January or February
Chinese New Year
Red lanterns, lion dances and huge street-food crowds in Chinatown.
Red lanterns, lion dances and huge street-food crowds in Chinatown.
Flower-covered parade floats and gardens in full bloom.
The nationwide water festival. Expect to get soaked — bring a waterproof phone pouch!
Homemade rockets fired into the sky to call the rains — loud and joyful.
Colourful ghost masks, music and parades in a small mountain town.
Giant, intricately carved wax sculptures paraded through the city.
Nine days of vegetarian food and dramatic street processions.
Float a candle-lit krathong to let go of bad luck. Beautiful in Sukhothai and Ayutthaya.
Thousands of lanterns released into the night sky. Book hotels early.
The famous beach party — take a boat from Koh Samui.