People are already planning their holidays in Thailand for 2010 and so we thought we would help out by letting you know the dates of the main events and holidays. I know so many people keep asking “When is Loy Krathong in 2010?”. The answer is below.
1st January 2010 – New Year’s Day *
9th January 2010 – Children’s Day
16th January 2010 – Teacher’s Day
3rd February 2010 – War Veterans’ Day
14th February 2010 – Chinese New Year Day
24th February 2010 – National Artist Day
28th February 2010 – Makha Bucha Day *
1st March 2010 – Substitution Day for Makha Bucha Day *
13 March 2010 – National Elephant Day
April is the summer holidays for schools. These are generally from mid-March to early May. There will be a lot of families traveling during this period.
6th April 2010 – Chakri Memorial Day *
13-15 April 2010 – Songkran *
1st May 2010 – National Labor Day *
3rd May 2010 – Substitution Day for National Labor Day *
5th May 2010 – Coronation Day *
13th May 2010 – Royal Ploughing Ceremony **
28th May 2010 – Visakha Bucha Day * (long weekend)
26th June 2008 2010 – Sunthon Phu Day
26th July 2010 – Asarnha Buch Day * (long weekend)
27th July 2010 – Start of Buddhist Rains Retreat * (long weekend)
29th July 2010 – Thai Language Day
12th August 2010 – Queen’s Birthday and Mother’s Day *
October marks the end of the Rains Retreat and there are many festivals like temple fairs, boat racing, buffalo racing etc. Schools are also on holiday this month for about 3 weeks.
22nd October 2010 – Rup Bua Festival, Samut Prakan (TBC)
22nd October 2010 – Buffalo Racing, Chonburi (TBC)
23rd October 2010 – Chulalongkorn Memorial Day *
23rd October 2010 – End of Buddhist Retreat
25th October 2010 – Substitution Day for Chulalongkorn Memorial Day *
28th October 2010 – Phra Samut Chedi Temple Fair, Samut Prakan (TBC)
21st November 2010 – Loy Krathong
28th November 2010 – Monkey Party in Lopburi
5th December 2010 – King’s Birthday and Father’s Day *
6th December 2010 – Substitution Day for King’s Birthday *
10th December 2010 – Constitution Day *
31st December 2010 – New Year’s Day *
* These are public holidays – if it is a long weekend then it is advisable to book hotels and transport in advance.
** Holiday for government workers only
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Hi,
I am trying to look for dates of the Buddhist Rain Retreats for 2010 and come across this website.
Thank you very much for the site and it is very useful for those planning to travel to Thailand. Thailand is my favourite country but unfortunately the TAT website sucks !! Their festivals dates are always posted late or not even posted.
Keep up with the great work !!
It will be even better if you can include some names of places which are best to celebrate those events and festivals.
Hello,
I’m so glad that i come across your post on Thailand’s main holiday date. I was looking for Loy Krathong date in 2010. Hope it is accurate cos i wanna book air ticket .
Thank you very much.
Thank you for this post. I have to put my holidays in for 2010 and was trying to find the date for Loy Krathong or as near as.
was also looking for Loy Krathong. thx
Thank you for the information. Loy Krathong in Chiang Mai is such an awesome holiday!
Come one, come all for Loy Kratong in Chiang Mai! It is wonderful and a once in a lifetime experience. All holidays for that matter are exceptional in Chiang Mai! And such a nice break from the madness of Bangkok. hope to see you here. Email me if you need any other info, I’ve lived here for 5 years now. tikithai@gmail.com
along with balinese nyepi, loy krathong is one of the most beautiful holidays. i plan on celebrating it here in the u.s.
long live the king!
I am going to Thung Saliam in November and will be getting married on the 20th to a lovely woman from the village. We will then go on the 21st to the Sukhothai National Historic Park for the Loy Krathong. This was the first place to celebrate Loy Krathong and I have been told it is spectacular. Very informative site by the way, thank you.
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