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Queen Mother Sirikit's Birthday & National Mother's Day

August 12 is the birthday of HM Queen Mother Sirikit and Thailand's National Mother's Day. Cities are lit blue (her colour), and families honour mothers with jasmine garlands and candle-lit tributes.

When
12 August 2026
Where
Nationwide · Across Thailand
Cost / access
Free
Golden rooftops at the Grand Palace in BangkokAcross Thailand

Why route around it

What makes it worth the stop

  • Honours Queen Mother Sirikit and celebrates Mother's Day
  • Buildings and streets decorated and lit in blue
  • Jasmine garlands and candle-lit tributes for mothers

Plan the stop

Practical notes

  1. Banks and offices close; tourist sites operate normally
  2. Evening candle ceremonies held at city halls and royal sites
  3. Jasmine (mali) is the symbolic Mother's Day flower

Evidence, not mystery

Sources and freshness

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