Koh Samui events & holidays in 2012

If you’re lucky, your 2012 holiday might coincide with a memorable Koh Samui event or Thai festival – like the Samui Regatta or Songkran on Samui. What’s happening this year? Here’s our perpetually updated Samui calendar – we’d never want you to miss anything.

 January

• 01 New Year’s Day
• 08 Full Moon
• 23 Chinese New Year

February

• 03 Re:Earth Festival (through Feb 4)
• 07 Full Moon
• 24 Phangan Film Festival (through Feb 26)

March

• 07 Makha Bucha Day (Buddhist holy day)
• 08 Full Moon
• (read more about Koh Samui in March)

April

• 06 Chakri Day (to honour King Rama I, founder of Bangkok)
• 06 Full Moon
• 08 Easter (not exactly observed, but a good reason to dose up on chocolate)
• 13 Songkran on Koh Samui (Thai New Year, through April 16)
• 16 Songkran observed
• 22 Koh Samui Triathlon
• (read more about Koh Samui in April)

May

• 01 Labour Day
• 05 Coronation Day
• 05 Full Moon
• 28 Koh Samui Regatta (to June 2)
• (read more about Koh Samui in May)

June

• 02 Koh Samui Regatta (concludes)
• 02 Cancer Care Fun Run (2km, 5km and 10km routes, begins at Nathon Pier)
• 05 Full Moon
• *14 – 17 Queen’s Cup Samui Golf Tournament – (dates speculative, based on 2011 dates)
• (read more about Koh Samui in June)

July

• 03 Full Moon
• 27 2012 London Olympics begin (see Wiki on Thailand’s Olympic team)
• (read more about Koh Samui in July)

August

• 04 Full Moon
• 12 Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday (also Mother’s Day)
• 13 Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday observed

September

• 01 Full Moon
• 15 Koh Samui Adventure Race
• *18 Koh Samui Marathon – (2011 date, no date announced yet for 2012)
• 30 Full Moon
• (read more about Koh Samui in September)

October

• 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day (in honour of King Rama V)
• 30 Full Moon

November

• 01 Koh Samui’s rainy season (usually) begins in November. Angthong Marine Park closes through December.
• 28 Full Moon

December

• 05 His Majesty the King’s Birthday
• 10 Constitution Day
• 23 Anthong Marine Park re-opens after rainy season
• 25 Christmas on Koh Samui
• 28 Full Moon

Koh Samui events and Thai holidays take all forms, but – with sunsets this sweet – the normal days are worth celebrating, too. Our island guide covers how to make the most of any stay in Samui – subscribe now or get email updates.