Festival of 100,000 Lanterns in Lamphun 2026
Tens of thousands of coloured Lanna lanterns are hung through Lamphun and around Wat Phra That Hariphunchai as an offering in the run up to Loy Krathong.
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From November to February the monsoon retreats and Thailand has its best weather: cooler nights in the north, calm seas, and the densest festival calendar of the year, from Loy Krathong to the flower festivals and Chinese New Year.
Tens of thousands of coloured Lanna lanterns are hung through Lamphun and around Wat Phra That Hariphunchai as an offering in the run up to Loy Krathong.
Thailand's largest sunflower belt in full winter bloom, thousands of rai of yellow fields under the limestone hills east of Lopburi town.
A month of Diwali celebrations across four Bangkok venues, from a riverside diya ceremony at ICONSIAM to street festivities in Little India.
A five day festival at the great Khmer sanctuary of Phimai, with a light and sound show, longboat races and an ancient style market.
Fifty two royal barges on the Chao Phraya in full ceremonial order, rowed to a chanted rhythm past the Grand Palace to Wat Arun.
Pattaya's leg of the national Diwali festival: beachside celebrations, Indian food and cultural performance on the bay.
Phuket's Diwali day celebration at Patong, with Indian food, craft activities and cultural performance on Diwali day itself.
Whole hillsides at Doi Mae U Kho in Mae Hong Son turn yellow with wild Bua Tong, or Mexican sunflowers, for a short cool season bloom.
Krabi's season opening festival on the riverfront, marking the start of the Andaman high season.
Festive installations at Central Embassy and Central Chidlom on Ploenchit, the design led end of the skywalk light walk.
The autumn worship fair for Luang Pho Sothon, one of Thailand's most revered Buddha images, at his riverside temple in Chachoengsao.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand's riverside light festival projects mapping, lasers and light shows onto temples, bridges and historic buildings along the Chao Phraya for a month of evenings.
The festive season at Bangkok's newest landmark district, built around a landmark tree in its park spaces by Lumphini.
Central Bangkok's malls compete with giant Christmas trees, light tunnels and themed displays from mid November into the New Year, centred on CentralWorld's tree at Ratchaprasong.
Ten nights of Loy Krathong in Sukhothai Historical Park, ending on the full moon night of 24 November 2026, with the Light and Sound Show at Wat Mahathat.
Bangkok's classic temple fair fills the grounds of Wat Saket for thirteen days and nights around Loy Krathong, opening with the red cloth procession up the Golden Mount.
Festive installations at Siam Paragon, the longest running of the central Bangkok displays, staying up well into January.
Riverside festive lights at ICONSIAM: a 20 metre tree at River Park, artisan stalls and the riverfront lit for the season.
Festive lights across the three EM District malls at Phrom Phong, with installations along Sukhumvit and the skywalk.
A winter season of illuminated Thai themed landscapes at NaSatta Park in Ratchaburi, lit nightly from early evening.
Tak's Loy Krathong Sai: thousands of coconut shell krathongs floated in a line down the Ping River, 21 to 24 November 2026.
Hundreds of elephants and their Kuy mahouts gather in Surin for parades, an elephant feast and stadium shows re-enacting historic battles.
Thai Beverage's riverside Loy Krathong festival links nine historic and modern piers along the Chao Phraya with free shuttle boats, temple visits by night, performances and community markets.
The largest ticketed Yi Peng mass sky lantern release, held over two nights at the CAD Cultural Center Lanna in Mae On with Lanna dinner, performances and a monk led ceremony.
Loy Krathong night on the rivers around Ayutthaya's old city island.
On the full moon night of the twelfth Thai lunar month, Bangkok floats candlelit krathongs on the Chao Phraya River, its canals and its park ponds to honour the water goddess and let go of the past year.
Loy Krathong night in Hat Yai: floating at the municipal park lake and the town's canal banks.
Loy Krathong night in Hua Hin: krathong floating along the beach and at the town's ponds and canals.
Loy Krathong night at the River Kwai Bridge in Kanchanaburi.
Loy Krathong night in Korat: floating krathongs on the old city moat and at Bung Ta Lua.
Loy Krathong night on Pattaya Beach, with krathong contests and a stage at Bali Hai.
Loy Krathong night in Phuket: krathong floating at Patong Beach and the Saphan Hin lagoon in town.
Loy Krathong night in Udon Thani: the city floats its krathongs on the Nong Prajak lake in the town centre.
Loy Krathong night at Chaweng Lake and the island's temples.
The great temple fair of Nakhon Pathom: nine days and nights around the world's tallest chedi, opening on the Loy Krathong full moon.
Chiang Mai marks the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month with both Loy Krathong krathongs on the Ping River and the Lanna Yi Peng lantern tradition on one night.
Kanchanaburi's bridge week commemorates the Thailand Burma Railway with a nightly light and sound show at the River Kwai Bridge, historical exhibitions, a Red Cross fair and local food and craft markets.
International pyrotechnic teams light up Pattaya Bay over two free nights, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November 2026, with concerts, food stalls and cultural shows along the beachfront.
Prachuap Khiri Khan's provincial heritage festival, celebrating the town's royal history, local culture and food over ten days.
Khon Kaen celebrates its mudmee silk heritage with weaving displays, silk contests, parades and the Phuk Seow friendship tying ceremony.
The full list is on the events calendar, filterable by month and region.