Halloween: where to go out in costume
Halloween parties cluster in the districts where foreigners go out the most. On Khao San Road, bars and clubs hold costume parties, and the street fills with travellers in fancy dress. In Sukhumvit, around Nana, Asok and Thong Lo stations, bars and clubs run their own nights; see our guides to Sukhumvit and Bangkok at night. Entry fees, costume contests and themed nights are listed on each venue's pages; book a table if you are in a group.
Halloween with family
Some shopping centres, such as Terminal 21, decorate their halls with pumpkins and skeletons in some years and hold activities for children. Some theme parks, such as Dream World, run Halloween-themed events in some years. Check dates and hours on their official websites. For more ideas with children, see Bangkok with children.
Thanksgiving: expat dinners
Thanksgiving, on the fourth Thursday of November, is celebrated mainly in international hotels and in restaurants popular with Americans living in Bangkok, especially in Sukhumvit. They serve turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, as a set menu or a buffet, sometimes with a brunch the following Sunday. These dinners book up early, and each venue publishes its own menu and prices: compare them before choosing. Prices are not reproduced here because they change every year.
Practical tips
- 2026 dates: Halloween, Saturday 31 October; Thanksgiving, Thursday 26 November.
- Public holidays: 23 October is a public holiday in Thailand (King Chulalongkorn Day), which may close government offices and banks. See the festival calendar.
- Alcohol: alcohol sales hours are regulated, and some festival nights ban sales altogether; see the alcohol rules.
- Season: the rainy season ends in late October; November is drier and cooler. See what to do in Bangkok in October and in November.
- Afterwards: in November, the Loy Krathong festival lights up the river; see Loy Krathong in Bangkok.
