Festival Style in Thailand

Outfit guides for 3 Thai festivals, from Full Moon Party to Wonderfruit.

3Festivals
3Cities
January–DecemberSeason

Thailand has 3 festivals in this guide, spread across 3 cities. They run in January, April and December, and festival-day temperatures range from 30°C (86°F) to 36°C (97°F), with nights down to 22°C (72°F). That range is the reason there is no single "Thailand festival outfit". The answer changes by month and by site.

Every one of them run in real heat (28°C or more), where loose natural fabrics beat coverage and a brimmed hat does more than any garment.

The ground matters as much as the sky. You will find beach, city streets and open field, which puts flat sandals you can rinse, plus trainers for the night stages at the top of the list for most of these events. 1 of the 3 has camping on site, so outfits have to survive living in a bag on the ground for several days.

Stylistically the crowd here leans tropical, party, costume and beach. Songkran Bangkok is the largest of them at around 1,000,000 people, and it sets the tone the smaller ones react to. None of that is a dress code. It is what you will see, which is worth knowing if you would rather blend in or deliberately not.

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Festival dressing in Thailand: FAQ

It depends on which one and when. Festival days in Thailand range from 30°C (86°F) to 36°C (97°F), with nights down to 22°C (72°F), so a light base plus one carryable warm layer covers most of them. Rain risk is low to moderate, so the day-to-night drop is the main thing to plan around.

The festivals in this guide run in January, April and December. Exact dates are set by the organisers each year. Check the official site of the festival you are going to before booking travel.

Down to about 22°C (72°F) at the coldest of these festivals. That is cold enough that a jacket you can carry all day is worth the inconvenience.

1 of the 3 festivals listed here has camping on site: Wonderfruit. Camping changes what you pack. Outfits in sealed sets, separate sleep clothes, and a second pair of dry shoes.

Broken-in boots or trainers, and never anything new. You will walk 15.000 to 30.000 steps a day, and footwear is the only garment that can end your weekend early.