Songkran 2027
📅 Tuesday, April 13, 2027
📝 About Songkran 2027
Derived from the Sanskrit word for 'passage,' Songkran marks the traditional Thai New Year and falls on April 13-15. Originally a gentle ritual of pouring scented water over elders' hands and bathing Buddha statues, the festival has evolved into the world's largest water fight, with cities like Bangkok and Chiang Mai becoming open-air battlegrounds of water guns and buckets. Temples hold merit-making ceremonies where sand pagodas are built and caged birds released for good luck. Thailand's government estimates Songkran generates over 140 billion baht in domestic tourism revenue, and similar water-festival traditions are celebrated across Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
📋 Quick Facts
- Date
- Tuesday, April 13, 2027
- Day of the Week
- Tuesday
- Days Remaining
- 364
- Category
- Cultural Festivals
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
There are 364 days until Songkran 2027 on Tuesday, April 13, 2027.
Songkran 2027 is on Tuesday, April 13, 2027.
Derived from the Sanskrit word for 'passage,' Songkran marks the traditional Thai New Year and falls on April 13-15. Originally a gentle ritual of pouring scented water over elders' hands and bathing Buddha statues, the festival has evolved into the world's largest water fight, with cities like Bangkok and Chiang Mai becoming open-air battlegrounds of water guns and buckets. Temples hold merit-making ceremonies where sand pagodas are built and caged birds released for good luck. Thailand's government estimates Songkran generates over 140 billion baht in domestic tourism revenue, and similar water-festival traditions are celebrated across Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
Songkran 2027 falls on a Tuesday.