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January | 01 | Sunday | New Year's Day | X | X |
| 02 | Monday | New Year's Day Substitution Day! | X | X |
| 07 | Saturday | Children's Day | | |
| 15 | Sunday | Teacher's Day | | |
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January | 23 | Monday | Chinese New Year's Day | | |
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February | 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | | |
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March | 07 | Wednesday | Makha Bucha Day | X | X |
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April | 06 | Friday | Chakri Day | X | X |
| 13 | Friday | Songkran Day | X | X |
| 14 | Saturday | Songkran Day | X | X |
| 15 | Sunday | Songkran Day | X | X |
| 16 | Monday | Songkran Substitution Day! | X | X |
| 17 | Tuesday | Songkran Substitution Day! | X | X |
| 18 | Wednesday | Songkran Day Naklua | X | X |
| 19 | Thursday | Songkran Day Pattaya | X | X |
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May | 01 | Tuesday | National Labour Day | X | X |
| 05 | Saturday | Coronation Day | X | X |
| 10 | Thursday | Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day | X | |
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June | 04 | Monday | Visakha Bucha Day | X | X |
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Juli | 01 | Sunday | Mid Year Bank's Closing Day | | X |
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August | 02 | Thursday | Asamha Bucha Day | X | X |
| 03 | Friday | Buddhist Lent Day | X | |
| 12 | Sunday | H.M. The Queen's Birthday | X | X |
| 13 | Monday | H.M. The Queen's Birthday Substitution Day! | X | X |
| 30 | Tueday | Chulalongkorn Day | X | X |
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October | 31 | Wednesday | The End Of Lent Day | | |
| 31 | Friday | Chinese Ghost Festival | | |
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November | 28 | Wednesday | Loy Kratong | | |
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December | 05 | Wednesday | H.M. The King's Birthday | X | X |
| 10 | Monday | Constitution Day | X | X |
| 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | | |
| 31 | Monday | New Year's Eve Day | X | X |
Notes:
On Bank Holidays all banks are closed, but most exchange booth are open.
Banking Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 am-3:30 pm. Banks do not close for lunch.
Shops and Shopping Centers don't close on Holidays.
Most Shops are open 7 days a week.
Exceptions: Shops selling cars or motorcycles close on Sundays.
Substitution Day: If a Thai holiday happens on Saturday or Sunday it will 'repeated' on the following Monday for the benefit of governmental employees.
Buddhist Holidays: During Buddhist holidays the selling of any kind of alcoholic drinks (including Soda Water) is prohibited from 00:00 until 24:00. Many bars and clubs close, others serve soft drinks in the dark or under the homelike illumination of a TV set. Restaurants will serve soft drinks in full light.