The Thaiger key takeaways
- Loy Krathong 2026 falls on Tuesday, November 24, the full-moon night of the 12th month in the Thai lunar calendar.
- Six hotels in this guide, in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, have published their 2026 programmes, priced from 599 to 8,888 baht a person.
- Three venues from last year’s list had not announced 2026 plans by October 19, so their entries show last year’s offer for reference.
Loy Krathong 2026 falls on Tuesday, November 24, the full-moon night of the 12th month in the Thai lunar calendar. People across the country float krathong, small rafts of banana leaf, flowers and candles, on rivers, canals and lakes.
Hotels along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok have announced dinners, cultural shows and fireworks for the night. In Chiang Mai, the festival coincides with Yi Peng, the Lanna lantern festival, and some hotels there are hosting events over two evenings.
This guide keeps last year’s five venues and adds four hotels that have already set their 2026 plans. Three of the original five had not announced programmes by October 19, and this guide will be updated when they do.
Top places to celebrate Loy Krathong in Thailand (2026)
| Location (click to jump to section) | Date | Price | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok | November 24, 6pm to 10.30pm | 5,288 baht net per adult | Riverside buffet with Thai music and dance, a funfair and fireworks over the Chao Phraya. |
| The Peninsula Bangkok | November 24, from 6pm | 6,888 to 8,888 baht net per person | Gala buffets and set dinners by the river, with classical Thai dance and an eco-friendly krathong for each guest. |
| Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel Bangkok | November 24, from 6pm | From 1,600 baht++ per person | Four riverside venues, from a Royal Thai set dinner to buffets with live bands, followed by fireworks. |
| Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort | November 24, from 4pm | From 4,900 baht net per person | Dinner theatre, rice-barge cruises on the river and waterfront bars. |
| Shangri-La Bangkok | November 24 | 5,200 to 6,900 baht nett per adult | Poolside buffet with Thai dance, a dinner cruise and fireworks views from the Lobby Lounge. |
| GLOW Bangkok Riverside | To be announced | To be announced | Last year: a riverside buffet with Thai dance and a krathong for each guest. |
| Novotel Chiang Mai Nimman Journeyhub | November 24 and 25, 5.30pm to 9.30pm | 599 baht net per person | All-you-can-eat Lanna hawker-style feast with soft drinks. |
| Meliá Chiang Mai | To be announced | To be announced | Last year: a rooftop party at MAI The Sky Bar overlooking the Ping River. |
| Banyan Tree Krabi | To be announced | To be announced | Last year: a seaside Thai buffet and krathong-making at Saffron. |
Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 24, 6pm to 10.30pm
Location: River Barge Restaurant, G Floor, Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok
Price: 5,288 baht net per adult. Children aged 6 to 12 pay half price, and a free-flow drinks package costs 1,888 baht net.
River Barge, the hotel’s buffet restaurant on the Chao Phraya, is hosting a special buffet dinner with contemporary Thai music and traditional dance. Guests can visit a funfair before fireworks go up over the water.
Prices include service charge and VAT. Bookings are taken on 0 2307 8888 or at riverbarge.chrb@chatrium.com.
The Peninsula Bangkok
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 24, from 6pm
Location: The Peninsula Bangkok
Price: 6,888 to 8,888 baht net per person, depending on the venue
The Peninsula is running five dining options on the night, with classical Thai dance and krathong floating on the Chao Phraya. Every guest receives an eco-friendly krathong.
The gala dinner buffet at River Cafe & Terrace costs 6,888 baht net indoors and 8,888 baht outdoors. On The Peninsula Lawn, the same buffet comes with live traditional performances and also costs 8,888 baht.
The Lobby terrace and Thiptara, the hotel’s Thai restaurant, serve five-course set dinners at 6,988 baht net. Bookings are taken on +66 2 020 2888 or at diningpbk@peninsula.com.
Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel Bangkok
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 24, from 6pm
Location: Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel Bangkok
Price: From 1,600 baht++ per person
The hotel is spreading the night across four venues on the river, and each couple receives a handcrafted krathong. Thara Thong serves a seven-course Royal Thai set dinner for 2,500 baht net, with Thai puppetry and a drum dance from 7pm to 9.30pm.
Giorgio’s has an Italian-inspired international buffet at 2,788 baht++ indoors or 3,288 baht++ outside. Its entertainment includes a Thai boxing show, fire dancers and a live band. Buffet seats at Siam Yacht Club cost 1,888 to 3,588 baht++, while the buffet at Feast starts at 1,600 baht++.
Fireworks close the evening, and early-bird prices run until November 20. The full line-up is in our earlier report.
Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 24, from 4pm
Location: Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort
Price: From 4,900 baht net per person
Anantara’s Riverside Kingdom of Lights programme covers four venues. Sala Lakorn stages a dinner theatre of classical Thai arts from 6pm. Its international buffet costs 4,900 baht net, or 5,500 baht for premium seats.
Manohra Cruises takes guests along the Chao Phraya on a restored, century-old rice barge. Set menus cost 5,800 to 8,800 baht net, across three sailings between 6pm and 10.30pm.
Longtail River Bar & Lounge and Trader Vic’s serve à la carte by the water. Longtail asks couples for a minimum spend of 5,000 to 7,000 baht.
Early-bird rates end on October 31. Bookings are taken on +66 2476 0022 ext. 1416 or at riversidedining@anantara.com.
Shangri-La Bangkok
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 24
Location: Shangri-La Bangkok
Price: 5,200 to 6,900 baht nett per adult
Shangri-La Bangkok’s Eternal Siam evening centres on a poolside buffet by the river at 6,900 baht nett. It comes with Thai dance, a performance based on the tale of Manorah, raffle prizes and an eco-friendly krathong.
NEXT2 Café serves an international buffet for 5,200 baht nett. On the Shangri-La Horizon Cruise, the buffet comes with a Thai puppet show for 5,500 baht nett.
The Lobby Lounge faces the fireworks and asks for a minimum spend of 2,500 baht nett a person. Children aged 6 to 12 pay half price at the dinners. Prepaid bookings made by November 10 get 15% off at every venue except the Lobby Lounge.
GLOW Bangkok Riverside
Date & Time: To be announced
Location: GLOW Bangkok Riverside
Price: To be announced
GLOW Bangkok Riverside had not published a 2026 Loy Krathong programme by October 19. Last year, the hotel held a riverside buffet dinner on the night for 899 baht a person. Guests had Thai dishes, live Thai dance and a krathong each to float.
Novotel Chiang Mai Nimman Journeyhub
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25, 5.30pm to 9.30pm
Location: Novotel Chiang Mai Nimman Journeyhub
Price: 599 baht net per person, soft drinks included
The Nimman hotel is laying on an all-you-can-eat Lanna hawker-style feast over two evenings. The spread includes khao soi, sai ua sausage, satay, mala, barbecue and Thai sweets.
A two-hour free-flow drinks package costs another 599 baht net. Bookings are taken on +66 52 012 777 or through the hotel’s LINE account, fbnovotel.
Meliá Chiang Mai
Date & Time: To be announced
Location: MAI The Sky Bar, 22nd Floor, Meliá Chiang Mai
Price: To be announced
Meliá Chiang Mai had not announced its 2026 plans by October 19. In 2025, the hotel marked Loy Krathong and Yi Peng with a rooftop party at MAI The Sky Bar, which overlooks the Ping River.
Last year’s tickets cost 699 baht net. They included a drink, a taster and a turn at Soy Dao, a wishing-star game.
Banyan Tree Krabi
Date & Time: To be announced
Location: Saffron, Banyan Tree Krabi
Price: To be announced
Banyan Tree Krabi had not announced a 2026 programme by October 19. Last year, Saffron, the resort’s Thai restaurant, served a Thai buffet dinner with live music and traditional performances.
Adults paid 2,200 baht net and children 1,100 baht. A krathong-making session before sunset let guests build their own banana-leaf boats to float later that night.
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