Thursday 24 and Friday 25 December 2026
Christmas in Bangkok 2026, with kids
Santa in shorts, a mall tree the height of a small building and a turkey that won’t fit in your condo oven. Here’s every family Christmas dinner, Santa visit, light show and market in the city, with real prices, so you can book before the good tables go.
by BKK Families · Updated 14 October 2026
How this guide works: every listing is what ran in 2025, with 2025 prices, so you know what to expect and roughly what to budget. Bangkok’s hotels and malls announce their 2026 programmes in early to mid November, and we swap in the new details as they land. Anything already confirmed for 2026 gets a green badge.
The quick version
When is Christmas 2026 in Bangkok, and is it a holiday?
The big two days
Thu 24 and Fri 25 Dec
Christmas Day is not a public holiday in Thailand. Offices and banks open, so plenty of parents work.
School’s out
14 Dec to 12 Jan
St Andrews breaks up first, Shrewsbury goes back last. Every school is on our school holidays calendar.
The weather report
The best of the year
Cool season: blue skies, low 30s by day, lovely evenings. Smog can creep in, so see our smog guide.
Book it before November ends
Christmas dinner in Bangkok: 28 family dinners and brunches
Every big hotel does a Christmas Eve dinner and a Christmas Day lunch or brunch, and the family-friendly ones sell out weeks ahead. Here's last year's line-up with real prices for grown-ups and kids, so you can shortlist now and book the moment 2026 menus go live.
Best with little ones
The Mesh
Kids' corner, carols and a Santa lucky draw, from ฿950++ for kids.
Best Santa moment
The Sukhothai
Santa and Santarina bring presents to the table on Christmas Eve.
Most Bangkok
Chatrium Riverside
Christmas Eve on a barge on the river, with Santa.
Best value
Chatrium Sathon
A hotel buffet for ฿1,099, kids ฿750.
Most fun for 8+
W Bangkok
Christmas Eve buffet plus a Home Alone screening.
The splurge
The Peninsula
Riverside gala, and under-sixes eat free.
Showing 28 of 28 Christmas dinners
- Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
Christmas Day lunch with a kids' corner
The Mesh, Sukhumvit 22
2025:Thu 25 Dec · 12pm to 3pm
Seafood, roasts and desserts with live music, carol singers, a Santa lucky draw and a proper children's corner. Our pick for families with little ones.
฿1,900++Kids ฿950++Santa lucky draw - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Christmas Eve dinner with Santa
InterContinental Bangkok, Ploenchit
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 10:30pm
Carol singers and a visit from Santa at the Christmas Eve buffet, plus a Christmas Day lunch from noon. Last year's early-bird price ran until 14 December.
฿2,540 netKids 4 to 11 ฿1,270Under 4 free - Price per adult 3 of 3, ฿3,500 and up
Santa, Santarina and gifts for the kids
The Sukhothai Bangkok, Sathorn
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 10pm, brunch 25 Dec
Santa and Santarina hand out presents at the Christmas Eve dinner, with soft drinks, coffee and tea included. Christmas Day brunch runs 12pm to 3pm.
฿3,900++ Eve฿4,900++ brunchGifts for children - Price per adult 3 of 3, ฿3,500 and up
Grand Siam Christmas Brunch
Anantara Siam Bangkok, Ratchadamri
2025:Thu 25 Dec · 12pm to 3:30pm
The big lobby brunch, with Santa arriving mid-feast. Christmas Eve dinner in the Lobby Lounge was ฿3,800++ (kids ฿1,900++).
฿4,200++Kids 5 to 11 ฿2,100++Under 4 free - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Christmas Eve Feast on the River Barge
Chatrium Riverside Bangkok, Charoen Krung
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 10pm
Dinner on the hotel's River Barge on the Chao Phraya, with carols and a visit from Santa. About as Bangkok as Christmas gets.
฿3,450Kids ฿1,725Santa and carols - Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
Christmas Eve Miracles Buffet
Chatrium Sathon Bangkok, Flow
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 9:30pm
The best-value hotel buffet we found, and finished by bedtime. On Christmas Day the pool deck did a family sharing set for ฿1,099 per couple.
