Holiday Guide for Lao in 2025

Lao 2025

Lao
2025

Lao information

Population: 7.28m
Capital: Vientiane
Calling Code: (856)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Lao kip
Language: Lao

List of National Holidays in Lao in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st International New Year's Day Lao: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Saturday March 8th International Women's Day Lao: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
	Monday March 10th Long Weekend! International Women's Day (in lieu) Lao: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
	Sunday April 13th Lao New Year Lao: Celebrated for three days, this is the most important festival in Laos
	Monday April 14th Long Weekend! Lao New Year Holiday Lao: Second day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year
	Tuesday April 15th Lao New Year Holiday Lao: Third day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year
	Wednesday April 16th Lao New Year Holiday Lao: Fourth day of holidays to mark the Lao New Year
	Thursday May 1st International Labour Day Lao: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday July 20th Women's Union Establishment Day Lao: The Lao Women's Union was established on July 20th 1955 to promote the role of women under the National Constitution
	Monday July 21st Long Weekend! Women's Union Establishment Day (in lieu) Lao: For female government officials and workers in compensation for the traditional July 20 Lao Women’s Union Founding Day holiday, which in 2025 falls on a Sunday.
	Tuesday October 7th End of Buddhist Lent Day Lao: Boun Ok Phansa is a mark of the end of three month retreat during the rainy season of the monks
	Wednesday October 8th Boat Racing Festival Lao: Held at different times in October or early November in every riverside town to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.
	Wednesday November 5th That Luang Festival Lao: Pilgrimage to That Luang Stupa in Vientiane on the full moon in the twelfth lunar month
	Tuesday December 2nd National Day Lao: The establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975

Notes

Foreign employees are allowed to have one day off for their National Day.

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