San Chao Sam Ong Hu
San Chao Sam Ong Hu is one of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, founded in 1901 by the local Hokkien community in Cherngtalay, about 15 minutes from Bang Tao Beach.
Events
Napas Art Gallery
Established in 2013 by Phuket-based artists Soon Papan and Juffy Joob, Napas Art Gallery is an intimate studio and gallery space. The gallery presents original paintings and sculptures, offering visitors the opportunity to engage directly with the artists in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025 – 2026
Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025 – 2026 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.
Phuket Baba Wedding Festival
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.
Phuket Heroines Monument Festival
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.
Phuket Dining Event Calendar
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 Phuket – 16 to 18 January
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.
The Artists at Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025
Post Views: 1,788 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
Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025 – Press Release 15 August 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 2026 – Eternal [Kalpa]
Thailand Biennale Phuket 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
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.
Songkran Festival Phuket Video 🎬
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 2025 in Phuket!
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 (Kuan Im Teng)
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.
San Chao Hainan Shrine in Phuket Town
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.
Sheng Tek Beo Shrine
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.
Por Tor Festival 2025 (Hungry Ghost Festival)
The Por Tor Festival, or the Hungry Ghost Festival, is a vibrant and significant event for Phuket’s Hokkien Chinese community. It lasts a month and honours the dead.
Wat Chalong Fair 2026 – 16 to 22 February
Wat Chalong Fair runs for about 10 days every year during the Chinese New Year. It’s a proper Thai temple fair with carnival rides, loud stage shows, firecrackers, and endless food stalls.
Laguna Phuket Marathon – 13 – 14 June 2026
The Laguna Phuket Marathon is set to take place this year on June 13 and 14, 2026, in Bang Tao Beach. Thousands of runners from around the world will compete in the event’s full marathon, half-marathon, 10.5 km, 5 km, and 2 km kids runs.
Sam Sae Chu Hut Shrine ⛩️
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 in Phuket Town
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 ⛩️
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 Saphan Hin Shrine ⛩️
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.
Hok Nguan Kong Shrine in Phuket Town ⛩️
Hok Nguan Kong Shrine is a Chinese temple near the Surin Clock Circle in Phuket Town, founded more than 80 years ago by the Chinese-Thai community in Phuket. Hok Nguan Kong Shrine’s design features many traditional Chinese motifs, including columns wrapped with large dragon images, wall murals with tigers, and bright red and yellow colours throughout
Kathu Shrine – Lai Thu Tao Bo Keng Shrine ⛩️
Lai Thu Tao Bo Keng is one of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, and many believe it was the birthplace of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival nearly two centuries ago, 1825 to be precise. The shrine is located in the subdistrict of Kathu in the island’s interior, between Phuket Town and Patong Beach.
Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town ⛩️
Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town is one of Phuket’s oldest and most revered Chinese shrines. It’s one of the main shrines taking part in the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival It is a place of worship and merit-making activity for the local Chinese-Thai community throughout the year.
Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine (Sam Kong Shrine) ⛩️
Lim Hu Tai Su is a Chinese Taoist shrine on the north side of Phuket Town, also known as Sam Kong Shrine, for the neighbourhood in which it’s found. Though not as well known by visitors as larger Chinese shrines like Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket’s Old Town area, Sam Kong Shrine is a revered place of worship for the local community. It’s become a key part of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival when it hosts several ceremonies and a procession during the annual 9-day event.
Jui Tui Shrine (Kew Ong) ⛩️
Jui Tui Shrine (Kew Ong) is one of the oldest and most important on Phuket Island. It plays a significant role during the famous Phuket Vegetarian Festival, usually held in October and November. The festival dates use the Lunar Calendar, and the festival’s exact dates change every year.
Chinese New Year in Phuket 2026 – February 17
Phuket Chinese New Year 2026 falls on February 17, marking the start of the Year of the Fire Horse. This is a particularly special celebration because the Fire Horse only appears once every 60 years in the Chinese zodiac cycle.
New Year’s Eve 2026 in Phuket
What are the best party places for New Year’s Eve in Phuket? This is a big question that is coming up soon. New Year is a day like no other, and this is the place to be! Phuket is pretty much a party all year round, so you can expect some serious happening all around the island.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2026 (October 10 – 18)
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival runs during the ninth lunar month, marking one of Thailand’s most spectacular cultural celebrations. This nine-day Taoist festival transforms Phuket into a spiritual sanctuary where thousands of devotees in white clothing honour the Nine Emperor Gods through dramatic processions, firewalking ceremonies, and extreme body piercing rituals
Songkran Festival Phuket 2026 – April 13 to 15
Songkran Festival Phuket happens on April 13 to 15, 2026. The dates vary depending on Thailand’s regions, and the festival can last several days in the north. Songkran is the Thai New Year, which occurs when the sun moves from Pisces to Aries.
Loy Krathong Festival 2026 in Phuket
Loy Krathong is a significant festival occurring every year in Thailand; it is even popular in surrounding countries. Everyone celebrates it on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar, November 5th, 2025.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival Calendar
In case you are coming to Phuket in October, here is a Phuket Vegetarian Festival Schedule and Calendar of each day’s event, in which temple each event will occur, and when and where the famous processions will happen. Remember to bring a mask for the smoke and ear protection as the firecrackers sound will leave you deaf for a day.
Phuket Festivals and Events
Phuket festivals play an essential role in island life. The history of Phuket goes back a long way, and the whole year is peppered with many traditional festivals or newly created events.
Shrine of the Serene Light – Saengtham Shrine ⛩️
The Shrine of the Serene Light is a beautifully decorated Chinese Temple on Phang Nga Road, one of the most famous streets of Phuket Town. It used to be ‘the little hidden Chinese temple’ tucked away at the end of a small path, right under your nose.
20 Chinese Shrines in Phuket ⛩️
There are quite a few Chinese shrines in Phuket, and each has its own characteristics and unique features, which always offer excellent photo opportunities. The large ones are very popular during the Chinese New Year in February or the Phuket Vegetarian Festival in October.
20 Romantic Restaurants in Phuket for Valentine’s Day ❤️
There are many romantic restaurants in Phuket to celebrate Valentine’s Day, and to compile this list of the best ones, we had to try a lot! Those restaurants were among the best dining experiences we had in Phuket.
Paradise Complex Patong
Paradise complex in Patong Beach has been the heart of the Phuket Gay party zone for more than twenty years. I don’t know if the fancy name had any influence on the choice of location, but it’s really easy to find, right at the foot of The Royal Paradise Hotel, a 24-floor tower erected in the middle of it like a lighthouse.