Saturday, 5 December 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Thailand's National Day is observed on 5 December, the birthday anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great. The date is also National Father's Day and an official annual holiday.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Saturday, 5 December 2026 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official holiday calendar or legal framework
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-29
Official dated 2026 calendar or current legal rule. The official 2026 schedule includes a one-off 2 January holiday and statutory substitute days; Children’s Day is not a public closure.
Official holiday calendar or legal framework
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-29
Official dated 2026 calendar or current legal rule. The official 2026 schedule includes a one-off 2 January holiday and statutory substitute days; Children’s Day is not a public closure.
Government offices close for the annual holiday. A substitute day is used only when established by the official calendar; a weekday 5 December does not itself generate an earlier in-lieu day.
Financial institutions follow the Bank of Thailand's published annual schedule, which separately identifies actual and substitution dates.
Schools normally close when the date is included in their official calendar and may hold commemorative activities beforehand.
The Cabinet designated 5 December as Thailand's National Day, linking the national observance with the late king's birthday anniversary and Father's Day. It is not an independence-day commemoration.
The day carries civic and royal significance and anchors official ceremonies nationwide. When a substitute holiday applies, its exact date and sectoral scope come from the applicable government or financial-institution calendar.
Official ceremonies, commemorative displays, charitable activities and tributes to fathers take place across Thailand. Government buildings and public spaces may be illuminated or decorated.
Ceremonies can affect access and traffic near government and royal sites. Check current official notices rather than relying on projected substitute dates.
It is observed annually on 5 December.
It marks King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's birthday anniversary and is also National Father's Day.
No. Use the officially published schedule for the relevant year and sector.
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