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H.M. Queen Suthida's Birthday
07July
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H.M. the King's Birthday
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Asarnha Bucha Day
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Khao Phansa – Buddhist Lent DayGovernment onlyGovernment offices; many companies stay open
08August
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H.M. Queen Mother's Birthday – Mother's Day
10October
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King Bhumibol Memorial Day
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Chulalongkorn Day
12December
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King Bhumibol's Birthday – Father's Day
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Substitute holiday for King Bhumibol's Birthday – Father's DaySubstitute day
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Constitution Day
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New Year's EveHeavy trucks are often restricted on main highways
23 public and substitute holidays
01January
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New Year's DayHeavy trucks are often restricted on main highways
02February
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Chinese New YearRegionalSouthern provinces (Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Satun)
-
Makha Bucha Day
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Substitute holiday for Makha Bucha DaySubstitute day
04April
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Chakri Memorial Day
-
Songkran – Thai New YearPorts, customs and trucking slow down for about a week
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Songkran – Thai New YearPorts, customs and trucking slow down for about a week
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Songkran – Thai New YearPorts, customs and trucking slow down for about a week
05May
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National Labour Day
-
Substitute holiday for National Labour DaySubstitute day
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Coronation Day
-
Visakha Bucha Day
06June
-
H.M. Queen Suthida's Birthday
07July
-
Asarnha Bucha Day
-
Substitute holiday for Asarnha Bucha DaySubstitute day
-
Khao Phansa – Buddhist Lent DayGovernment onlyGovernment offices; many companies stay open
-
H.M. the King's Birthday
08August
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H.M. Queen Mother's Birthday – Mother's Day
10October
-
King Bhumibol Memorial Day
-
Chulalongkorn Day
-
Substitute holiday for Chulalongkorn DaySubstitute day
12December
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King Bhumibol's Birthday – Father's Day
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Substitute holiday for King Bhumibol's Birthday – Father's DaySubstitute day
-
Constitution Day
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New Year's EveHeavy trucks are often restricted on main highways
Dates follow the Thai cabinet and Bank of Thailand announcements. Buddhist holidays follow the lunar calendar, and the government may add special holidays during the year – please confirm before fixing a shipment date.
Festivals
The festivals that colour the Thai year
Beyond the official calendar, Thailand lives by its festivals – each with its own region, colours and rituals.
Full moon, 12th lunar month (November)
Loy Krathong
Nationwide
Floating krathong of banana leaf, flowers and candles on rivers and canals to thank the water spirits.
With Loy Krathong (November)
Yi Peng
Chiang Mai & the North
Thousands of khom loi lanterns released into the night sky in the Lanna tradition.
Khao Phansa (July)
Candle Festival
Ubon Ratchathani
Giant carved beeswax candles paraded to the temples at the start of Buddhist Lent.
May
Bun Bang Fai
Yasothon & the Northeast
Home-made rockets launched to call the rains before rice planting.
June – July
Phi Ta Khon
Dan Sai, Loei
Colourful ghost masks and processions in one of Isan's most famous merit-making festivals.
January – February
Chinese New Year
Bangkok Yaowarat, Nakhon Sawan
Lion dances, red lanterns and family reunions in Thailand's Chinese communities.
9th lunar month (Sept – Oct)
Vegetarian Festival
Phuket & Trang
Nine days of white clothing, vegetarian food and temple processions.
November
Surin Elephant Round-up
Surin
Elephants and mahouts celebrate the region's ancient bond with the elephant.
World Steel
What holidays mean for your steel delivery
Ports & customs
Laem Chabang and Bangkok keep working, but customs and shipping-line offices close on public holidays. Free time in the yard keeps running.
Heavy-truck restrictions
During Songkran and New Year, trucks with many axles are often banned from main highways for several days.
Site crews travel home
Around Songkran many workers return to their provinces – sites typically lose a full week.
Banks closed
L/C documents and payments wait for the next banking day – plan payment dates around bank holidays.
Our plan
We book vessels to arrive at least three working days before a long holiday, or after it – never in the middle.
Our factory
World Steel's Vietnamese factory works through Thai holidays, so fabrication never stops.
Plan your delivery around the Thai calendar
Tell us your site start date. We will propose a fabrication and shipping schedule that avoids every holiday bottleneck.