Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025 transforms the island into a living gallery from 29 November 2025 to 30 April 2026. The fourth edition of this roving contemporary art exhibition features over 60 artists across historic, natural, and civic spaces.
The Phuket Baba Wedding represents one of Southeast Asia’s most distinctive cultural celebrations, blending Chinese heritage with local Thai customs in a tradition spanning over 200 years.
The Heroines Monument Festival occurs annually from March 13-15 at Victory Field in Thalang district, commemorating the 1785 defence of Phuket against Burmese invaders.
Explore Phuket’s Food and Dining Event Calendar. Find brunches, buffets, and special dining events. Restaurants can list their events for free.
EDC Thailand 2026 runs 16–18 January 2026 at the new Rhythm Park venue in Bang Tao Beach, Phuket, with three nights of large-scale stages, art, and performers under the Electric Sky.
Post Views: 1,302 Ampannee Satoh (อําพรรณี สะเตาะ) born 1983 in Pattani, lives and works in Bangkok and Pattani Anuwat Apimukmongkon (อนุวัฒน์ อภิมุขมงคล), born 1995 in… Read More »The Artists at Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025
The Ministry of Culture of Thailand, through the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), unveils the third group of 15 participating artists and collectives for the upcoming Thailand Biennale, Phuket 2025, scheduled to take place from November 2025 to April 2026.
Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025 is a national contemporary art biennial set across Phuket, featuring Thai and international artists under the theme “Eternal [Kalpa],” which explores long-timescale relations between humans and nature.
San Chao Mae Yanang Shrine, stands on Krabi Road in Phuket Town. A Chinese migrant founded the temple in 1853 during Phuket’s tin-mining boom, when many Chinese families settled on the island and brought their beliefs and rituals with them.
This video of the Songkran Festival in Phuket takes you into the heart of Thailand’s most exciting celebration. Held every year from April 13 to 15, Songkran marks the Thai New Year and is best known for its massive water fights and lively street parties.
Christmas in Phuket is a festive and lively time. Hotels host special evening events with cocktails and buffet dinners, often served by the pool. Many include live performances, music, and entertainment to add to the fun.
Put Jaw Shrine is one of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, located in Phuket Town. It was originally built more than 200 years ago and is dedicated to the Chinese goddess Guan Yin, the goddess of mercy. The shrine plays a significant role in the spiritual life of the local Chinese-Thai community.
Located on the popular Thalang Road in the heart of Phuket Old Town, the Hainan Shrine is more than just a place of worship. Built in 1910, this beautiful shrine has been a cultural and spiritual centre for over a century, especially for the Hainanese community in Phuket.
Adorned with intricate artwork depicting sins and punishments, Sheng Tek Beo in Phuket Town is a shrine that plays a key role in the Por Tor festival, or Hungry Ghost Festival, which occurs every year around September. The central celebrations occur at this shrine dedicated to the Por Tor god, or king of hell.
Wat Chalong Fair is a festival with rollicking stage shows, firecrackers, chaotic markets and spinning carnival rides. Not something you’d expect to find at a Buddhist temple, but for about 10 days each year Phuket’s largest temple is host to just such an event.
The Supersports Laguna Phuket Marathon is set to take place this year on June 14 and 15, 2025, in Bang Tao Beach. Thousands of runners from around the world and other parts of Thailand will arrive in Phuket to compete in the event’s full marathon, half-marathon, 10.5 km, 5 km, and 2 km kids runs.
Sam Sae Chu Hut Chinese Shrine is a modest and discreet Chinese shrine located near the intersection of Khaw Sim Bee Road and Mae Luan Road, on the way up to Khao Rang Hill in Phuket Town; opened in May 2002.
Loukthor Vegetarian Restaurant, located near Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town, is particularly popular during the famous Phuket Vegetarian Festival. There are a few vegan and vegetarian restaurants on that same Ranong Road, but this one is excellent. They offer cook-to-order dishes such as fried rice and stir-fried noodles.
Tha Rua Shrine is one of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, found in Thalang District on Thepkasattri Road about 800m south of the Heroines’ Monument. It’s an important site during the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival, when thousands of devotees come to hold ceremonies and eat vegetarian food during the event’s nine days.
Kio Thian Keng Shrine is a colourful Chinese shrine that is set on the seashore inside Saphan Hin public park in Phuket Town. It’s a place of worship for the local Chinese-Thai community, and it plays an important role as the site of the final farewell to the gods during the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
