Songkran Koh Samui 2027: Chaweng, the beaches and the plan

When is Songkran Koh Samui 2027?

Songkran Koh Samui 2027 is Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 April, three public holidays.

Samui starts early. Chaweng gets going on the evening of 12 April, and in 2026 the official island festival, Samui Songkran Klang Le ("Songkran in the middle of the sea"), ran from 12 to 15 April in Bo Phut, Maret and Ang Thong. The 2027 festival dates aren't out yet, and we update this page the week they are.

Pick your days now. Plan it with Tanner and he builds the trip around them.

Where's the biggest water fight on Samui?

The biggest Songkran water fight on Koh Samui is in Chaweng, the island's busiest beach town. Chaweng Songkran means DJs, foam and a road full of water guns, and the beach bars and clubs pick it up after dark.

In 2026 the biggest day on Chaweng Beach Road was 13 April, the first day of the holiday.

Songkran Lamai, the next beach town down the east coast, is the second big water fight. Between the two, the east coast is where the party is.

The north coast, around Bo Phut and Maenam, sits in the middle: lively, but easier to move around.

You must be 20 to drink, and clubs check ID, so bring your passport. Tanner holds a VIP section for the evening, priced to your trip and quoted the same day, and a car takes your group from beach to beach.

Where's the traditional side of Songkran?

Samui's Songkran mornings belong to the west coast temples around Nathon, the island's main town and ferry port, and the afternoons belong to the Chaweng water fight.

In 2026 the island festival, Samui Songkran Klang Le, took in the whole island, with temple mornings, a retro parade, a Samui food market and a night concert. Here's what was on.

Do a west coast temple in the morning, the market at lunch, then Chaweng in the afternoon. Ask Tanner to plan the route.

Where should your group stay?

For Songkran on Koh Samui, stay in or near Chaweng if you want the water fight on your doorstep, or on the north coast for space and an easy drive.

A private pool villa gives your group its own base, from ฿18,500 a day. April is hot and dry on Samui, so keep midday for your own pool, fight in Chaweng all afternoon, then come back to your own music.

Ask Tanner with your group size and he finds the base.

How do you get to Koh Samui for Songkran?

Get to Koh Samui for Songkran by air: Bangkok Airways flies from Suvarnabhumi to Samui in about 1 hour 10 to 1 hour 20. Book early, because Songkran is a 3-day public holiday and the whole country travels.

• By air: Bangkok Airways, Suvarnabhumi to Samui, about 1 hour 10 to 1 hour 20.
• By train and ferry: the train to Surat Thani, then the Don Sak ferry to Samui.
• Landing in Bangkok first: airport fast track at Suvarnabhumi, ฿2,400 a person.
• On the island: a luxury van with a driver from ฿6,500 for 10 hours, for up to 4, from beach to beach.

Read Bangkok to Koh Samui for every route. Ask Tanner with your flight times and the car is waiting.

Can you stay on for the Full Moon Party?

Songkran on Koh Samui sits a week before the Full Moon Party, so the island is made for a long trip.

• A day on the water: your own Samui catamaran; Tanner quotes boats to your plan.
• Full Moon Party: Wednesday 21 April 2027 at Haad Rin on Koh Phangan, the island next door, 20 to 30 minutes by speedboat from Samui's north coast.
• Bangkok: Silom and Khao San on the way in or out.
• Phuket: Bangla Road and Patong for a second beach Songkran.

Read next: Songkran in Bangkok, Songkran in Phuket, Songkran 2027 across Thailand, the year's Koh Phangan and Samui festivals and Songkran in a pool villa.

Plan it with Tanner: say how many days you have and he builds the whole trip, from the airport to the last party.

What can you do before and after Samui's Songkran?

Flying to Samui through Bangkok? Add a Bangkok night on the way. A driver meets you at the airport, and the Bangkok super clubs are open late.

Back on the mainland, take a pool villa or a yacht day out of Pattaya before you fly home. Ask Tanner to plan it on the VIP page.

Songkran Koh Samui in short: what to know?

• Songkran 2027: Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 April, all public holidays.

• Chaweng and Lamai for the water fight, Samui Songkran Klang Le and the west coast for the traditions.
• The Full Moon Party follows on Wednesday 21 April.

Plan it with Tanner.