฿1,099Kids ฿750 - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Savio
Chatrium Grand Bangkok
2025:Eve 6pm to 9:30pm · Day lunch 12pm to 2:30pm
An international buffet with free-flow soft drinks. The Christmas Day lunch is one of the cheapest big-hotel options in town.
Eve ฿2,999 netLunch ฿1,499 netChild prices - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Goji Christmas buffets with a Santa visit
Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park, Sukhumvit 22
2025:24 and 25 Dec · lunch and dinner
One of Bangkok's biggest buffets: roast turkey, ham, Peking duck, live lobster and a dessert room. Santa visits families on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day brunch was ฿3,399++.
Eve lunch ฿1,999++Eve dinner ฿3,399++Santa and gifts 24 Dec - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Nourish Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day brunch
Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort, Wireless Road
2025:Eve 6pm to 10pm · Brunch 25 Dec 12pm to 3pm
A relaxed garden-side buffet near Lumpini. Prepaying by 15 December took 15% off last year.
฿2,600++ / ฿2,800++Kids 6 to 12 ฿1,500++ - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Santa Stellar Christmas Eve buffet
Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit, Market Café
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 10pm
A big international buffet right on Sukhumvit at Nana, easy to reach by BTS.
฿3,000++Kids 6 to 12 ฿1,500++ - Price per adult 3 of 3, ฿3,500 and up
Christmas Eve buffet up high
The Okura Prestige Bangkok, Up & Above
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 10:30pm
Live music and city views from the Park Ventures tower at Ploenchit. Drinks were extra.
฿3,800++Kids 4 to 11 ฿1,900++ - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Dreamscape Christmas at Skyline
Avani+ Riverside Bangkok
2025:Eve dinner 6pm to 10pm · Day lunch 12pm to 3pm
A buffet with a live band and river and skyline views from the top of the hotel, on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
฿2,799++Kids 5 to 11 ฿1,200++ - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Seafood Christmas Eve at Amaya
Amari Bangkok, Phetchaburi
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 10pm
Big cooking stations, seafood and entertainment, with one of the friendliest child prices around.
฿2,500 netKids ฿750 - Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
Christmas buffets at One Ratchada
Avani Ratchada Bangkok
2025:Eve dinner · Christmas Day lunch
Proper hotel buffets at proper bargain prices. Handy for families in Ratchada, Huai Khwang and Rama 9.
Eve ฿1,500 netLunch ฿900 netDiscounted kids - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Christmas Eve dinner
Conrad Bangkok, Wireless Road
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 10pm
A dependable, family-friendly buffet in the All Seasons Place towers by BTS Phloen Chit.
฿2,200++Kids ฿1,100++ - Price per adult 3 of 3, ฿3,500 and up
The Peninsula Christmas Eve gala and brunch
The Peninsula Bangkok, riverside
2025:Eve from 7pm · Brunch 25 Dec 12pm to 3pm
The splurge. A gala buffet by the river on Christmas Eve and a famous Christmas brunch. Under-sixes eat free, which softens the bill a little.
Eve ฿7,900 to ฿8,900Brunch ฿5,500Ages 6 to 11 half priceUnder 6 free - Price per adult 3 of 3, ฿3,500 and up
Christmas by the River and Trader Vic's brunch
Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort
2025:Dinner 24 and 25 Dec · Brunch 25 Dec 12pm to 3pm
A riverside terrace buffet with cultural shows and free-flow drinks, or Trader Vic's famously long Christmas Day brunch.
Dinner ฿3,800 netBrunch ฿4,400 netKids 5 to 11 ฿1,900 to ฿2,100 - Price per adult 3 of 3, ฿3,500 and up
Christmas dinner cruise on a rice barge
Manohra Cruises, from Anantara Riverside pier
2025:24 and 25 Dec · evening
A premium Thai set menu on a restored teak rice barge, gliding past the lit-up temples. Unforgettable with kids who can sit still for two hours.
฿5,300 netKids 5 to 11 ฿3,100 - Price per adult 3 of 3, ฿3,500 and up
Christmas Eve with Santa and a cookie workshop
Rosewood Bangkok, Ploenchit
2025:Wed 24 Dec · dinner
A five-course dinner with oyster, lobster and prime rib stations and a Santa visit. Through December the hotel also ran a free cookie-decorating and crafts workshop for kids alongside its festive afternoon tea.
