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The 2023 Koh Samui Events Calendar

  • January 10, 2023
2023 Koh Samui Events Calendar

With wild-eyed optimism, let’s hope that the third fourth time’s the charm and 2023 is great. Ready? Below, the 2023 Koh Samui events calendar is ready for anyone clever enough to plan things in advance (and always here for those of us who will show up and hope for the best).

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Are you more of a last-minute sort? You’re in luck – Koh Samui is often a last-minute kind of place. Below, you’ll find annual Koh Samui events, holidays, festivals and 2023 Full Moon Party dates (on nearby Koh Phangan). I update this calendar regularly as new or last-minute events are announced so make sure you don’t miss email updates. Enjoy!

Key Events

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  • Christmas on Koh Samui
  • New Year’s Eve
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2023 Koh Samui events

January 2023

  • 01 New Year’s Day
  • 06 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 22 Chinese New Year
  • 23 Samui Sailing Rally
  • 31 Samui Swine Classic X (disc golf)

February 2023

  • 05 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 14 Valentine’s Day

March 2023

  • 06 Makha Bucha Day (Buddhist holy day)
  • 07 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 10 Samui Open (beach volleyball)

April 2023

  • 05 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 06 Chakri Day (Thai national holiday)
  • 09 Easter (not a Thai holiday, some resorts celebrate)
  • 13 Songkran (Thai New Year, through April 15)

May 2023

  • 01 Labour Day
  • 02 Samui Summer Jazz (through May 7)
  • 04 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 20 Samui Regatta (through May 27)

June 2023

  • 03 H.M. Queen’s Birthday
  • 03 Visakha Bucha Day (Buddhist holy day)
  • 04 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)

July 2023

  • 02 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 28 H.M. King’s Birthday

August 2023

  • 01 Asana Bucha Day (Buddhist holy day)
  • 03 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 12 Mother’s Day (Thailand)
  • 12 H.M. Queen Mother’s Birthday
  • 24 Samui Latin Festival (through Aug 27)
  • 31 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)

September 2023

  • 29 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)

October 2023

  • 13 Anniversary of His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol
  • 30 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)

Tip: Rainy season on Koh Samui (usually) begins in late October/early November

November 2023

  • 27 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 28 Loy Krathong

December 2023

  • 05 Father’s Day (Thailand)
  • 25 Christmas
  • 27 Full Moon Party (Koh Phangan)
  • 31 New Year’s Eve

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