Agenda: Loy Krathong Festival in Bangkok from November 13-15, 2024
From November 13 to 15, 2024, the Loy Krathong festival will take place at the PRD headquarters in Bangkok. Visitors can enjoy traditional festivities, music, mood lighting, and over 200 stalls selling local produce. The event emphasizes environmental awareness, and participants are encouraged to use sustainable materials for their krathong, the floating basket that is the centerpiece of the celebration.
'The magic of Loy Krathong, a ritual of light and remembrance'
In Chiang Mai, the night comes alive with an age-old festival of water, light and symbolism. Loy Krathong and Yee Peng bring together legends, with floating krathongs and floating lanterns carrying sins and wishes. A tale of transience and hope, inviting travellers and locals to pause and reflect on what passes and what remains.
Celebrate the enchanting night of Loy Krathong under the full moon and immerse yourself in an atmosphere of tradition, culture and festivity. Enjoy local dishes, refreshing drinks and unique activities all over Thailand. Mark your calendar and experience this ancient festival that will enchant your soul and senses!
As the full moon lit up the Thai sky, thousands of people gathered to celebrate the Loi Krathong Festival, a centuries-old tradition that marks the start of Thailand's Winter Festival. Celebrated this year on the banks of Bangkok's Phadung Krung Kasem Canal, the festival unveils a dazzling light show and a deep dive into Thailand's rich cultural traditions, where sustainability and cultural celebrations go hand in hand.
Agenda: Enchanting nights in Thailand – Loy Krathong Festival 2023 lights up the country!
Discover the enchanting splendor of the Loy Krathong Festival 2023, one of Thailand's most dazzling annual festivities. This year the event is celebrated on November 27, when the full moon graces the sky and people across Thailand gather to pay tribute to the goddess of water.
Thailand's Winter Festival is just around the corner, a vibrant event that invites visitors from all over the world to celebrate the winter of 2023-2024 in a unique way. Enjoy a mix of traditional and modern festivities, including the Loi Krathong Festival and the Amazing Thailand Marathon, in the heart of Bangkok and other beautiful locations in Thailand.
Agenda: Loi Krathong festival 2022 on November 8
One of Thailand's most beautiful and spectacular traditional festivals is Loi Krathong. This romantic festival of light and water will take place on November 8 across the kingdom.
The legend of Loy Krathong vetted
In just over a week it will be that time again and the krathongs, the artfully crafted rafts made of banana leaves, float everywhere on the rivers, canals and water features. After Songkran – the traditional Thai New Year – Loy Krathong is the most popular celebration in Thailand and a large part of Southeast Asia.
Loi Krathong (Yi Peng) Lantern Festival (video)
You have to see it once: 10.000 wishing balloons going up in the air at the same time in Chiang Mai during the Loi Krathong (Yi Peng) Lantern Festival.
Happy Loy Krathong!
Today, Loy Krathong is celebrated throughout Thailand, a festival of water and lights. According to many, the best party of the year. In any case, it is a beautiful and romantic sight.
Loy Krathong celebration at 5 historic temples
Yesterday, the "Bangkok River Festival 2021" started with many activities on eight banks along the Chao Phraya River, which are considered cultural heritage. The seventh edition, which will be held with the theme of Wan Phen Yen Chai on the occasion of Loy Krathong.
On November 19, 2021, the annual Loi Krathong Festival will be celebrated in Thailand. In many different places in Thailand, including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, there are evening activities and the 'Festival of Lights' is celebrated exuberantly.
Agenda: October 31 Loy Krathong in Bangkok
The city of Bangkok has designated thirty public parks for the Loy Krathong celebration on October 31.
Beautiful photos of Loy Krathong
The best party in Thailand, Loy Krathong, is behind us again. In Bangkok Post there is a beautiful photo series where both Thai and foreigners launch a Krathong in the hope of a happy and prosperous year.
How to make a Krathong yourself (video)
Loy Krathong is one of Thailand's many annual festivals and perhaps the most beautiful. In this video you can see how you can make your own traditional krathong.
Calendar: Loy Krathong and Yee Peng festival in Thailand
Every year in November, the Loy Krathong festival is celebrated in Thailand. Loy Krathong (or Loi Kratong, Thai ลอยกระทง) is the festival of light and water. The Yi Peng Sky Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai. Yi Peng or Yee Peng is part of the festival of lights, a tradition in northern Thailand to pay respect to Buddha.
On November 22, 2018, the annual Loi Krathong Festival will be celebrated in Thailand. In many different places in Thailand, including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, there are evening activities and the 'Festival of Lights' is celebrated exuberantly.
1 more time Loy Krathong 2017 (video)
Because it is such a beautiful and romantic party, we look back at Loy Krathong one more time with this beautiful video.
Life as a single farang in the jungle (17): Loy Khratong
Loy Krathong festival is one of the most important Thai festivals that has been ingrained in Thai culture for many centuries. Like many other Thai Buddhist rituals, Loy Krathong has little or nothing to do with Buddhism. Strictly speaking, it is animism, or rather, nature worship. There is therefore no “monk” involved in most places.
Loy Krathong should be celebrated in a sober way
This Friday is the day of Loy Krathong, perhaps the most beautiful and friendliest festival in Thailand. It will also be celebrated this year, but should be done in a sober way from above, because the mourning period of the deceased king has only just ended.