Current Date And Time In Samut Prakan, Thailand
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:57:14 ICT
Capital: Samut Prakan
Currency: Thai Baht (THB)
Timezone: UTC +07:00 (ICT)
Population: 1,385,000
Area: 1,004.09 km²
State Code: SP
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Samut Prakan, Thailand? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Samut Prakan.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Samut Prakan observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Samut Prakan, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Chulalongkorn Day (Wan Piyamaharaj) on October 23) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Thailand's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Thailand's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Samut Prakan and the rest of Thailand, not a separate Samut Prakan-specific calendar.
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These are Thailand's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Thailand's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Thailand, including Samut Prakan. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chulalongkorn Day (Wan Piyamaharaj) | October 23 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Banks & Financial Institutions) | www.thaigov.go.th |
| King Bhumibol Adulyadej Birthday & National Day | December 5 | National Day | Full National Closure | www.thaigov.go.th |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Chulalongkorn Day (Wan Piyamaharaj) | Fri, Oct 23, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Samut Prakan follows Thailand's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Samut Prakan doesn't simply disappear — Thailand's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Samut Prakan's own capital, Samut Prakan observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Samut Prakan.