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The 2024 Koh Samui events calendar
Your source for annual Koh Samui events, holidays, festivals and 2024 Full Moon Party dates (on nearby Koh Phangan).
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2024 Koh Samui events
Ready to make some plans? Below, the 2024 Koh Samui events calendar is ready for anyone clever enough to plan things in advance (and always here for those of us who will show up and hope for the best). Are you more of a last-minute sort? You're in luck – Koh Samui is often a last-minute kind of place. Below, you'll find annual Koh Samui events, holidays, festivals and 2024 Full Moon Party dates (on nearby Koh Phangan). I update this calendar regularly as new or last-minute events are announced so make sure you don't miss email updates. Enjoy!
Koh Samui questions?
Ready to get going and don't want to miss a minute? For cocktail spots, sunset drinks and every-which-way to make merry, The Koh Samui Guide has every scrap of my 20 years' Samui expertise inside. (Yep, you're got you covered for hangover brunches, too). Most of all, you'll arrive prepared with crucial packing and safety tips – ready to roll.
Key Events:
Jump to month:
January 2024
- 01 New Year's Day
- 25 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 28 Samui Green Market
February 2024
- 03 White Lotus starts filming on Koh Samui
- 10 Chinese New Year
- 12 Super Bowl LVIII 2024 viewing party
- 14 Valentine's Day
- 17 Rio Carnaval Party at Karma Resort
- 17 Senior Padel Tournament (50+)
- 23 Samui Youth Football Tournament
- 24 Makha Bucha Day (Buddhist holy day)
- 25 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
March 2024
- 24 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 26 White Lotus wraps filming on Koh Samui
- 28 TAT Samui Open (beach volleyball, through March 31)
- 29 Thai Cheese Tour
- 31 Easter (not a Thai holiday, some resorts celebrate)
- 31 Samui Green Market
April 2024
- 06 Chakri Day (Thai national holiday)
- 07 Absolute Sanctuary Open House
- 13 Songkran (Thai New Year, through April 15)
- 18 Paw Park for Dog and Cat Rescue Samui
- 21 Sunday Sessions at Lost Beach Bar
- 23 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 25 Anzac Day Commemoration
Tip: Coming this month? Don't miss the Thailand packing list.
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May 2024
- 01 Labour Day
- 02 Samui Summer Jazz (through May 7)
- 23 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 23 Visakha Bucha Day (Buddhist holy day)
- 25 Samui Regatta (through June 1)
June 2024
- 02 Samui Neon Run 2024
- 03 H.M. Queen's Birthday
- 21 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 23 Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon
July 2024
- 20 Asana Bucha Day (Buddhist holy day)
- 22 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 28 H.M. King's Birthday
August 2023
- 10 Samui Trail (trail running races through Aug 11)
- 12 Mother's Day (Thailand)
- 12 H.M. Queen Mother's Birthday
- 19 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 23 Samui Latin Festival (through Aug 25)
September 2024
- 17 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
October 2024
- 13 Anniversary of His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol
- 18 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
Tip: Rainy season on Koh Samui (usually) begins in late October/early November
November 2024
- 15 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 15 Loy Krathong
December 2024
- 05 Father's Day (Thailand)
- 15 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 25 Christmas
- 31 New Year's Eve
2025 Koh Samui events
January 2025
- 01 New Year's Day
- 14 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 29 Chinese New Year
February 2025
- 12 Makha Bucha Day (Buddhist holy day)
- 12 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
- 14 Valentine's Day
March 2025
- 14 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
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