Festivals · Northeast
Surin Elephant Round-up 2026
Hundreds of elephants and their Kuy mahouts gather in Surin for parades, an elephant feast and stadium shows re-enacting historic battles.
Tentative date
- Dates
- Sat 21 to Sun 22 Nov 2026
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Si Narong Stadium and Surin Elephant Show Stadium, Surin town
- City
- Surin
- Province
- Surin
- Region
- Northeast
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Mixed
- When it runs
- Third weekend of November
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The 2026 date is unconfirmed from an official source opened for this record. The pattern relied on is the established third weekend of November, which gives Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026 for the main stadium shows, with a street parade and elephant feast usually held on the preceding Friday. The festival has run since 1960 and marks Surin's long tradition of training elephants.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surin_Elephant_Round-up. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.