Mid-Autumn Festival 2026: Where to celebrate in and around Bangkok
Moon-worship ceremonies, lantern workshops and Chinese cultural performances mark this year’s celebrations from 23–27 September.
- Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations will be held from September 23-27, 2026, across Bangkok's Chinese communities of Yaowarat, Chakrawat, Talat Noi, and Talat Phlu, as well as at Rangsit University.
- The Luenrit community in Yaowarat will host a three-day event (Sept 24-26) featuring a market, craft workshops, cultural performances, and moon-worship ceremonies.
- Celebrations in Chakrawat, Talat Noi, and Talat Phlu will feature unique local activities such as Teochew-style ceremonies, traditional folk games, and rabbit-lantern-making workshops.
- Rangsit University in Pathum Thani will stage a cultural program from September 23-25 with a variety of musical and dance performances by students.
Bangkok’s Chinese communities and Rangsit University in neighbouring Pathum Thani are holding five Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations from September 23–27, 2026, featuring moon-worship ceremonies, cultural performances and craft workshops. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Friday, September 25, but the programmes span several days, giving visitors opportunities to explore traditions in Yaowarat, Chakrawat, Talat Noi and Talat Phlu, alongside university celebrations.
Luenrit hosts three evenings of moon worship and Chinese arts
“Moonlight at Luenrit” runs from September 24–26, from 4.30pm to 9pm, at the Luenrit community on Yaowarat Road near Wat Tuek junction.
The Luenrit programme combines a market and Chinese handicrafts with music, performances, lantern displays and a light tunnel. Visitors can also join a moon-worship ceremony honouring Tai Im Niang Niang, the moon goddess in Chinese belief.
Highlights at Luenrit include:
- An offering-table arrangement competition with 45,000 baht in total prize money
- A mooncake-making workshop
- Chinese music and cultural performances
- Market browsing and photographs among the lanterns and light installations
- Chakrawat combines a Teochew ceremony with neighbourhood workshops
The “Tong Chiu Joi” Chakrawat community festival takes place from September 25–27, bringing together worship, moon viewing, traditional sweets and tea through the neighbourhood’s cultural, tourism and sports network.
On September 25, Chiao Ti Ia Shrine in Trok Hua Met hosts:
- 7pm–10pm: A Teochew-style moon-worship ceremony
- 7pm–7.40pm: A lion dance
- 6pm–9pm: Paper rabbit folding
Activities continue across Chakrawat on September 26–27:
- AMA Hostel Bangkok: Paper rabbit folding from 1pm–6pm
- ING Teahouse: A gui hua gao, or osmanthus cake, activity, with two sessions daily and 20 participants per session
- Homprung By Baihor: An auspicious scented-sachet workshop, with one session daily for 10 participants
Talat Noi preserves household traditions and a Teochew folk game
Talat Noi’s celebration takes place on September 25, from 6pm to 9pm, at the riverside pavilion of Chow Sue Kong Shrine. The programme includes visits to households that continue to observe moon-worship traditions.
The Talat Noi schedule is:
- 6pm: Pay respects to Chow Sue Kong at the shrine and join prayers for blessings from the moon
- 6.15pm: Walk through the neighbourhood to see households preparing their moon-worship offerings
- 7pm: Gather at the shrine for na kou, also known as the “basket spirit” game, a traditional Teochew folk activity passed down through the community
Talat Phlu offers rabbit lanterns and a traditional local sweet
Talat Phlu marks the festival on September 25 at Siang Kheng Tua vegetarian hall, exploring the moon through handicrafts, stories, beliefs, rituals and the daily life of the neighbourhood’s Chinese community.
The Talat Phlu programme includes:
- A rabbit-lantern-making workshop to welcome the full moon
- A discussion about the Mid-Autumn Festival
- A moon-worship ceremony
- Tastings of lek tao kor, a traditional Talat Phlu sweet
Rangsit University stages music and dance under one moon
Rangsit University’s “One Moon, Shared Future” celebration runs from September 23–25, from 4pm to 6pm, in the forecourt of the Arthit Ourairat Building, or Building 1. The university is in Pathum Thani.
The Rangsit University cultural programme features:
- Drumming by the Faculty of Digital Art, College of Design and Faculty of Architecture
- Performances by the university’s institute responsible for arts, culture and social development
- Chinese songs performed by Conservatory of Music students
- A fan dance and a guzheng performance with singing by the International Chinese College
- A performance by the Rangsit University International College (RIC) Dance Club
- A performance by the Chinese Language Department, College of Liberal Arts
- A closing lion dance for good fortune
