Calendar of Events 2010
Thailand / Cambodia / Myanmar
Vietnam / Laos

Thailand 2010

FEBRUARY

05-07 Flower Festival Chiang Mai
14 Chinese New Year
28 Makha Bucha Day (first sermon by Buddha to his disciples)

APRIL

01-30 Pattaya Festival
06 Chakri Day (businesses could be closed on Apr. 7th)
13-15 Songkran Festival (Thai New Year)

MAY

01 National Labour Day
05 Coronation Day
05-09 Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival Yasothon)
28 Visakha Bucha Day (holiest Buddhist holiday)

JULY

01 Mid-year bank holiday
26 Candle Festival in Ubon Ratchathani (additional dates TBA)
26 Khao Phansa Day (begins three month period when monks remain in temples)
27 Buddhist Lent

AUGUST

12 Queen's Birthday

SEPTEMBER

TBA Phichit Boat Races

OCTOBER

Early Oct. Phuket Vegetarian Festival continues
TBA Chonburi Buffalo Races
23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day

NOVEMBER

Approx. 15-16 Surin Elephant Round-up
Late Nov./Early Dec. River Kwai Bridge Week

DECEMBER

Early Dec. River Kwai Bridge Week continues
05 King's Birthday
10 Constitution Day
TBA Ayuthaya Festival

Cambodia 2010

JANUARY

07 Liberation Day
30 Makha Bochea (death of Buddha)

FEBRUARY

14 Chinese New Year

MARCH

08 International Women's Day

APRIL

14-16 Cambodian (Khmer) New Year
28 Visakha Buja Day (birth of Buddha)

MAY

01 International Labour Day
02 Royal Ploughing Day Ceremony (Bonn Chrott Preah Nongkoal)
13-15 King Sihamoni's Birthday

JUNE

18 King's Mother's Birthday

SEPTEMBER

24 Constitution Day

OCTOBER

07-09 Bonn Pchum Ben
29 King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation
31 King's Father's Birthday

NOVEMBER

09 Independence Day
20-22 Water Festival

DECEMBER

10 Human Right's Day

Myanmar 2010

JANUARY

04 Independence Day
13-15 Naga New Year Festival at Lahe, Sagaing
15-29 Kyaik Khauk Festival at Thanlyin (Syriam)
23-29 Hlarmane Rice Giving throughout Myanmar

FEBRUARY

12 Union Day
22-27 Pindaya Cave Festival
22-27 Shwedagon Pagoda Festival
22-27 Kat Ku Pagoda Festival (Pa-O National Day celebrations)
27 Full Moon of Tabaung

MARCH

02 Peasants' Day
27 Armed Forces Day
29 Shwemawdaw Pagoda Festival at Bago

APRIL

11-21 Myanmar New Year festivities
13-16 Thingyan Water Festival
13-17 Mt. Popa Nat Festival
17 Myanmar New Year's Day (first day of Buddhist New Year)
27 Full Moon Day of Kason (Buddha's Birthday) with Bodhi Tree water pouring ceremony
27 Thaung Yo Festival

MAY

01 International Worker's Day

JULY

12-27 Maha Myat Muni Pagoda Festival at Mandalay
19 Martyr's Day
26 Full Moon of Waso (beginning of Buddhist Lent)

OCTOBER

09-26 Inle Lake Festival (also Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival)
22-23 Celebration of Lights throughout Myanmar
22-23 Elephant Dance Festival at Kyauk Se, south of Mandalay (people dress as elephants)
22-25 Thaung Tho Monastery Celebration at Inle Lake (gathering of all Pa-O tribes)
23 Full Moon of Thadingyut (end of Buddhist Lent)
28-31 Inndein Pagoda Festival at Inle Lake

NOVEMBER

14-21 Shwezigon Pagoda Festival at Bagan
20 Astrologer's Annual Gathering
20-21 Robe Weaving Competition at Maha Muni Pagoda in Mandalay
20-21 Robe Weaving Competition at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon
20-21 Kyaiktiyo Pagoda Festival at Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock)
20-22 Fire Balloon Compeition at Taunggyi
20-22 Kak Ku Pagoda Lanterns & Lights celebration at Kak Ku
21 Full Moon of Tazaungmon
25-29 Thaung Tho Pagoda Festival at Inle Lake

DECEMBER

27 Kayin's New Year (Karen New Year)

Vietnam 2010

FEBRUARY

14-17 Vietnam Lunar New Year (Tet)

APRIL

05 Hung's King commemmorations
30 Saigon Liberation Day (also known as Victory Day or Independence Day)

MAY

01 Labour Day

SEPTEMBER

02 National Day

Laos 2010

JANUARY

06 Pathet Lao Day
20 Army Day

FEBRUARY

09 Makhabucha Day

MARCH

08 International Women's Day

APRIL

14-16 Lao New Year (Songkran Festival)

MAY

01 Labour Day
mid-May Boun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival) begins - dates vary around Laos
20 Vesak (Buddha Day)

JUNE

01 International Children's Day
01 National Tree Planting Day

JULY

07 Boun Khaophansa Festival (Buddhist Lent begins)

AUGUST

13 Lao Issara (Day of the Free Laos)
20 Boun Kaho Padabdin Festival

SEPTEMBER

04 Boun Ho Khan Salak Festival

OCTOBER

04 Boun Orkphansa Festival (end of Buddhist Lent)
12 Liberation Day (from the French)

NOVEMBER

02 That Luang Festival in Vientiane

DECEMBER

02 National Day