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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250127
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SUMMARY:Kapok Flower Festival in Bokeo Province
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URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/kapok-flower-festival-in-bokeo-province/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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SUMMARY:Lao Trade Union
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/lao-trade-union/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250211
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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SUMMARY:Bolaven Plateau Coffee-Tea and Agricultural Products Festival 2025 in Champasack Province
DESCRIPTION:Our official festival poster is here! We’re thrilled to welcome our partners and sponsors on board for this year the Bolaven Plateau Coffee\, Tea & Agricultural Products Festival 2025 \n 8-10 February 2025\n Seethon Kommadam Monument\, Paksong\, Champasack Province\nActivities include:\n Exhibition & product sales booths – featuring a variety of coffee\, tea\, locally grown fruits & vegetables\, and agro-based products\n 8 Feb – Exclusive coffee tasting with local farmers\n Southern Laos’ biggest drip battle!\n Games & mini concerts for all to enjoy
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/bolaven-plateau-coffee-tea-and-agricultural-products-festival-2025-in-champasack-province/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250213
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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SUMMARY:Vat Phou Festival
DESCRIPTION:This is the largest festival in Champasack Province and one of the largest festivals in the entire country. It is held annually on the grounds of the enchanting pre-Angkorian remains of Vat Phou in Champasack. This festival attracts thousands of people each year\, who come for prayer ceremonies and to enjoy the festivities. There is elephant racing\, buffalo fighting\, cock fighting and performances of Lao traditional music and dances. There is also a trade fair showcasing the products from the southern provinces of Laos\, and from the neighbouring countries of Thailand\, Cambodia and Vietnam.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/vat-phou-festival-2/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250213
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T040912Z
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SUMMARY:Boun Pha That Sikhottabong Stupa Festival
DESCRIPTION:Sikhottabong Stupa festival is held annually during the full moon in February and it is celebrated over several days. People of north eastern Thailand\, Nakhorn Phnom\, and nearby provinces come and gather for stupa worshipping and entertainment. During the festival\, there are religious activities along with a local trade fair and performances held around the stupa.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/boun-pha-that-sikhottabong-stupa-festival/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250213
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20250106T041156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T041156Z
UID:7666-1739318400-1739404799@www.tourismlaos.org
SUMMARY:Boun Khao Chi (Makhaboucha)
DESCRIPTION:Boun Khoa Chi is one of the most important Buddhist Festival celebrate on the full moon day of the lunar month in Laos. A ceremony is held throughout the country at the vat(temple) in the morning when a special ‘bread’ made of sticky rice\, coated with egg and then grilled\, is made and offered to the monks. In the evening\, temple are full of the people listening to sermons. They often perform a ritual activity known as Wien Tien\, or the candlelight procession ceremony\, where they walk clockwise for three times around the main sermon or player hall with candle\, incense and flower. The spiritual aims of the day are not to commit any kind of sins; do only good things;   and purify one’s mind. It is an occasion when Buddhist tent to go to the temple to perform merit-making activities.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/boun-khao-chi-makhaboucha/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20250527T055616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T055616Z
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SUMMARY:Mekong Tourism Forum 2025
DESCRIPTION:Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF)\nThe Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF) is an annual event dedicated to the tourism industry in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. The event provides a cooperative platform for stakeholders in the tourism industry to discuss the development\, marketing\, and promotion of travel to\, from\, and within the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). It presents an inclusive\, interactive\, and results-oriented opportunity to encourage public and private sector participation in representing the GMS as a single destination. \nLink:Mekong Tourism Forum 2025
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/mekong-tourism-forum-2025/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251106
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20250402T032916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T032916Z
UID:9263-1762300800-1762387199@www.tourismlaos.org
SUMMARY:That Luang Jieng Tuang Festival in Luang Namtha Province
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URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/that-luang-jieng-tuang-festival-in-luang-namtha-province/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Vientiane:20251125T000000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Vientiane:20251130T235900
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20250402T032729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T033347Z
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SUMMARY:Khao Kai Noy Festival in Xieng Khouang Province
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URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/khao-kai-noy-festival-in-xieng-khouang-province/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251206
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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SUMMARY:That Inghang Festival
