Koh Phangan parties

The party calendar for the rest of 2026

The Koh Phangan party schedule runs on the moon: the Full Moon on Haad Rin, with the jungle parties around Ban Tai before, after and between. Pick your moon from the table, then ask Tanner to hold the villa.

Full Moon Party: the big one on Haad Rin

The Full Moon Party is an all-night beach party on Haad Rin Nok, Sunrise Beach, at the island's south-east tip, with about a dozen bars running their own sound systems, fire shows and neon paint until late (more in our Full Moon Party guide). Entry is cash at the gate, for a wristband.

• Before: Haad Rin fills from about 10pm.
• The peak: between 1am and 3am.
• Plan: wear closed shoes, because broken glass in the sand is the most common injury, and keep the wristband on.

Ask Tanner for the boat that gets you there before the peak.

Jungle Experience: the Koh Phangan jungle party before the Full Moon

The Jungle Experience is a ticketed jungle party inland from Ban Tai on the night before each Full Moon, with house, techno and drum and bass on two stages. In November and December the gates open at 10pm and it runs until late.

Tickets sell online only, and it's 20 and over, with ID at the gate. Ask Tanner to hold tickets for the 30 December Grand Finale.

Waterfall Festival: four stages in the jungle

The Waterfall Festival is an open-air jungle party with four stages of electronic music, from 9pm until late. The dates move, so ask Tanner to check one against your trip.

Halfmoon Festival: the jungle party between the Full Moons

The Halfmoon Festival is a two-day party in Ban Tai: a beach party at Harmony Beach Club, then an all-night jungle party in the Magic Forest; our Half Moon Party guide has the details. You must be 20 or over.

The next full festivals are on 2 and 3 December and 16 and 17 December 2026, with a beach-only party on 17 November. Ask Tanner for the Magic Forest night.

Haad Rin and the Ban Tai jungle

It's two places a short ride apart: Haad Rin, on the south-east tip, for the Full Moon Party, and the jungle around Ban Tai, on the south coast, for the other three. Eat in Thong Sala, the port town, then go on to the party; our Koh Phangan guide has the map. Ask Tanner for the driver between them.

Haad Rin between Full Moons

On other evenings Haad Rin is far quieter: the beach bars along Sunrise Beach stay open, but the big crowds come only for the party. Between Full Moons, head for Ban Tai. Ask Tanner where the party is that week.

A party most weeks

Yes: there's a party most weeks, from the Full Moon on the beach to the jungle parties around Ban Tai. For a calmer evening after a day of diving, the next island is Koh Tao; see our Koh Tao guide. Ask Tanner which week has the most on.

Getting there and back

You get to Koh Phangan's parties by boat: from Koh Samui, a private speedboat goes straight to Haad Rin, and the ferries run to Thong Sala; our Koh Samui to Koh Phangan guide has the times. On a Full Moon night, book the boat home before you go.

The Haad Rin Queen speedboat runs from the Big Buddha pier on Samui to Haad Rin in about 18 minutes, and on party nights the boats run until dawn.

For a group, the easiest way is a Koh Samui villa and a private boat in and out; see our Koh Samui yachts, and ask Tanner to book both.

Staying safe at the parties

Koh Phangan is safe for a group that takes normal care: watch the drinks, stay together and book the ride home. Drugs are illegal in Thailand, and plain-clothes police work the beach, so don't buy anything from anyone at the parties.

• Drinks: get your own bucket, watch it being poured, and pace yourself.
• Stay together: pick a meeting point before the party.
• Scooters: never ride one home after a drink; book the boat or a driver.
• The sea: stay out of it after dark.
• Help: the Tourist Police are on 1155, around the clock.

Ask Tanner for a driver on standby all night.

Where to stay for the parties

You have three choices, and each one gives you a different trip.

Haad Rin puts you a walk from the Full Moon Party, but the town is loud and packed all week around the moon.

Ban Tai sits next to the jungle parties, with a short ride to Haad Rin. A pool villa on Koh Phangan here keeps the group close to every party on the calendar.

A villa on Koh Samui gives you the quiet days and a private boat in for the big evening.

Tanner's pick for a group of 8 or more: the Samui villa and the boat. You party on Phangan and sleep where it's calm.

What to wear and what to bring

Wear clothes you don't mind losing to neon paint, and closed shoes, not flip-flops.

Bring cash in small notes for the wristband and the bars, and keep your phone and room key in a zip bag.

Leave the passport in the villa safe and carry a photo of it instead.

Ask Tanner what else the group needs for the jungle nights.

What a party trip really costs

The parties themselves are the cheap part. The trip around them is where the money goes: the villa, the boat and the evenings in between.

A pool villa starts from ฿18,500 a day at market price, with the party layer on top.

What a group really spends: a full party week for 12, with the villa, the boats, the cars and the big evenings, comes to about ฿300,000 all in.

Villas fill first in Full Moon week, so ask Tanner to lock the villa before you buy the flights.

Koh Phangan parties in short

• Koh Phangan parties follow the moon, with the Full Moon Party on Haad Rin's Sunrise Beach as the big one.

• The next Full Moon Parties are on 24 November and 24 December 2026, with the countdown on 31 December.
• The Jungle Experience runs in Ban Tai the night before each Full Moon, from 10pm until late.
• The Halfmoon Festival's next full dates are 2–3 and 16–17 December 2026, for guests aged 20 and over.
• Full Moon entry is cash at the gate; the jungle parties are ticketed ahead.
• The easy way in for a group is a boat from Koh Samui, booked both ways.

Checked October 2026.

How we'd do it with a group

A Koh Samui villa, a private boat to Haad Rin before sunset on the Full Moon, the party until the early hours, and the boat back to the villa when the group is ready. The night before, the Jungle Experience in Ban Tai; between Full Moons, the Halfmoon Festival.

Plan it with Tanner, and he books the villa, the boat and the tickets.