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.