ICS offices will be closed on the following public holidays. Standby staff can be reached via email and Skype. Hotline numbers are available as always. Country Date Day Holiday January 1 Jan 2018 Monday New Year s Day 2 Jan 2018 Tuesday New Year s Eve (Substitution) 4 Jan 2018 Independence day 8 Jan 2018 Monday Victory Day over Genocide (Substitution) 31 Jan 2018 Wednesday Meak Bochea Day Makhabusa Day February 12 February Monday Union day 14-20 February Wed - Tue TET Holidays 16 February Friday Chinese New Year
March 1 Mar 2018 Thursday Full Moon day of Tabaung Makha Bucha Day 2 Mar 2018 Friday Peasant's Day 8 Mar 2018 Thursday International Women s Day 16 Mar 2018 Friday Pengupukan ( a day before Nyepi ) 21 Mar 2018 Wednesday Pagerwesi 27 Mar 2018 Tuesday Armed Forces Day 30 Mar 2018 Friday Good Friday April 6 Apr 2018 Friday Chakri Memorial Day 13 Apr 2018 Friday 14 Apr 2018 Saturday 15 Apr 2018 Sunday 16 Apr 2018 Monday 17 Apr 2018 Tuesday Songkran Festival Lao New Year Lao New Year Lao New Year Songkran Festival (Substitution) Lao New Year (Substitution)
18 Apr 2018 Wednesday Lao New Year (Substitution) 25 Apr 2018 Wednesday King Hung's Death Anniversary 29 Apr 2018 Sunday Visakhaboucha Day 30 Apr 2018 Monday Full Moon Day Of Kasong Visak Bochea Day Visakhaboucha Day (Substitution) Liberation Day May 1 May 2018 Tuesday National Labour Day 10 May 2018 Thursday Ascension Of Jesus Christ 13 May 2018 Sunday King Sihamoni Birthday 14 May 2018 Monday King Sihamoni Birthday 15 May 2018 Tuesday King Sihamoni Birthday 16 May 2018 Wednesday King Sihamoni Birthday 21 May 2018 Monday Pantecost Day 29 May 2018 Tuesday Vesak Day / Penampahan Galungan Wisakha Bucha Day 30 May 2018 Wednesday Galungan Day 31 May 2018 Thursday Manis Galungan June 1 Jun 2018 Friday International Children Day Pancasila Day
13 Jun 2018 Wednesday Shared Holiday 14 Jun 2018 Thursday Shared Holiday 15 Jun 2018 Friday Idul Fitri 18 Jun 2018 Monday Queen s Birthday (Substitution) Shared Holiday 19 Jun 2018 Tuesday Shared Holiday 29 Jun 2018 Wednesday Hari Raya Pagerwesi July 19 Jul 2018 Thursday Martyr's Day 20 Jul 2018 Friday Lao National Women s Day 27 Jul 2018 Friday The Biginning of Buddhist Lent's Day (Boun Khao Pansa) Full Moon Day of Waso Arsarnha Bucha Day 30 Jul 2018 Monday H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn s Birthday (Substitution) August 13 Aug 2018 Monday H.M. The Queen s Birthday (Substitution) 17 Aug 2018 Friday Independence Day 22 Aug 2018 Wednesday Idul Adha September 3 Sep 2018 Monday 8 Sep 2018 Saturday 9 Sep 2018 Sunday 10 Sep 2018 Monday National Day (Substitution day of Sun 2 Sep) Rice Growing Festival (Boun Hor Khao Pa Dab Din) Boat Racing Festival (Boun Suang Huea in Luang Prabang) Boun Hor Khao Pa Dab Din (Substitution)
Islamic New Year 11 Sep 2018 Tuesday Boat Racing Festival (Substitution) 24 Sep 2018 Monday Constitution Day / King New Crown October 8 10 Oct 2018 Mon-Wed Pscum Ben day 15 Oct 2018 Monday King Sihanouk Mouning day 18 Oct 2018 Tuesday Divapali 23 Oct 2018 Tuesday 24 Oct 2018 Wednesday 25 Oct 2018 Thursday Paris Agreement Full Moon Day of Thadingyut Chulalongkorn Day End of Buddhist Lent's Day (Boun Ock Pansa) Full Moon Day of Thadingyut Vientiane Boat Racing Festival (Boun Suang Huea) Full Moon Day of Thadingyut 29 Oct 2018 Monday King Coronation Day November 9 Nov 2018 Friday Independence Day 12-23 Nov 2018 Mon - Fri 20 Nov 2018 Tuesday Birthday Propeth Mohammad SAW 21 Nov 2018 Wednesday Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone 22 Nov 2018 Thursday That Luang Festival Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone December 2 Dec 2018 Sunday Lao National's Day National Day
3 Dec 2018 Monday Lao National's Day (Substitution) 5 Dec 2018 Wednesday H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej s Birthday National Day and National Father s Day 10 Dec 2018 Monday Human Rights Day 24 Dec 2018 Monday Shared Holiday Christmas 25 Dec 2018 Tuesday Christmas Eve / Penampahan Galungan Christmas Day 26 Dec 2018 Wednesday Galungan Day / Shared Holiday Christmas 27 Dec 2018 Thursday Manis Galungan 31 Dec 2018 Monday New Year s Eve