Loy Krathong Pattaya 2026: Date, Where to Watch, What to Expect

Loy Krathong Pattaya 2026 is on Tuesday 24 November, the November full moon. That is the night the krathong go on the water and the khom loi lanterns go up. It is not a week-long shutdown. It is one evening.

If you want the culture, the floats, and none of the Songkran water-fight, this is the date. Evergreen background (what a krathong is, how the night feels): Loy Krathong Pattaya.

Loy Krathong Pattaya 2026 Date and Timing

• Date: 24 November 2026
• Start: around sunset, roughly 6pm-7pm
• Peak: 7pm-9pm
• Done: most people gone by 10pm-11pm

Roads around Jomtien get busier. No mass closures like New Year. Songthaews and Grab still run.

Confirm locally closer to the date. Lunar festivals sometimes shift in tourist listings. 24 November 2026 is the full-moon night.

Where to Watch in 2026

Jomtien Beach is still the best sand-level view. Buy a banana-leaf krathong (฿20-฿50). Avoid styrofoam. The Tourism Authority of Thailand explains the festival nationwide at tourismthailand.org.

Central Pattaya Beach draws a crowd. Walking Street is often quieter that night because people go to the water.

Pratumnak Hill is the elevated view. Near Big Buddha and the viewpoints above Asia Pattaya Hotel you see lanterns across a wider slice of bay. If you are staying at Grosvenor House or anywhere on Pratumnak Road, you can watch without sitting in Jomtien traffic.

How 2026 Compares to Songkran and New Year

Songkran is days of water and closed roads. New Year is fireworks and gridlock. Loy Krathong Pattaya 2026 is one calm night. Families. Couples. No water gun.

If you only have one cultural evening in a November trip, take this one.

The Morning of 25 November

The city is back to normal. The Lunch Box Cafe at 338/6 Pratumnak Road opens 8am. Full English ฿295. Breakfast on Pratumnak Hill if you want the full morning list. Menu: thelunchboxpattaya.com/menu.

November rates at Grosvenor House are normal, not New Year prices. Contact: thelunchboxpattaya.com/contact. Fifteen to twenty minutes by songthaew to Jomtien for the evening, then back up the hill to sleep.