Santa visitFree kids' cookie decorating - Price per adult 3 of 3, ฿3,500 and up
NEXT2 Café Christmas Eve buffet
Shangri-La Bangkok, riverside
2025:Wed 24 Dec · dinner
A riverside international buffet, with Santa and carol singers around the hotel on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Santa and carolers 24 to 25 Dec15% early bird by 30 Nov - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Christmas Eve buffet and Home Alone
W Bangkok, Sathorn
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 9pm
Dinner and a Christmas movie screening (Home Alone, then Four Christmases). The most fun Christmas Eve on this list for kids aged about 8 and up.
฿2,119 net food only฿2,355 with soft drinksMovie night - Price per adult 2 of 3, ฿2,000 to ฿3,500
Riverside Christmas Eve buffet
Millennium Hilton Bangkok, Flow
2025:Wed 24 Dec · from 6pm
A riverside buffet with live music and, the hotel promised, Santa. Book before the end of November for the early-bird rate.
Santa sighting promisedSoft drinks included - Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
Christmas roast at the pub
The Londoner Brew Pub, Sukhumvit 33
2025:24 and 25 Dec
A full British Christmas roast in a relaxed, noisy, kid-tolerant pub. No dress code, no stress.
฿1,999Under 12 main and dessert ฿999 - Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
Three-course Christmas menu
The Old English, Sukhumvit
2025:24 and 25 Dec
Pumpkin soup, roast turkey or honey-glazed ham with pigs in blankets, and a festive pudding. The cheapest proper Christmas dinner we found.
฿995 netKids ฿495 - Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
Zeta Café festive buffet
Holiday Inn Bangkok Sukhumvit, Sukhumvit 22
2025:Christmas season
Roasts, seafood on ice and festive desserts at a very gentle price. Described by the hotel as family-friendly, and it is.
฿1,055 to ฿1,290 net - Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
Christmas carvery with a mini kids' carvery
The Deck, Sukhumvit 20
2025:Christmas Day
Roasts, Yorkshire puddings and seafood, with a smaller carvery at a smaller price for the kids. Optional free-flow for the grown-ups.
Kids' mini carveryEarly bird before 20 Nov - Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
Christmas garden brunch
Bangkok Trading Post
2025:Thu 25 Dec · 11:30am to 3pm
A semi-buffet with salmon Wellington or slow-roast beef, a live band and a garden where the kids can actually move. Dogs welcome too.
GardenPet-friendly - Price per adult 1 of 3, Under ฿2,000
German Christmas Eve dinner
Alexander's German Eatery, Ekkamai 12
2025:Wed 24 Dec · 6pm to 10pm
Hearty German Christmas cooking in a cosy Ekkamai restaurant. A good one for grandparents visiting from Europe.
฿1,750++Free drink if prepaid by 20 Dec
Book by the end of November
Early-bird deals of 10 to 15% ran until late November or mid December last year, and the family brunches filled first.
Lunch beats dinner with little ones
A Christmas Day brunch starts at a civilised hour, and you’re home for a nap by three. A late Christmas Eve dinner with a three-year-old sounds lovely in October.
Decode the price
“++” means 10% service and 7% VAT on top, so ฿3,000++ is about ฿3,530. “Net” is the final price. Ask what age cut-offs apply and whether drinks are included.
Ho ho ho
Where to meet Santa in Bangkok
Santa keeps a busy Bangkok schedule, and almost all of it is free. Here's where he turned up last year. Mall times move, and some malls use a stand-in when the main man is booked, so check the mall's Facebook page the morning you go.
At the malls and markets
CentralWorld
Santa 3pm to 5pm weekends
Siam Paragon
Santa 2pm to 4pm weekends
ICONSIAM
Santa 3:30pm to 4:30pm weekends
One Bangkok
Santa photos 25 to 28 Dec
Asiatique The Riverfront
Evening Santa
Rembrandt Hotel
Santa 3:30pm
Mövenpick hotel
Santa confirmed
Gaysorn
Santa about 3pm
At Christmas dinner
The Mesh
Christmas Day lunch with a kids' corner
InterContinental Bangkok
Christmas Eve dinner with Santa
The Sukhothai Bangkok
Santa, Santarina and gifts for the kids
Anantara Siam Bangkok
Grand Siam Christmas Brunch
Chatrium Riverside Bangkok
Christmas Eve Feast on the River Barge
Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park
Goji Christmas buffets with a Santa visit
Rosewood Bangkok
Christmas Eve with Santa and a cookie workshop
Shangri-La Bangkok
NEXT2 Café Christmas Eve buffet
Millennium Hilton Bangkok
Riverside Christmas Eve buffet
Toddler with a short fuse? The weekend queues at the big malls can be long. The bazaars, Asiatique’s evening slot and a Santa-at-dinner hotel are far gentler.
