Vegetarian Festival

Vegetarian Festival 2022 (Jae Festival 2022) will be celebrated over 10 days from 25 September to 4 October 2022. Officially known as the Nine Emperor Gods Festival (เทศกาลกินเจ), it is an annual Taoist event that welcomes the nine deities from heaven. The event is celebrated from the eve to the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Thais, especially those of Chinese descent in Phuket and Bangkok, observe a vegetarian diet over this period.

Vegetarian Festival 2023, formally known as Nine Emperor Gods Festival (เทศกาลกินเจ / 九皇勝會), will be held for 10 days from 14 - 23 October 2023, beginning from the eve to the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Widely celebrated all over Thailand, devotees will observe a vegetarian diet over this period as a form of body purification.