Events & Festivals in Laos

Laos has many festivals, or Boun scattered throughout the year to commemorate various aspects of traditional Lao lifestyle and culture. Most festivals are connected with religion and follow the rice farming seasonal cycle. The timing each festivals is calculated according to the Buddhist lunar calendar which changes every year. Please check the latest information before attending these events.

July

Boun Khao Phansa - 24th (2021), 13th (2022), 3 Jul (2023), 20th (2024)

Held on the full moon, this festival marks the beginning of Buddhist lent, the three-month period of monastic seclusion and meditation during the rainy season, when monks are required to stay within their wat. Monks are traditionally ordained during this period.

Lao Womens Union Day - 20th

Lao Women's Union Establishment Day is a public holiday in Lao, observed on July 20th each year. If July 20th falls on a weekend, the public holiday will be observed on the following Monday.

This day marks the establishment of the Lao Women’s Union on this day in 1955.