One evening, one BTS line
The Bangkok Christmas tree trail
Bangkok’s best Christmas lights sit along one stretch of the Sukhumvit BTS line. Start at Siam around 6pm, walk the skywalk, and finish with dinner at Phrom Phong. Go on a weekday to dodge the crowds.
- 1
Siam Paragon
BTS Siam
POP LAND castle and bubble show, Fri to Sun at 7pm, 8pm or 9pm.
- 2
CentralWorld
Skywalk, 5 min
The giant plaza tree and the snowy Christmas Village.
- 3
Gaysorn and Central Embassy
Skywalk to BTS Phloen Chit
The Wishing Tree, the elf tunnel and the ElfMon hunt.
- 4
EM District
BTS Phrom Phong, 4 stops
The Enchanted Forest tree and three linked malls of lights.
Also worth the trip: ICONSIAM on the river (free boat from BTS Saphan Taksin) and One Bangkok at MRT Lumphini.
What's on
Christmas events in Bangkok: lights, markets and shows
Filter by what you fancy and when. Most of the mall displays run from mid November to early January, so there's no need to cram it all into Christmas week.
Showing 17 of 17 events
Disney The Magical Stars and the Christmas Village
CentralWorld, Ratchaprasong
2025:14 Nov to 6 Jan · Santa on December weekends
The classic Bangkok Christmas photo: a giant tree on the plaza, a Christmas village with fake snow, a tree-lighting show (25 Nov), a grand parade with school choirs (18 to 25 Dec) and Santa on weekend afternoons and on 24 and 25 Dec.
FreeSanta 3pm to 5pm weekendsBTS Chit LomPOP LAND castle, tree and bubble show
Siam Paragon, Siam
2025:11 Nov to 11 Jan · shows Fri to Sun 7pm, 8pm, 9pm
A castle and Christmas tree to explore, a sparkly cascade tunnel, and a projection-mapping and bubble show on the castle every Friday to Sunday evening.
FreeSanta 2pm to 4pm weekendsBTS SiamICONSIAM Christmas lights
ICONSIAM, Charoen Nakhon
2025:19 Nov to 25 Dec · Santa on December weekends
A huge tree and riverside illuminations. Take the free shuttle boat from Sathorn Pier, which the kids will rate higher than the tree.
FreeSanta 3:30pm to 4:30pm weekendsFree boat from BTS Saphan TaksinThe Wonder of Joy
EM District: Emporium, EmQuartier, EmSphere
2025:20 Nov to 5 Jan · parades every weekend
An Enchanted Forest tree at EmQuartier, a fantasy character parade every weekend, and choirs singing carols on 24 and 25 December. Three linked malls, one walk.
FreeCarols 24 to 25 DecBTS Phrom PhongFunny Little Mess with Sticky Monster Lab
Central Embassy, Phloen Chit
2025:13 Nov to 4 Jan · playground from 4 Dec
A 13 m Wishing Tree, an elf light tunnel, a Spying Tower where kids hunt for hidden ElfMon, a Christmas village of sweet vendors on level 5 and a ball-pit playground from 4 December.
FreeFree gift wrappingBTS Phloen ChitONEDEROUS Christmas: The Onedertale Christmas
One Bangkok, Wireless Road
2025:14 Nov to 4 Jan · Santa photos 25 to 28 Dec
A 52-day storybook Christmas with Santa, his reindeer, a snowman and a gingerbread family, plus parades, concerts, a Christmas market and a Santa photo corner after Christmas.
FreeSanta photos 25 to 28 DecMRT LumphiniWat a Christmas: tuk-tuk sleigh
King Power Mahanakhon, Silom
2025:Through 31 Dec
A Thai-style Santa shrine (Sala Santo) and a tuk-tuk sleigh to pose in. The most Bangkok Christmas photo of them all.
