Thailand events calendar for October 2023 - Sat Day or Bun Duean Sip (10th Lunar Month Festival)

Sat Thai Kluai Khai Mueang Kamphaeng Festiva

On the 15th night of the waning moon of the 10th Thai Lunar month (usually in September or October)

Sat Day, also known as Bun Duean Sip or Sat Duean Sip tradition, refers to a Buddhist merit-making tradition where living relatives make merit dedicated to their ancestors by giving food offerings to monks. It originated from local superstition that ancestors, particularly those not yet reincarnated, would be temporarily released from the ‘underworld’, explaining the numerous ‘hungry-ghost puppet’ parades. The tradition is distinctively observed in various destinations nationwide with the event in Nakhon Si Thammarat being the biggest.

• Sat Thai Kluai Khai Mueang Kamphaeng Festival, 5-15 October 2023, at City Hall and Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park, Kamphaeng Phet. The annual event marks Sat Day and celebrates Kamphaeng Phet’s best-known fruit crop ‘Kluai Khai’ (Lady Finger banana). Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park will be brightly illuminated at night.
• Sat Duean Sip and Red Cross Fair, 8-17 October 2023, at Sanam Na Mueang and Princess Mother 84 Park (Thung Tha Lat), Nakhon Si Thammarat. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bun Duean Sip tradition in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
• Kapong Sat Duean Sip ‘Hae Krajad’, 11-14 October 2023, at Kapong District, Phang-nga. Known for the unique procession of ‘krajad’ or basket containing offering to monks at nearby temples to make merit dedicated to the ancestors.

These are just some of the amazing events and festivals scheduled to take place in October 2023. Enjoy your time in Thailand!

* Tourism Authority of Thailand