Thailand
Water, candlelight and rockets to the sky — Thailand prays and laughs in the same breath.
Thai festivals are defined by their religious depth and communal energy — from Songkran's water fights to the contemplative beauty of Loy Krathong.
Bo Sang Umbrella FestivalThe Bo Sang Umbrella Festival is held in Bo Sang village around San Kamphaeng near Chiang Mai, where villagers lay out hand-painted umbrellas of bamboo ribs and mulberry-bark paper on the street, with the whole street…Read this →Bun Bang Fai Rocket FestivalBun Bang Fai is a traditional festival of the Isan region in northeastern Thailand, usually held in May before the rainy season arrives. Villagers fire large homemade rockets skyward to ask the heavens for rain and pr…Read this →Poy Sang LongPoy Sang Long is the short-term novice-ordination rite for boys of the Shan people (Tai) in the Mae Hong Son area of northern Thailand. The boys are dressed up to look like princes and carried on their relatives' shou…Read this →Songkran Festival 2026: A Celebration of Thai New YearSongkran is the Thai New Year, following the solar calendar, with the official 2026 dates set for April 13 to 15. Bangkok concentrates around Silom and Khao San Road, like a huge city party; Chiang Mai, with the moat …Read this → Loy Krathong Festival 2026: 水上的燈明節水燈節跟著泰曆十二月滿月，落在十一月而非年底。人們用芭蕉葉、鮮花、蠟燭做成水燈放入河中，向水之女神致意，也讓一年的煩惱隨燈漂走。清邁、素可泰、曼谷各有不同氛圍。Read this →Makha BuchaMakha Bucha falls on the full-moon night of the 3rd Thai lunar month, around February to March on the Gregorian calendar, and is a Thai public holiday. After dark, devotees hold candles, incense and flowers and circle…Read this →普吉廉神節2026：普吉島最隆重的大節普吉蔬食節即九皇爺誕，固定在農曆九月初一至初九。2026年為10月10日至18日，主場在普吉島，老城區氛圍最濃。九天裡信眾持齋、穿白衣，街上有遶境、晚宴與儀式。Read this →Discover the Magic of Yi Peng Lantern Festival in Thailand 2026Yi Peng is the sky lantern festival of the Lanna people of northern Thailand, falling on the same night as Loy Krathong — one goes to the sky, one to the water. Chiang Mai is the heart of Lanna culture, where you can …Read this →Boon Khao Pradap DinBoon Khao Pradap Din is a traditional merit-making festival of the Isan region in northeastern Thailand, in which worshippers place leaf-wrapped food on the temple ground at dawn, dedicating it to deceased relatives a…Read this → Phi Ta Khon 2026: 泰國最色彩斑斑的節慶鬼面節（Phi Ta Khon）是泰國東北黎府丹賽鎮一場大功德會的一部分，2026 年節期為 6 月 20 日至 22 日。第一天為莊嚴的宗教儀式，第二天是手工彩繪面具遊行的高潮，從廟出發走過主街，遊客也能戴上面具走進隊伍。Read this →River Kwai Bridge WeekRiver Kwai Bridge Week is held in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, where after dark a light-and-sound show around the Bridge over the River Kwai re-enacts the history of the WWII Thai–Burma 'Death Railway', joining remembrance…Read this →Sat ThaiSat Thai is held in the tenth lunar month, the season when Thais make offerings to their ancestors. With the new grain just harvested, people simmer roasted rice, peanut, sesame and palm sugar into the sweet Krayasart…Read this →Ubon Candle FestivalThe Ubon Candle Festival is held during Khao Phansa in Ubon Ratchathani province in northeastern Thailand, celebrating the start of the monks' rains retreat. Temples and workshops spend months carving giant beeswax fl…Read this →