DESCRIPTION:The ritual ceremony is performed annually at the Pha That Ing Hang (Ing Hang Stupa)\, one of the most sacred stupas in Savannakhet Province and in Central Lao. In December people organize a festival to show their respect to Buddhism and to the people who built this stupa. Many people including the old and young come to the festival from south and north of Lao as well as from Thailand. People make offerings of Khanmarkbeng (a small green tower-like offering\, which has good made of banana leaves and flowers) around the stupa. People also ask nuns who are around the stupa for blessings. The nuns give blessing to people by tying cotton strings around their wrists. Local people bring forest products like honey and traditional food as offerings.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/that-inghang-festival/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251213
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20250217T030648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T032549Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Scriptures (Hor Thri Pidok) Ceremony in Salavanh Province
DESCRIPTION:Built over 200-years ago\, bombers destroyed the original Simongkhoun Temple on the Xe Don River in 1972. Remnants of this temple and its stupa can still be seen in the town’s northeast\, though vines and shrubs try to hide it. Novice monks sometimes rest in the temple’s sala on the river bank near the warehouse storing longboats used during the annual boat racing festival. However\, a new temple has risen across the street\, and an even larger one is under construction next to it.\nLocation: The temple is situated in the northeastern part of Salavanh Town
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/buddhist-scriptures-hor-thri-pidok-ceremony-in-salavanh-province-2/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260217
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260203T042740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T033249Z
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SUMMARY:The Elephant Festival 2026 in Sayabouly Province
DESCRIPTION:The Elephant Festival is celebrated specifically in Xayabouly Province and is held to demonstrate culture and traditional ties between Lao communities and elephants\, as well as drawing attention to the endangered status of this charismatic species. The Elephant Festival is a free\, all-ages event with activities including a majestic elephant procession with up to 100 elephants\, a traditional elephant Baci ceremony\, fruit and flower offerings\, monks’ blessing\, mahout and elephant show. In addition\, there are live performance from Lao and foreign artist\, a night market and outdoor elephant museum. \nTentative Program
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/the-elephant-festival-2025-in-sayabouly-province/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260218
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T040409Z
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year
DESCRIPTION:Chinese New Year\, or the Spring Festival (see also § Names)\, is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring\, this festival takes place from Chinese New Year’s Eve\, the evening preceding the first day of the year\, to the Lantern Festival\, held on the 15th day of the year. \n\nIn 2026\, the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) begins on Tuesday\, February 17\, marking the start of the Year of the Fire Horse\, and concludes with the Lantern Festival on Tuesday\, March 3\, 2026. This 15-day celebration period includes a\, official holiday break in China\, typically from February 15 to 23\, 2026.  \n\n\nKey Details for the Period (Feb 17 – Mar 3\, 2026):\n\nNew Year’s Day: Feb 17\, 2026 (Year of the Fire Horse).\nLantern Festival: March 3\, 2026.\nOfficial Holiday: Feb 15–23\, 2026 (9 days\, with Feb 14 and 28 as potential working days).\nSign: Year of the Horse\, Element: Fire. \n\n\n\nCultural SignificanceThe period from Feb 17 to March 3 marks a major 15-day celebration focused on family reunions\, traditional meals\, wearing red for good luck\, and giving red envelopes (hongbao). The celebration\, known as the Spring Festival\, is the most significant holiday in China.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/lunar-new-year/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260102T041904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T032630Z
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SUMMARY:National Women's Day
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URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/national-womens-day/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260323
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260101T042020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T040741Z
UID:7682-1774137600-1774223999@www.tourismlaos.org
SUMMARY:Lao People's Revolution Party
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URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/lao-peoples-revolution-party/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260417
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260201T052326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T032338Z
UID:7685-1776124800-1776383999@www.tourismlaos.org
SUMMARY:Pimai Lao/Lao New Year
DESCRIPTION:Lao New Year begins at the same time each year and lasts for three days (April 14th-16th). It is one of the most important dates in the calendar as well as being a time of celebrate and endless fun. The festival is held before the onset of the rainy season to recognize the importance of water in people’s lives. It has also become synonymous with holiday\, the celebration of Lao identity\, the reinforcement of family bonds and an opportunity to reflect on the year ahead. Lao New Year celebrate in all Provinces\, especially in Luang Prabang Province and Vientiane Capital. It is also a purification festival during which the Buddhist images in the household and the temples are ritually cleaned with sacred water. \nThe first day (14th) is the last day of the old year. House and villages are properly cleaned on the first day. Perfume\, water and flowers are also prepared for the Lao New Year. Buddhist images are taken out of the temples to be cleaned with scented water by devotees\, and placed on special temporary altars within the compounds of Vats (temples). Devotees gather the scented water falling of the images to take home and use it to pour on friends and relatives\, as an act of cleansing and purification before entering the New Year. The second day (15th) of the festival is the “day of no day”\, a day that falls in neither the old year nor the New Year. The last day (16th) of the festival marks the start of the New Year. In the evening of the 16th\, the images are returned to their proper shrines within the temples. Throughout the three days of the festival\, a lot of meaningful and joyful activities are held nationwide\, mainly basic or Soo Kwan (tying cotton strings around people’s wrists)\, water splashing\, sand stupa building and a beauty pageant.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/pimai-lao-lao-new-year-2/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T040550Z
