Half Moon Party

When is the next Half Moon Party?

The next full Half Moon Party festivals on Koh Phangan are 2 and 3 December and 16 and 17 December 2026, with a beach-only Harmony Beach party on 17 November.

In November it's the beach party only, in the island's wettest month.

The schedule can change, so Tanner checks the dates again before you book. Ask Tanner to lock in your date.

What should a group book first?

Book your beds first: places to stay near Baan Tai sell out first on the December dates, then the boats back to Samui. Here is the order.

Places to stay in Baan Tai for 2 and 3 December and 16 and 17 December go first.

Pool villas on Koh Samui for December go next, so ask Tanner early.

The boat home comes next: the festival's speedboat package or your own boat.

VIP packages, sold on the official site, suit groups that want their own space.

Regular passes are easy to get. Online sales close at 8pm on the forest night, the Halfmoon Festival's own site says, and you can still pay at the gate.

Ask Tanner to book the Samui villa and the boat first; the passes can wait.

How much are Half Moon tickets?

A one-day Magic Forest pass is ฿2,700 at full price and ฿2,500 online, and the return speedboat package from Koh Samui adds ฿1,600.

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The beach day comes with fire shows, a dipping pool and free shots on arrival.

The speedboat package picks you up from your Samui hotel, crosses from Bangrak pier and brings you back from Baan Tai pier in the early hours.

Half Moon Party Koh Phangan tickets sell online and at the gate, so buy ahead and keep the difference for the bar.

Thailand's drinking age is 20, so bring your passport. Ask Tanner to sort the passes with the boat.

What is the Half Moon Party like?

The Halfmoon Festival is a jungle party, not a beach party: three stages in a forest clearing in Baan Tai, with fire shows and a crowd that dances until late.

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The Halfmoon Festival has run for more than 20 years, about every two weeks since it started in 2002, the festival's own site says.

The three stages are the Prime Stage, G Floor and The Cave, with progressive trance, melodic techno and deep house across the night.

Day 1, at Harmony Beach Club, is a beachfront sunset party before the main night.

The winter season brings the bigger headliners: Neelix, Blastoyz and Liquid Soul played the 2025–26 winter season.

Pick your stage, and meet the group at the fire shows when the sky goes pink. Ask Tanner where to set up for the night.

Half Moon or Full Moon?

Pick the Halfmoon Festival for a ticketed jungle festival with big sound and a set line-up. Pick the Full Moon Party for a huge, loose beach party on Haad Rin.

In size, Halfmoon is the smaller night; the Full Moon on Haad Rin is far bigger and busier.

For music, Halfmoon has three set stages; the Full Moon has a beach of bars, each with its own mix.

On price, Halfmoon sells a ticketed pass; Haad Rin takes a small cash entry.

The dates fall on different weeks. The next Full Moon Parties are 24 November and 24 December, and the New Year countdown is on 31 December.

With a week on Samui, many groups do one of each.

See the Full Moon Party guide, and ask Tanner to fit both into one Samui week.

How do you get there from Samui?

The easiest way to the Half Moon Party from Koh Samui is the festival's speedboat package or your own private boat, then a short ride to the Magic Forest, about 2 km inland in Baan Tai.

The regular ferries stop in the early evening, so they can't bring you home: the last boat from Samui to Thong Sala leaves at around 6:30pm.

Your own boat leaves when the group is ready, and the drinks can start on board.

Since 12 May 2026, alcohol has been banned at public piers and on public passenger boats, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee's notice (checked November 2026); the rule names public boats, not private charters.

On Samui, the van runs you to the pier: a luxury van for up to 4 from ฿6,500 for 10 hours, a party van for up to 10, or a coach for 20 and more.

Already staying on Koh Phangan? Thong Sala is a short drive from Baan Tai, and the Magic Forest is about 2 km inland, so a short ride gets you there.

See Koh Samui to Koh Phangan, and ask Tanner for your own boat home.

Where should a group stay?

The best base for the Half Moon Party is a pool villa on Koh Samui with your own boat across, or Baan Tai itself if the group wants to be close.

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Baan Tai has guesthouses and hotels within reach of the Magic Forest; it fills first in December. For a group house on the island, see Koh Phangan villas.

Thong Sala, the main pier town, is a short drive away.

Koh Samui has pool villas from ฿18,500 a day, a chef and some quiet, with a boat across for the night.

See Koh Samui pool villas, and ask Tanner for one close to the pier.

Is it worth it?

Yes, for a group that wants a proper festival: three stages, big sound and a jungle setting, with a ticket that keeps the crowd easy.

Go on a December date for the full three-stage night. Skip the November beach-only dates if the forest is the point.

It's the better pick if the group likes techno and trance more than buckets on the beach. Ask Tanner for a December date.

How do you plan a Half Moon week?

Ang Thong Marine Park is closed from 1 November to 15 December 2026, so for the early-December edition take the catamaran day to Koh Tao instead; from 16 December, Ang Thong is open again.

A Half Moon week that works: the villa on Samui, the catamaran day, Harmony Beach on Day 1, the Magic Forest on Day 2, and a villa pool party to finish.

Add a DJ from ฿8,000 a day and a chef at the villa for the days around it.

Coming in December? Put Halfmoon, the Christmas Eve Full Moon and New Year's Eve in one trip. See Thailand in December and the Thailand party calendar, then plan it with Tanner.

Day 1 or Day 2?

Day 1 is the easy one: Harmony Beach Club from 2pm, sunset, drinks and the group warming up. Day 2 is the jungle: the Magic Forest from about 9:30pm, three stages and the big sound.

Tanner's pick: do both, but if the group only has one evening, it's Day 2 in the forest.

Insider tip: online sales close at 8pm on the forest night, so buy before dinner, or pay at the gate. A party week for 12 on Samui around it, with the villa, the boats and the parties, runs from about ฿300,000 all in.

Ask Tanner which night suits the group.

What should you bring?

Bring your passport or a laminated copy, because the gate can check that you are 20 or over.

Buy the pass online before 8pm on the forest night, or pay at the gate.

Wear shoes you can dance in on sand on Day 1 and in a jungle clearing on Day 2.

Know your boat home before you go in: the regular ferries stop in the early evening. Ask Tanner to set the boat time for the group.

The Half Moon Party in short

What it is: the Halfmoon Festival, a two-day party in Baan Tai, about every two weeks.

Next full festivals: 2 and 3 December, 16 and 17 December 2026.

Beach only: 17 November.

Day 1: Harmony Beach Club, from 2pm for the sunset party.

Day 2: Halfmoon Magic Forest, from about 9:30pm, three stages.

Pass: online or at the gate; online sales close at 8pm on the forest night.

Age: 20 or over.

Checked November 2026.