Bangkok’s Yaowarat Vegetarian Festival runs from Oct 9–18
Bangkok’s Yaowarat Vegetarian Festival 2026 runs from October 9–18, featuring vegetarian food, street illuminations and a deity procession.
- The main Yaowarat festival runs from October 9-18, 2026, with the specific vegetarian observance held from October 10-18.
- The event is centered at the Chinatown Gate on Yaowarat Road and will feature vegetarian food stalls, decorations, and a religious procession.
- A section of Yaowarat Road will be closed to traffic for the opening ceremony on October 10 from 4pm to 10pm.
Bangkok’s Yaowarat is preparing for the 2026 Vegetarian Festival, with the traditional nine-day vegetarian observance running from October 10–18, while the main Yaowarat festival runs from October 9–18.
One of Bangkok’s best-known street-food districts, Yaowarat is set to welcome Thai and international visitors for vegetarian food, religious activities and the annual festival atmosphere.
Officially known as the Yaowarat Vegetarian Festival 2026, the event will be centred on the Chinatown Gate at Odeon Circle on Yaowarat Road.
Visitors can expect illuminated decorations along Yaowarat Road, vegetarian food stalls on both sides of the street and a procession featuring deity palanquins from 22 Chinese shrines in the Yaowarat area.
The procession will travel along Yaowarat Road from the Wat Mangkon area to the Chinatown Gate at Odeon Circle.
Yaowarat Road will be closed to traffic for the opening ceremony on October 10 from 4pm to 10pm. The closure covers the section from the Chinatown Gate at Odeon Circle to the intersection of Yaowarat Road and Lamphun Chai Road.
How to reach the Yaowarat Vegetarian Festival
Visitors are encouraged to use public transport during the festival.
- Bus routes: 1, 4, 8, 25, 40, 529 and 542
- MRT: Wat Mangkon and Hua Lamphong stations
- Chao Phraya Express Boat: Ratchawong, Si Phraya and Marine Department Pier
Where to park near Yaowarat
Motorists have several parking options in and around the Yaowarat area.
- I’m Chinatown: Free parking for up to three hours with purchases or services worth at least THB900 at the shopping centre, subject to its terms and conditions.
- Grand China Hotel: THB50 per hour
- Wat Samphanthawong Saram Worawihan, also known as Wat Ko: THB30 per hour
- Phichaiyart Building: THB50 per hour
- Kanchanathat Tower: THB50 per hour