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SUMMARY:International Labour's Day
DESCRIPTION:Labor Day is also known as International Workers’ Day and May Day. It’s a public holiday in many countries worldwide. It usually occurs around May 1\, but several countries observe it on other dates.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/international-labours-day/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Vientiane:20260501T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Vientiane:20260530T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260101T053657Z
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SUMMARY:Boun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Boun Bang Fai is festival held to call for rain and celebrate fertility. The date of the festival is fixed by each province. During the festival\, there are a variety of fun activities\, particularly a traditional dance which is performed in a circle. Men will wear traditional Lao women’s clothes and cosmetics as people tie the clothes on each other. In the afternoon\, people take artificial elephant and horses walking around the host village. Afterwards\, people gather in the field on the outskirts of village and towns to launch self-made firework rocket. The village that is able to launch its rocket the highest up in the sky is the winner. The rocket competition is held in order to demonstrate appreciation to “Payathaen” (god Of Sky) who provides people with the rains necessary for agriculture. Throughout the celebrations\, hosts prepare a variety of traditional food for their guests.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/boun-bang-fai-rocket-festival/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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SUMMARY:Boun Visakhaboucha
DESCRIPTION:Boun Visakhaboucha is a meaningful milestone in Buddhist calendar\, because is mark the Lord Buddha’s birth\, enlightenment and death. Devout Buddhists will rise early to make merit at temples. In some temples\, Buddhists will perform Wien Tien (Candlelight procession) in the evening\, which includes carrying candles\, incense and lotus flowers and walking clockwise for three times around the sim\, or main sermon or prayer hall.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/boun-visakhaboucha/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260101T053418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T034516Z
UID:7697-1780272000-1780358399@www.tourismlaos.org
SUMMARY:International Children and National Planting's Days
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/international-children-and-national-plantings-days/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260714
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260101T055018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T035216Z
UID:7709-1783900800-1783987199@www.tourismlaos.org
SUMMARY:Former Souphanouvong's Birthday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/former-souphanouvongs-birthday/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260721
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260101T055106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T035126Z
UID:7712-1784505600-1784591999@www.tourismlaos.org
SUMMARY:Lao National Women's Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/lao-national-womens-day/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260101T054915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T034943Z
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SUMMARY:Asalahaboucha Day and Boun Khao Phansa Festival (Buddhist Lent)
DESCRIPTION:Boun Khao Phansa is held at the beginning of the Buddhist lent. Over the following three month\, monks spend most of their time in prayer and meditation and are restricted from spending nights in other temples out of their own. Many devout people often abstain from alcohol during this time. In the early morning of Boun Khao Phansa\, people prepare donations of food\, especially “Khao Tom” (cooked sticky rice wrapped in banana leave) and necessities like soap\, toothpaste\, toothbrushes and towels for the monks. Most temples are busy during this time with people making merit and giving their donations. At the end of these merit making activities\, the monks will recite the teaching of Buddha and tell the history of the Buddhist Lent to temples-goers. Later in the evening\, monks\, novices cannot leave their monasteries to become lay-people and traditionally lay-people are not allowed to get married until the end of the Buddhist Lent or Ork Phansa.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/asalahaboucha-day-and-boun-khao-phansa-festival-buddhist-lent-2/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260912
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260101T055309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T034812Z
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SUMMARY:Boun Khao Padabdin (Rice Growing Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Boun Hor Khao Padabdin (the literal translation is decorate (padab) dirt\earth (din))starts in the middle of the rainy season. This festival is held in commemoration of dead ancestors. Over two days\, Buddhist devotees flock to the Vats (temples) carrying strays of offerings for monks and deceased ancestor. Music is traditionally performed in the grounds of the Vat while people make their donations. During Boun Khao Phansapadabdin\, each household cooks a number of “khao Tom” to give to relatives and friends and some are reserved for giving alms to the monks. In the early morning at 4am to 5am\, people place the “khao tom” and other food wrapped in banana leave or lotus leave in the four corners outside one’s house\, the stairs\, the spirit house\, the rice storehouse\, and on the gate\, as well as on the ground so that the sprit can reach them. It is also the time to shoe respect to “Mae Thoranii” (the Earth God).
