If you want to come to Laos and catch a particular holiday, check out our calendar. Most holidays of Buddhist origin are accompanied by colorful local festivals:
January 1 - New Year's Eve
January 6 - Pat Lao Day
January 20 - Armed Forces Day
February-March - Chinese New Year
March 8 - International Women's Day
March 22 - Lao People's Party Day
March-April - Lao New Year (Pi Mai)
April-May - Buddha's Birthday
May 1 - Labor Day
June 1 - Children's Day
June-July - Khao Pansa, beginning of Buddhist obedience
August 13 is the Lao Issar holiday, or "free Laos day"
September-October - Buk ok Pansa, the end of Buddhist obedience
October 12 - Laos Liberation Day
December 2 - National Day, Lao Independence Day
End of December - Hmong New Year celebration
