Thai New Year · Bangkok

Songkran

Songkran 2027 · Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 April

National holiday dates · city programmes are published nearer the time

I · 13 April · the new year

The sun into Aries

Songkran is the Thai New Year. The word comes from Sanskrit and means the sun passing from one sign of the zodiac to the next. The date was once set by astrology and is now fixed: 13, 14 and 15 April are national holidays.

II · The water

Song Nam Phra

The water began as a blessing. On the first day people clean their homes and temples and pour scented water over Buddha images, over the body and not the head. On the second, Wan Nao, they wash the feet of their parents with scented water, and their parents bless them in return.

III · Bangkok

Five days in the park

In 2026 Bangkok’s Maha Songkran World Water Festival ran from 11 to 15 April in Benchakitti Park, from 11:00 to 22:00, free to enter. The 2027 programme and the hours for water play on Silom and Khao San Road had not been published when we checked.

IV · Since December 2023

On UNESCO’s list

In December 2023 UNESCO added Songkran to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The third day, Wan Payawan, belongs to the temple: people bring food and robes to the monks and start the year with their blessing.

Songkran, with company.

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A companion or escort for Songkran

Three days of Thai New Year: the temples and the blessing with water in the morning, the water in the streets from midday. Tell us who you’d like beside you and we’ll see who we can find: male and female escorts and companions, for women and men. We don’t publish a list of people. We reply with options, then confirm every detail with you.

Songkran: the evening and the after-party

After dark Bangkok goes back to its rooftops, restaurants and clubs. Bring a change of clothes. Invitations to private parties are the hosts’ to give; the table, the car and the company for the evening are ours to arrange.

The rest of Songkran, arranged

The seats, a table for dinner before or after, somewhere to stay, getting there, and company for the evening. All of it, or just one part: pick the parts.

Can Rouge arrange an escort for Songkran?

Yes. Rouge arranges male and female escorts and companions, for women and men, for one day at Songkran, one evening or all of it. Message us on WhatsApp with your dates and what you have in mind.

Is there an after-party at Songkran?

Songkran is a daytime festival. The evenings are Bangkok’s own: rooftop bars, restaurants and clubs.

What should a companion wear to Songkran?

Light clothes that can get wet by day; shoulders and knees covered for the temples.

Can Rouge find me a date for Songkran if I already have tickets?

Yes. Already have your seats? We’ll find the suite, the car or the company. Or the other way round. We fit around what’s already arranged.