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- Nov 25, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Loy Krathong Floats Its Lights on Bangkok's Chao Phraya on 25 November
- Loy Krathong is on Wednesday 25 November 2026, the evening of the full moon of the twelfth month of the Thai lunar calendar[1]
- The name means "to float a basket": a krathong is a small float of banana leaf shaped like a lotus or a boat, decorated with flowers, candles, incense and coins[1]
- The 800-year-old tradition began in the Sukhothai Kingdom and blends Hindu and Buddhist customs, honouring the water goddess and Buddha and letting go of the past year's negativity[1]
- In Bangkok people release krathongs along the Chao Phraya River and at Wat Arun, Wat Saket, Wat Pariwat and Wat Yannawa, with river cruises and the riverside Asiatique complex[1]
- In Chiang Mai the festival coincides with Yi Peng, when sky lanterns are released for luck and to let go of worries[1]
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- [1]75%thailandhighlights.com/thailand/loy-krathong-festivalthailandhighlights.com· Posted Oct 1, 2026· Starts Nov 25, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
Loy Krathong is held on the evening of the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month, and the Thailand Highlights guide and the Wikipedia[2] article give Wednesday 25 November 2026.
- [2]80%Loy Krathong - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 1, 2026· 50% of score
Encyclopedia article on the festival: the twelfth-month full moon timing, Sukhothai origins and how krathongs are floated.[1]
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