What is the Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2023? [toc] The Phuket Vegetarian Festival (or Nine Emperor Gods Festival) happens once a year, during the ninth lunar month, and is one of the most auspicious events on Phuket island. For this unique occasion, a crowd of devotees assemble in every Chinese shrine around the island, followed by an even bigger horde of photographers avid to get the shot of their life. The
Read More
What is Loy Krathong Festival? [toc] 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 28th, 2023. On this night, everyone goes to the closest river, lake, beach or swimming pool to release a floating offering, hoping for good luck
Read More
What is the Songkran Water Festival? [toc] Songkran Festival Phuket happens on April 13, 2023. The dates vary depending on Thailand's regions, and the festival can last several days in the north. Songkran festival in Phuket If you choose to come to Phuket or Thailand in April, you'd better know what this event is about. Songkran is the Thai New Year, which occurs when the sun moves from
Read More
A fun temple festival and fair [toc] 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. This year, the Wat Chalong Fair is set from 20 to 27 January. Every year during the Chinese New
Read More
Where to Celebrate New Year's Eve 2023 in Phuket? [toc] What are the Best Party Places for New Year's Eve in Phuket is the big question coming up soon. New Year is a day like no other, and this is the place to be! Phuket is pretty much party all year round, so you can expect some serious happening all around the island. Every hotel will have a gala dinner
Read More
Phuket Chinese temples and shrines [toc] Phuket's Chinese shrines always offer an excellent opportunity for some good photos. There are quite a few around, and each has its characters and unique features. The large ones are very popular during Chinese New Year in February or the Phuket Vegetarian Festival in October and can get extremely crowded, not to mention very loud from firecrackers. 1. Jui Tui Shrine Best known and
Read More
International Marathon in Bang Tao Beach The Supersports Laguna Phuket Marathon is set to take place this year on June 10 and 11, 2023, in Bang Tao Beach. Thousands of runners will arrive in Phuket from around the world and other parts of Thailand to compete in the event’s full marathon, half-marathon, 10.5km, 5km, and 2km kids runs. The Laguna Phuket Marathon will showcase Phuket’s post-pandemic revival and some of
Read More
What are the main events and festivals in Phuket? [toc] 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. Some are celebrated nationwide, while others have a special meaning to Phuket people. Not all the events are listed here yet, but we'll add them as we join
Read More
Sam Sae Chu Hut Shrine in Phuket Town [toc] 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. [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" size="large" ids="49215,49216,49217,49218,49220,49222,49223,49225,49226,49227"] Sam Sae Chu Hut Map [maxbutton id="4" ] More reading https://www.phuket101.net/phuket-town-guide/ https://www.phuket101.net/khao-rang-hill/ [the_ad id="30528"]
Read More
Chinese New Year in Phuket [toc] Phuket Chinese New Year 2023 is set to ring on January 22, with several days of festivities to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. With its large ethnic Chinese population descending from migrants to the island in the past, Phuket’s Lunar New Year festival is an important annual event. It seems to get bigger and more colourful with each passing year as the number
Read More
Vegetarian Restaurant in Phuket Town [toc] 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
Read More
One of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket [toc] 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. Tha Rua Shrine is also an important place
Read More
[toc] 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. Kio Thian Keng Shrine is one of the newer Chinese shrines in Phuket, and
Read More
A significant shrine in Phuket Town [toc] Hok Nguan Kong Shrine is a Chinese temple near the Surin Clock Circle in Phuket Town. It was founded more than 80 years ago by the Chinese-Thai community in Phuket. From the 1800s, well into the 20th century, thousands of migrants from China arrived in Phuket to work in the tin mines and establish merchant businesses. Though many migrants settled in Phuket and
Read More
The Kathu Shrine [toc] 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. Though it’s not well known as a tourist attraction, Kathu Shrine is an important part of the
Read More
Bang Neow Shrine 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 and is a place of worship and merit-making activity for the local Chinese-Thai community throughout the year. Bang Neow Shrine is on Phuket Road, a few minutes' walk away from Robinson shopping centre, at the Bang Neow
Read More
Sam Kong Shrine in Phuket Town [toc] 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 it’s found in. 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
Read More
Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town [toc] 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, so if you plan to travel to Phuket to see this event, check the dates
Read More
Paradise Complex Patong [toc] 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 'Paradise Hotel' a 24-floor tower erected in the middle of it like a lighthouse, well you get the picture.
Read More
Sang Tham Shrine or the Shrine of the Serene Light [toc] The Shrine of the Serene Light, locally known as Sang Tham Shrine, 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. While most Thais knew all about
Read More