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Lotus Lanterns - A Festive Garden Market

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  • 18:30 - 22:00
  • from THB 4,000
  • Lotus Pond Garden, Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort, Bophut
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  • Food, workshops, family Markets Koh Samui

Updated 25 October 2026

About this event

Lotus Lanterns is a Christmas Eve garden market at Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort, on Thursday 24 December 2026 from 6:30 pm to 10 pm. It is held in the Lotus Pond Garden, by the pool, under lotus lanterns. The programme includes a Thai buffet, mulled wine, live music and cultural performances.

The resort stands on Bophut Beach, a short walk from Fisherman's Village, and its gardens and lotus ponds were designed by the architect Bill Bensley. The evening is priced separately for adults and children, with service and tax added on top. It is a garden evening with a Thai buffet and performances, held on the same night as the Christmas Eve events on Chaweng. Book through the resort page, which lists the full menu and terms.

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At a glance

When

Thursday, 24 December 2026, 18:30 - 22:00

Where

Lotus Pond Garden, Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort, Bophut

Island

Koh Samui

Kind

Food, workshops, family, Markets, Live music

Price

from THB 4,000

Organizer

Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort

Listed on anantara.com

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Also on Koh Samui that week

20 Dec, Muay Thai Fight Night at Samui International Muay Thai Stadium

23 Dec, Wednesday Pool Party

24 Dec, Maenam Walking Street

24 Dec, Christmas at Tree Tops

24 Dec, Christmas Eve Beachfront Barbecue

24 Dec, Fisherman's Christmas Eve

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All times are Bangkok time (UTC+7).

We organize none of these events and sell no tickets. Plans change, so check the organizer's page before you go.

More nights like this

Food, workshops, family on Koh Samui

Beyond the nightlife, Samui's other events are mostly food, classes and resort programmes. Thai cooking classes often begin with a market visit and end with lunch, and some welcome children. In the festive season, hotels in Chaweng, Bophut and Maenam stage Christmas Eve dinners, brunches and New Year's Eve galas with beach countdowns and fireworks. Some are open to outside diners and others are tied to a stay, so ask the hotel and book early. Family options include Muay Thai sessions and zipline parks.

Around Bophut

Bophut is on Samui's north coast, and its Fisherman's Village is the old Chinese-Thai fishing settlement, a single street of wooden shophouses beside the beach. Evenings here are about sunset dinners, beach lounges and live music at places such as Coco Tam's, with Koh Phangan visible on the horizon. On Fridays the street closes to traffic for the island's biggest walking street, with smaller editions on Monday and Wednesday. Resorts along the bay run festive dinners and holiday markets in December.

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