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Bangkok Vegetarian Festival 2026 (Yaowarat)

When10 October–18 October 2026
WhereYaowarat Road and Chinatown shrines
PlaceSamphanthawong
Price / accessFree to browse; pay per dish and offering.

The field notes

About

The nine-day Jay festival fills Bangkok's Chinatown with yellow-flagged meat-free food, shrine visits and Chinese-Thai merit-making. The lunar dates align with Phuket's festival, but Yaowarat's detailed 2026 street programme has not yet been announced.

Highlights

  • Hundreds of yellow-flagged Jay food stalls in and around Yaowarat
  • Chinese-Thai shrine ceremonies and merit-making
  • Inventive meat-free versions of familiar Thai and Chinese dishes

Plan it well

  1. Treat the dates as provisional until Bangkok announces street closures and ceremonies.
  2. Use MRT Wat Mangkon; Yaowarat traffic is difficult even outside festival nights.
  3. The yellow Jay flag identifies food prepared to the festival's stricter rules.

Where it happens

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