May 2024’s Festivals and Events in Thailand

Visakha Bucha Day celebrations nationwide and Bun Bung Fai Rocket Festival in Isan lead an exciting lineup of events and festivals this month.

The month of May 2024 boasts an exciting lineup of local cultural celebrations of Visakha Bucha Day and Bun Bung Fai Rocket Festival, as well as many other exciting events and festivals.

Visakha Bucha Day

22 May 2024
At temples nationwide
Held each year on the full moon of the sixth lunar month, Visakha Bucha Day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha. On this day, Buddhists will go to the temple in worship and remembrance of the teachings and social and spiritual values of Buddha, and perform merit-making and candlelight ceremonies. This includes an evening Wien Tien candlelit procession where Buddhist devotees hold lighted candles in hand and go around a temple three times, representing one the Buddha, two his teachings, and three the monkhood.

Here are some of Thailand’s distinctive Visakha Bucha Day celebrations:

Sukhothai ‘Wien Tien Ta Khan’ Visakha Bucha Day 2024

21-22 May 2024, Wat Chang Lom, Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai

Nakhon Phanom Visakha Bucha Day 2024

22 May 2024, Wat Phra That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom

51st World’s Only Wien Tien Ceremony on Water, Phayao Lake

22-24 May 2024, Wat Tilok Aram’s Pier and Wat Tilok Aram, Phayao Lake, Phayao

Kalasin Visakha Bucha Day 2024

22-26 May 2024, Phrathat Yakhu, Kamalasai District, Kalasin

Other events and festivals

Here is a list – sorted by event date – of cultural, entertainment, sporting and other occasions taking place around Thailand in May 2024, including the exhilarating Bun Bung Fai Rocket Festival in the Northeastern Thai provinces of Yasothon, Kalasin and Roi Et.

Wai Kru Nora Wat Tha Khae

15-18 May 2024, Wat Tha Khae, Phatthalung

OUTDOOR FEST 2024

16-19 May 2024, 11.00-20.00 Hrs., Hall 5-6, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center,  Bangkok

Krabi Wellness Festival 2024

17-18 May 2024, Sport Complex, Thailand National Sports University, Krabi Campus, Krabi

OCEANMAN Krabi 2024

17-19 May 2024, Varana Hotel Krabi, Krabi

Kalasin Bun Bung Fai Talai Lan Festival

18-19 May 2024, Kutwa Municipality, Kuchinarai District, Kalasin

Samui Regatta 2024

25 May – 1 June 2024, Chaweng Beach, Ko Samui, Surat Thani

Supersports 10 Mile Run Series 2024 Thailand

26 May 2024, centralwOrld, Bangkok

Roi Et Bun Bung Fai Festival
29 May – 2 June 2024, Suwannaphum District, Roi Et