Thailand Public Holidays, 2012

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List of official holidays to be observed by Thailand’s financial institutions in the year 2012 is as follows:

Monday, 2 January 2012 – Substitution for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (31 Dec 2011 and Sun 1 Jan 2012)
Tuesday, 3 January 2012 – An extra holiday to promote tourism
Wednesday, 7 March 2012 – Makha Bucha Day
Friday, 6 April 2012 – Chakri Day
Friday, 13 April 2012 – Songkran Festival
Monday, 16 April 2012 – Substitution Day for Songkran Festival (Saturday, 14 April 2012 and Sunday, 15 April 2012)
Tuesday, 1 May 2012 – National Labor Day
Monday, 7 May 2012 – Substitution Day for Coronation Day (Saturday, 5 May 2012)
Monday, 4 June 2012 – Visakha Bucha Day
Thursday, 2 August 2012 – Asarnha Bucha Day
Monday, 13 August 2012 – Substitution Day for H.M. the Queen’s Birthday (Sunday, 12 August 2012)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012 – Chulalongkorn Day
Wednesday, 5 December 2012 – H.M. the King’s Birthday
Monday, 10 December 2012 – Constitution Day
Monday, 31 December 2012 – New Year’s Eve

For financial institutions in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Satun, provinces an extra holiday is given for the Eidilfitri Day (Ramadan Day) announced by the Sheikhul Islam Office if it does not fall on any of the holidays listed above or Saturday and Sunday.



The following are the dates of the major festivals celebrated in Thailand. Please note, not all of them are public holidays:

Chinese New Year: 23rd January 2012
Songkran Festival: 13-16 April 2012
Royal Ploughing Ceremony: 9th May 2012
Start of Buddhist Lent: 3rd August 2012
H.M. The Queen’s Birthday: 12th August 2012
End of Buddhist Lent: 30th October 2012
Loy Krathong: 28th November 2012
King’s Birthday: 5th December 2012


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[asahipura]

That is useful information. Helps in planning travel and stay in Thailand

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And as with Bar Closure or No Alcohol Sale Day, the following 4 days are mandatory.

Wednesday, 7 March 2012 – Makha Bucha Day
Monday, 4 June 2012 – Visakha Bucha Day
Thursday, 2 August 2012 – Asarnha Bucha Day
Friday, 3rd August 2012 - Start of Buddhist Lent

And also as a respect to H.M the King, its also common among Thais though may not be mandatory to observe and refrain from consuming/sale of alcohol on this day.

Wednesday, 5 December 2012 – H.M. the King’s Birthday

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Public holiday Makha Bucha Day coming up this week, so is bar closure and no alcohol sales.

On this day, make some prayers and offerings or small donations at the temples will be good blessings for you and your family.

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Expect to see a lot of this then around town.

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[Harry]

Chakri Memorial Day
April 6, 2012

April 6 is Chakri Memorial Day, a national holiday. It marks the date of the founding of the Chakri Dynasty on April 6, 1782 after the death of King Taksin. The Royal Pantheon (see attached) at Wat Pra Keo has life-size wax figures of all the past kings.

King Rama the First ascended the throne on April 6, 1782, after the death of King Taksin of the Thonburi Kingdom. Appointed as King Taksin’s top warlord, he was formerly called Chao Phraya Chakri. Realizing that Thonburi on the West Bank of the Chao Phraya River would always be threatened by enemy attacks, King Rama the First moved Thailand’ s royal capital from Thonburi to Bangkok on the east side. His reign has been called a “reconstruction” of the Thai state and Thai culture, using Ayutthaya, old capital, as a model.

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NOTE

April 9 has also been declared as a public holiday in Thailand with respect to the funeral ceremony for HRH Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda. Do also note that all night entertainment venues are also asked to suspend their businesses from April 8-10, 2012.