?Loy Krathong? is traditionally performed on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month, which usually falls on some day in November and this year it will occur on 12 November. The floating of a ?Krathong' ? a banana?leaf cup ? is intended to float away ill fortune as well as to express apologies to Khongkha or Ganga, the River Goddess. Some believe that the ritual is meant to worship the Buddha's footprint on the bank of the Narmada River, while others say that it is to pay respect to Phra Uppakhut, one of the Lord Buddha's great disciples.

The Loy Krathong Festival is celebrated nationwide in Thailand, especially where there are rivers, canals or sources of water, with different unique characteristics.

Normally, most of four or five star hotels around Thailand will organize the Loy Kratong event for their guests. Even you don't have a plan to go to the temple or big event place, you still can enjoy Loy Kratong Day.

If you stay in Bangkok and would like to enjoy Loykratong night life I recommend you go to "Wat Saket" or Golden Mountain Temple. Here the most famous for Loy Kratong Day. You can worship Buddha image and pray for good luck in your life.

If you stay in Chiang Mai or any province at North part, you will see the festival that a bit different from Bangkok because? Chiang Mai people called it festival "Yipeng". You will see attractive Kratong parade and also let the hot-air ballon to the sky, that's so much beautiful!

There many place in Thailand that waiting you visit for Loy Kratong Festival.