Friday, 1 January 2027
Estimated / awaiting confirmation
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Thailand observes New Year's Day on 1 January. It is a nationwide calendar holiday, separate from the traditional Thai New Year celebrated during Songkran in April.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Friday, 1 January 2027 · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
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
Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-29
Provisional date under the current framework; annual or lunar confirmation remains pending. 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 on the official holiday. Private employers apply their announced traditional-holiday schedule; an adjacent weekday is not automatically a nationwide holiday.
Bank branches and regulated financial institutions follow the Bank of Thailand's annual schedule. Digital services usually remain available, while settlement or branch work may resume on the next banking day.
Schools are normally closed during the year-end break, but exact term arrangements are set by the relevant education authority or institution.
Thailand adopted 1 January as the start of the official year in 1941. The date now opens the civil and business calendar, while Songkran retains its distinct cultural role as Thai New Year.
The holiday affects government administration, financial institutions, many private workplaces and transport schedules. Any adjoining special holiday must come from the applicable annual government or Bank of Thailand announcement.
People welcome the year with countdowns, fireworks, family gatherings and merit-making at Buddhist temples. Bangkok and major tourism centres host large public celebrations.
Expect heavy year-end travel, busy airports and road congestion. Confirm annual closure notices because government, banking and private-sector schedules are not always identical.
It is fixed on 1 January.
No. Substitute and special holidays must be checked against the relevant official annual schedule.
Bank branches follow the Bank of Thailand holiday schedule; electronic services generally continue.
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