Chak Phra Festival 2025 schedule

Venue: The Tapi riverfront embankment and Narit Bridge, Mueang Surat Thani District — See the map of boat parking spots

Day by day

1. 4–12 October 2025Confirmed

   Chak Phra exhibition, open throughout the festival

   📍 Around Narit Bridge

2. Monday, 6 October 2025Confirmed

   Phum Pha Pa offering-tree contest — institution and public divisions, and the royal trophy division

   📍 Surat Thani City Municipality area

3. Tuesday, 7 October 2025Confirmed

   End of Buddhist Lent · Long-boat races, the royal trophy celebration, a light and sound show, and the holy-water run

   📍 Tapi riverfront embankment / Narit Bridge

4. Wednesday, 8 October 2025Confirmed

   Chak Phra day (1st waning day of the 11th lunar month) · The city offering-tree ceremony, the Buddha-boat procession, and long-boat races with 20–22 paddlers

   📍 Surat Thani City Municipality area and the Tapi riverfront embankment

5. Thursday, 9 October 2025Confirmed

   Blessing ceremony for the Buddha boats and the opening of the river Chak Phra

   📍 The Tapi riverfront embankment

6. Friday, 10 October 2025Confirmed

   Presentation of the royal trophies and a drone light show

   📍 Narit Bridge

7. Saturday, 11 October 2025Confirmed

   Stand-up paddleboarding and a drone light show

   📍 The Tapi riverfront embankment

8. Sunday, 12 October 2025Confirmed

   Merit-making for the Buddha boats

   📍 The Tapi riverfront embankment

Sources

• Surat Thani Provincial Public Relations Office — 2025 festival programme
• Surat Thani City Municipality — 2025 festival programme

The programme may change as the province announces details. Please check again before you travel.