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Where to Go for Christmas Eve in Phuket?

Christmas 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 Phuket Town

    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.

      Hainan Shrine in Phuket Town

      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 in Phuket Town

        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.

          Songkran Festival Phuket

          Songkran Festival Phuket 2024 – April 13 to 15

            Songkran Festival Phuket happens on April 13 to 15, 2024. 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. According to the Thai calendar, we are already in the year 2567.

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            Loy Krathong Festival 2024 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 15th, 2024.

              Wat Chalong Fair in Phuket

              Wat Chalong Fair 2024 – February 9 to 15

                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.

                Chinese Temples and Shrines in Phuket

                13 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. They can get extremely crowded, not to mention very loud, from firecrackers.

                  Phuket Vegetarian Festivals at Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town

                  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.

                    Sam Sae Chu Hut Chinese Shrine in Phuket Town

                    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 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, and you can choose from the pictures and menu on the wall near the restaurant entrance.

                        Tha Rua Shrine

                        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.

                          saphan hin shrine

                          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.

                            Kathu Shrine

                            Lai Thu Tao Bo Keng Shrine in Kathu ⛩️

                              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. The shrine is located in the subdistrict of Kathu in the island’s interior, between Phuket Town and Patong Beach.