For many people, Koh Pha-ngan is the island of the huge and crazy parties and of the funny crowd that goes well with ... It's also called "Never-neverland" (Homeland of Peter Pan...) and that depicts quite efficiently the nice and easy-going atmosphere that hangs over these parties !
Here, everybody just want to have fun and to share it with all, you can virtually feel it and it leaves everlasting souvenirs in everybody's mind.

As the Full Moon Party, also known as FMP, tends to become more and more a kind of tourist attraction, other parties then, seems to gain in quality and notoriety, with, we have to admit, the half moon party in pole position, followed by the jungle experience... And we don't have to complain, as they take place twice a month !

Whatsoever, we hope you'll spend nice nights, nice parties, nice afters...

AND DO NOT FORGET TO RESPECT THAI LAWS: Do not mess with Drugs !!!

For over 20 years, the Full Moon Party has been Koh Phangan´s most important event, as ravers from all over the world get together to party every month. Now, the Full Moon Party is no longer a crazy rave with freaky people running around on acid, mushrooms or speed cocktails.....

Instead, it has become more of a dance festival taking place on Haad Rin Beach every month.
It’s a bit like a big open disco on the beach, with many bars playing different music, from classic rock and reggae, or dance and techno, to Drum & Bass and hardcore. The specialty here consists of a "bucket" (ice bucket, actually) filled with a mix of "red bull" (an energy drink with high caffeine and taurine content), some alcoholic drink (vodka, local "whisky"...) and Coke, to help you keep going throughout the night... Funnily enough, it could appear that some people didn’t quite get the right dosage as you find passed out people sleeping on the beach, face down in the sand and red burnt skin ! Anyway if you come to do some pretty serious partying and not just to look at what happens, you will enjoy this special night no end... And you might even plan to come for the next one...

Remember that you're on the beach on a tropical island... take care of dehydratation !!

Depending on what kind of music you like, you can choose between many different styles as you walk along the beach. Each club plays a different style, so you can stop at one bar for a song or two before moving on in search of the next tune that takes your fancy. Anyway, throughout the night, DJ’s come and go, so you’ll need to keep checking out the clubs as the atmosphere keeps changing.

At the Paradise Bungalows, the site of the original Full Moon Parties, the combination of resident and guest international Techno-DJs together with the freaky mushroom decor make it one of the biggest show on the beach.
A few meters further down, the Zoom Bar has now double space, as they occupy the former Vinyl bar as well as their original location, with a huge sound system, with walls of speakers screaming goa-trance or even hardcore-tribe, depending on the Djs check-list that day.

The Black Moon Party happens approximately 15 days before (or after) the full moon. It takes place on Bantai beach, at Mac's Bay resort, just few meters after the 7-Eleven. Unlike the full moon party, there is here only one sound (mega sound suits better, as we have here at least 10 kilowatts) and Djs follow each other all night long playing their own tunes on the deck. Don't expect a Free-Party, as most of the parties, apart from the full moon, have now an entry fee. But don't worry as it's still affordable to all, as only 300 baht will be asked, and it includes a drink. The music here is barely exclusively Techno Trance, for the pleasure of the crowd there, which loves it !!

And the atmosphere follows with a totally trippy scenery design, 100% psychedelic, with fluo paintings and cotton weavings arranged everywhere on the ground and in the trees and glowing with the black lights. A very good party, especially during the high season, when high quality international Djs are invited to play. It's a favorite among ravers, as it's still on the beach, but much closer to free-parties than the Full Moon Party.

The Half moon party happens twice a month, one week before and one week after the full moon party. It tends to become the most enjoyed of all the parties on Koh Phangan and it unanimously "satisfies the soul" (their credo) of the people taking part.We have to say that, even if it's not a beach party, the site, in the jungle, is absolutely fabulous ! There is, here as well, only one sound (from House to pseudo Techno Trance) and the Djs (changing during the season) are following each other, every 2 to 3 hours.


The music here is generally correct, but you might find it repeatitive if you go there on a regular basis...
Different dance floors, as well as the three bars, allow the people to fluently move around. It happens twice a month, it would be a pity not to be on Koh Phangan and miss it !

To go there, just turn at the 7 eleven in Bantai, pass the Wat Po (herbal sauna temple, check our special page spirituality and well being) and follow the signs on the roadside. There is an entry fee (300 bahts, one drink included).

Apart from the cycle of the moon, there are many other parties all year long, more or less on a regular basis, and, of course, the after parties becoming more and more well rated. Just remember that all of these are pay-parties (generally 250 to 300 bahts) EXCEPT the Moon Set party and Ban Sabai after-parties that stay free !

Any good raver can't get satisfied with just a party, and that's why after-parties have been created everywhere all over the world ! And, inevitably, Koh Phangan does not make an exception ! So if you're still not tired after a night of partying, here is how you can continue dancing and enjoying Koh Phangan style. And for Ban Sabai after-parties, NO money is asked for the entry, the organisers know that they can always rely on your huge sens of share through your drinkings at the bar.

Located on the beach, in the village of Bantai, the BAN SABAII loves all the partygoers and organises "afters" after ALL parties wherever they are. There, you can see all the soundthirsty people, still not sleeping, running after decibels, as well as the cunning ones, who just woke up, fresh out of the shower and ready for a psychedelic day-party... The music, here again, is almost exclusively Techno Trance, with high quality sessions and all the people taking part seem to be contented. The notoriety of the place is getting bigger and bigger every month and it even overruns those of some parties it's taking over... Existing since some years now, some more nice high times are to come, if the quality remains at the same level. It opens around 10 to 11:00 am and will bring you until late in the night, when you'll have to go for a sleep, just to recover a bit, the next party isn't more than 3 to 4 days from then... And even every 2 days in the season.

And, finally, How could we speak about the after-parties without even mentionning THE oldest and most famous of all afters in Koh Phangan, the full moon after, straight in Haad Rin, that takes place at the BACKYARD, on the sunset side. It had, for a long time, the heretical reputation to receive all what Koh Phangan counted as freaks, acideaters and mushroomheads that gave the place a particular atmosphere, out of time, out of this world.... Nowadays, it's much calmer (and 100 bahts entry fee...). And Ban Sabaii is also on the fight on that day, but, traditionnaly, many of the ravers start the after at the Backyard and then end up at Ban Sabaii.

That's all folks ! You know almost all you need to know about partying on Koh Phangan, You now just have to take part of the action, tune in , turn on and drop out, build your own unforgettable memories and make your own experience.

C'mon now, everybody, LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED !!!