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/boun-khao-padabdin-rice-growing-festival-2/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260912
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
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SUMMARY:Boat Racing Festival in Luang Prabang Province
DESCRIPTION:At the Khao Padabdin ceremony day\, people visit local temples to make offerings to dead ancestors as well as to share merit-making. This festival includes boat racing on the Nam Khan River and a trade fair in Luang Prabang World Heritage town.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/boat-racing-festival-in-luang-prabang-province/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260420T165131
CREATED:20260101T055642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T034230Z
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SUMMARY:Boun Khao Salak Ancestor Festival
DESCRIPTION:This festival occurs during the 10th full moon of the lunar calendar. The purpose of the festival is to obtain merit by providing offerings to dead ancestors. The offerings to the dead are passed to monks during the morning ceremony at the temple\, just after almsgiving. A basket is filled with food and daily amenities such as soap\, toothpaste\, toothbrushes\, toilet paper\, cigarettes\, etc. along with the names of the dead people the family wish to honor. The monks or novice the basket\, then draws the name\s from the basket. In the evening at 7pm to 8pm\, it is the for a candlelight procession (Wien Tien). Afterwards\, the candles\, incense the flowers are placed near the side of the Sim.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/boun-khao-salak-ancestor-festival-3/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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SUMMARY:Naga Rocket in Bolikhamxay Province
DESCRIPTION:The fireballs coming out from the water’s surface can be seen once a year on the last night of the Lao Buddhist Lent. The Naga Rockets can be spotted where the Nam Ngum and the Mekong river meet in Thaprabath District\, Bolikhamxay Province\, as well as in Pak Ngum District\, 60 kilometers east of Vientiane.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/naga-rocket-in-bolikhamxay-province-3/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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SUMMARY:Boun Ork Phansa (The end of buddhist lent)
DESCRIPTION:Boun Ork Phansa is the last day of Buddhist Lent. It occurs on the 15th day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar. In the morning\, donations and offering are made at temples around the country. In the evening candlelight processions are held around the temples while hundreds around of colorful floats decorated with flowers\, incense and candles are set adrift down and rivers giving thanks to the river spirit (Lai Heua Fai). They are said to pay respect to the Buddha and to thank the mother of rivers for providing water for our lives as well as to ask for blessing and to float the bad luck for the past year away\, enabling the good luck to flow in. Villagers who live far from rivers set up model boat made of banana stems and decorated with flowers and candlelight\, while other simply light up some candles in front of their houses and do their prayer\, wishing for good luck. This colorful ritual has been carried on by Lao people for thousands of years.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/boun-ork-phansa-the-end-of-buddhist-lent-3/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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SUMMARY:Lhai Heua Fai\, Festival of the Boats of Light in Luang Prabang Province
DESCRIPTION:Boun Lai Heua Fai is a festival for the Phanang Naga which is held during Boun Xouang Heua in order to bring good luck. Each village in many provinces makes and decorates a boat. The boats are then paraded through the town\, at night they are lunched onto the river and ceremoniously set on fire as offerings to spirits. This festival involves floating the ritual flowers onto the river\, to send of bad luck and give thanks to the water spirits. When holding boat race\, people ritually reclaim the land from the Naga\, chasing them out from fields and streams and back into the Mekong River.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/lhai-heua-fai-festival-of-the-boats-of-light-in-luang-prabang-province-2/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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SUMMARY:That Luang Festival and Trade Fair in Vientiane Capital
DESCRIPTION:Boun Pha That Luang is the most meaningful festival in Vientiane Capital as well as in the Lao PDR. It is held over three to seven days during the full moon of the twenty-fifth lunar month (November\, but sometimes it is at the end of October). The festival starts with a colorful candlelight wax castle (Phasat Pheung) procession which starts the evening before at Vat Simeuang. The procession continues to the next afternoon from Vat Simeuang to Pha That Luang. People carry flowers\, candles\, incense and wax castles decorated with flowers and bank notes. People wear their best clothes for this procession and there is also a parade of the men and women dressed in various Loa ethnic costumes who dance and play traditional music and songs while approaching the stupa. The s-called wax castles have been a part of Lao lifestyle for many years\, and bringing one to Pha that Luang on this occasion is believed to bring considerable merit. \nThe following morning\, a huge crowd assembles at dawn at Pha That Luang to give alms to hundreds of monks who come here from around the country\, and to play homage to the stupa. In the afternoon\, everyone will gather on the esplanade for the traditional game of Ti Khee\, which is played with a ball and long curved stick\, resembling a game of hockey. The festival draws to close under a full moon when people from all over Laos will crowd around Pha That Luang for one last candlelight procession. There are also fire work displays to make the end of the celebration. During the Pha That Luang stupa festival\, there are trade fairs\, concerts and fun fairs held.
URL:https://www.tourismlaos.org/event/that-luang-festival-and-trade-fair-in-vientiane-capital-2/
CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals 2026
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