Jan 202012
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.
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