Loy Krathong 2026 is confirmed for November 25 — worth planning around if you love this one
A bit early to be thinking about November, but this is the kind of date worth knowing well ahead if you want to actually plan a trip around it. 🕯️
The confirmed date
Loy Krathong 2026 falls on the night of November 25 — it's tied to the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, so the date moves every year. This one also lines up closely with Chiang Mai's Yi Peng lantern festival, which runs November 24–25 this year, if you're planning a bigger Thailand trip around both.
What it actually is
People release krathongs — small floats made from banana leaf, decorated with flowers, candles and incense — onto water, symbolically letting go of the past year's troubles and paying respect to the goddess of water. It's genuinely one of the more beautiful, low-key festivals in Thailand — no crowds or chaos like Full Moon Party, just candlelit floats drifting out on the water.
Phangan's version
Nowhere near Bangkok or Chiang Mai scale, but that's honestly part of the appeal — a quieter, more intimate evening along the coast rather than a packed tourist spectacle. We'll add the specifics on where to join in locally closer to the date. Keep an eye on our events calendar as November gets closer.
