Loy Krathong Festival

Loy Krathong Festival 2025 (ลอยกระทง 2568) will be celebrated on 5 November 2025. This full moon night of the twelfth month in the Thai lunar calendar marks a time for honoring Phra Mae Khongkha (พระแม่คงคา), the Thai Goddess of Water, in gratitude for the year’s harvest and blessings.

Loy Krathong Festival 2024 (ลอยกระทง 2567) will take place on 15 November 2024. This festival is a time to express gratitude to Phra Mae Khongkha พระแม่คงคา, the Thai Goddess of Water, for the year's harvest and blessings. On this full moon day in the twelfth month of the Thai lunar calendar, participants will embrace traditions such as releasing lanterns into the river and enjoying a variety of celebratory activities across cities and provinces including Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Chon Buri, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Pattaya, Phuket, Roi Et, Samut Songkhram, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin and Tak.

Loy Krathong Festival 2023 (ลอยกระทง 2566) falls on the 27 November 2023. It is the time again to thank the Thai Goddess of Water (Phra Mae Khongkha พระแม่คงคา) for the harvest and her blessings in the past year. On this full moon day in the twelfth month of the Thai lunar calendar, devotees will perform traditions such as releasing lanterns into the river and participate in a series of celebratory activities across the country.

Loy Krathong Festival 2022 (ลอยกระทง 2565) falls on 8 November 2022, the full moon day of the twelve month of the Thai lunar calendar. Colloquially known as the Thai Lantern Festival, it is on this day that lanterns are released into the river to worship Thai Goddess of Water (Phra Mae Khongkha พระแม่คงคา).