Day Date Month Holiday Tuesday 1 Jan New Year's Day Friday 8 Mar International Women's Day Monday 15 Apr Lao New Year Day Tuesday 16 Apr Lao New Year Day Wednesday 17 Apr Substitution for Lao New Year Day (Sunday 14th April 2019) Wednesday 1 May International Labour Day Monday 20 May Substitution for Visakhabousa Day (Saturday 18th May 2019) Monday 22 Jul Substitution for Lao Women Union's Day (Saturday 20th Jul 2019) Monday 7 Oct Establishment Day of the Bank of Lao PDR Monday 14 Oct Vientiane Boat Racing Festival Day Tuesday 15 Oct Substitution for End of Buddhist Lent Day (Sunday 13th Oct 2019) Monday 11 Nov Pha That Luang Festival Monday 2 Dec Lao PDR National Day Source: ACLEDA Bank Lao