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Songkran (Thai New Year Water Festival)Thailand's New Year, 13-15 April every year, turns Samui into a three-day island-wide water fight centred on Chaweng Beach Road, with temple ceremonies behind the party. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year, fixed on 13-15 April regardless of weekday. On Samui it combines genuine tradition - morning merit-making, bathing Buddha images, and pouring water on elders' hands at temples such as Wat Plai Laem and Wat Phra Yai - with the famous public water fights. Chaweng Beach Road is the main battle zone from late morning to evening; Lamai, Nathon and Fisherman's Village have lighter celebrations. Pickup trucks with water tanks patrol the streets and everyone is a target. It is free to join. In 2026 Samui's festivities ran roughly 10-15 April with the main day on 13 April; the same fixed dates apply in 2027. Safety notes: Songkran week has Thailand's worst road accident statistics (scooters especially), ATMs can run low, and anything not waterproof will get soaked. When: 13-15 April every year (fixed dates). 2026: Mon 13 - Wed 15 April; 2027: 13-15 April. Island celebrations often start a few days early (from ~10 April in Chaweng). • Waterproof pouch for phone and cash is essential; leave your passport at the hotel • Avoid riding scooters during Songkran week - wet roads plus peak accidents • Do not splash monks, the elderly, or people who clearly opt out • Book accommodation weeks ahead; songthaews are hard to flag mid-afternoon
Chinese New Year on SamuiSamui's old Hainanese community celebrates Chinese New Year with lion dances, firecrackers and shrine ceremonies - centred on Maenam's Chinese temple, Nathon and Hua Thanon. Next: 6 February 2027. Thanks to its Hainanese settler roots, Chinese New Year is a genuine community festival on Samui, not just a hotel event. The main public celebrations centre on the Chinese temple in Maenam, with lion and dragon dances, firecrackers, street stalls and beachside events; Nathon's Hainan Shrine hosts smaller, traditional ceremonies (some sources note Phuket-style piercing rituals at the Nathon shrine - be prepared), and Hua Thanon's Guan Yu shrine also celebrates. The date follows the Chinese lunar calendar, falling in late January or February: 17 February 2026 (Year of the Horse, already passed at research date) and 6 February 2027. It is not a Thai public holiday, but the week brings a visitor surge from China, Hong Kong and Singapore on top of high season. When: Chinese lunar calendar, late Jan-Feb. 2026: 17 February (passed). 2027: 6 February. • Maenam is the family-friendly option; Nathon ceremonies can include intense rituals (piercing) - not for the squeamish • Book accommodation early: CNY week overlaps peak season demand • Celebrations run over several days; the temple parade typically starts mid-afternoon

Results for “temple”

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Bang Rak Beach (Big Buddha Beach)

Maenam Beach

Overlap Stone 2 (The Best Samui)

Taling Ngam Beach

Bang Kao Beach

Dipabhavan Meditation Center

Laem Sor Beach

Laem Sor Pagoda (Laem Sor Chedi, Wat Laem Sor)

Nathon Hainan Shrine (Hainan Temple)

Plai Laem Beach

Thongson Bay (Thong Son Beach)

Wat Bo Phuttharam (Luang Pu Thuad Statue)

Wat Kiri Wongkaram

Wat Phu Khao Thong

Wat Samret

Bang Rak Pier (Seatran Discovery Pier)

Big Buddha Pier (Haad Rin Queen Pier)

Buddha's Footprint Shrine (Kaw Lae)

Chinese Temple of Guanyin (Thong Krut)

Chinese Temple of Maenam

Free Temple Visits

Guan Yu Koh Samui Shrine

Hin Lad Waterfall Temple (Wat Namtok Hin Lad)

Hin Lad Waterfall Trail

House of Lucie Samui (Samui Art Center)

Khao Hua Jook Pagoda (Wat Khao Hua Jook)

Khao Pom mountain - highest point of Koh Samui

Overlap Stone (Overlap Stone 1 and Overlap Stone 2)

Petcherat Marina (Bang Rak)

Thong Tanote Beach

Wat Chaeng (Nathon)

Wat Khao Chedi (Rattanakosin Chedi / 'Baby Buddha Jaidee')

Wat Khiri Mat

Wat Khunaram (Mummified Monk Temple)

Wat Na Phra Lan (Maenam)

Wat Nara Charoen Suk

Wat Phang Bua (Wat Bunthrikaram)

Wat Phra Yai (Big Buddha Temple)

Wat Pradoem

Wat Ratchathammaram (Wat Sila Ngu, the Red Temple)

Wat Sawang Arom (Wat Chaweng)

Wat Teepangkorn (Phra Buddha Dipankara)

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