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The following are all of the financial market holidays in Thailand during 2020. I’ll add government holidays as and when they are announced. The new holidays are for the Coronation Day, and the birthdays of the new king and queen. The birthday anniversary for King Rama IX and the Queen Mother remain as public holidays.

Wednesday 1st January: New Year’s Day

Monday 10th February: Substitution day for Makha Bucha Day (on Saturday)

Monday 6th April: Chakri Memorial Day

Monday 13th April: Songkran Festival

Tuesday 14th April: Songkran Festival

Wednesday 15th April: Songkran Festival

Friday 1st May: National Labour Day

Monday 4th May: Coronation Day

Wednesday 6th May: Wisakha Bucha Day

Wednesday 3rd June: H.M. Queen Suthida’s Birthday

Monday 6th July: Substitution day for Asarnha Bucha Day (on Sunday)

Tuesday 7th July: Buddhist Lent Day (Khao Phansa Day)

Tuesday 28th July: H.M. the King’s Birthday

Wednesday 12th August: H.M. Queen Sirikit’s Birthday (also Mother’s Day)

Tuesday 13th October: Bhumibol Memorial Day

Friday 23rd October: Chulalongkorn Memorial Day

Monday 7th December: Substitution Day for HM the King Bhumibol’s Birthday, National Day and National Father’s Day (Saturday)

Thursday 10th December: Constitution Day

Thursday 31st December: New Year’s Eve

Looks like there will be eight long weekends in 2020 so far. It is possible there might be more as the government has a habit of adding extra days to holidays that fall on a Thursday or Tuesday in order to stimulate domestic travel.