← 1960 1959 1958 1961 in Laos → 1962 1963 1964
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1961 List of years in Laos

The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Laos.

• Monarch: Savang Vatthana
• Prime Minister: Boun Oum

• 31 January-6 June - Battle of Ban Pa Dong

• January - The Battle of Luang Namtha begins.

• 19 April - Project Hotfoot (Laos) ends.

• 13 March - Operation Millpond begins.

• 13 December - Operation Pincushion begins.