BTS Chong NonsiSanta by the river
Asiatique The Riverfront, Charoen Krung
2025:December evenings · 5pm to 7pm
An early-evening Santa slot, which suits kids who nap through the afternoon ones. Add the Ferris wheel and dinner and you have a whole outing.
FreeEvening SantaThe Hope Fair: Giant Christmas Market
Rembrandt Hotel, Sukhumvit 18
2025:Wed 26 Nov · 11am to 7pm
A huge charity market in the ballroom, with the Mercy Centre children's choir at noon and Santa mid-afternoon.
Santa 3:30pm100+ stallsGerman Christmas Market
Goethe-Institut Thailand, Sathorn Soi 1
2025:Sat 29 to Sun 30 Nov · from noon
Mulled wine, sausages and stollen, plus kids' workshops for mini wreaths, Christmas cards and decorations, a wish tree, a Christmas sound playground and stage shows.
About ฿100 entryCraft workshopsBangkok Accueil Grand Christmas Market
Mövenpick hotel, Bangkok
2025:Sun 30 Nov
The French-speaking community's big market, with gifts, food and a Santa appearance. Everyone is welcome.
FreeSanta confirmedDanish Christmas Bazaar
Gaysorn, 19th floor, Ratchaprasong
2025:Sat 6 Dec · 11am to 6pm
Danish Christmas treats, crafts and a creative kids' corner, with Santa Bill dropping in mid-afternoon. A charity favourite.
FreeSanta about 3pmThe Christmas Wish Machine
Neilson Hays Library, Surawong
2025:Sun 7 Dec · 10am or 12pm
A children's Christmas show in Bangkok's loveliest old library. Small audience, so book early.
฿500 · members ฿400Objects of Desire Holiday Market
The Standard, Mahanakhon
2025:Fri 19 to Sun 21 Dec
Two floors of local makers, art and gifts, with workshops and DJs. Good for last-minute presents that are not from a mall.
FreeWorkshopsPet-friendlyCandlelight Carol Concert
Banyan Tree Bangkok, Sathorn
2025:Sun 21 Dec · 7pm
Carols in Latin and English by candlelight, under the baton of Somtow Sucharitkul. A lovely, calm hour for older children.
Calliope Chamber ChoirChristmas Market in the Sukhothai garden
The Sukhothai Bangkok, Sathorn
2025:Sat 27 to Sun 28 Dec · 2pm to 9pm
A garden market after Christmas, for when the kids are bored of their presents and you need somewhere pretty to walk.
FreeFamily activitiesSnow Town
Dream World, Rangsit
Open all year
The closest your kids will get to a white Christmas without a flight. Check the height rules first, which we cover in our things to do with kids guide.
Real snow, indoors
Last checked 14 October 2026, against the organisers’ own posts from 2025. Running a Christmas market or show for families? Email info@bkkfamilies.com and we’ll add it.
Silent night
English Christmas church services in Bangkok
Christmas Eve services fill up well before they start, so arrive early if you want to sit together. Times change each year, so check the church's own page in December.
Church of the Holy Redeemer
Catholic · mostly EnglishSoi Ruam Rudee, off Wireless Road. The main English-speaking Catholic parish, with Christmas Eve evening and Christmas morning masses.
Christ Church Bangkok
Anglican · EnglishConvent Road, Silom. Carol services in December and family services at Christmas.
Assumption Cathedral
Catholic · Thai and EnglishOriental Avenue, Bang Rak. Bangkok's grand cathedral by the river, beautiful at Christmas.
St Louis Church
Catholic · Thai and EnglishSathorn. Masses on 24 and 25 December with Thai and English options.
Christmas at the condo
Christmas at home in Bangkok: turkey, trees and tropical treats
The turkey question
- Most big hotels sell takeaway roast turkey with all the trimmings. The stress-free route.
- Imported frozen turkeys appear at Villa Market, Gourmet Market and Foodland from late November.
- Measure your oven first. Bangkok condo ovens are small, and a turkey that won't fit is a very Bangkok Christmas problem.
The tree and the trimmings
- Real trees are rare and hate the heat, so nearly everyone goes artificial: IKEA, HomePro or the big department stores.
- Sampeng Lane in Chinatown sells lights and baubles by the bag at wholesale prices.
- Moving on soon? Ask the Facebook group in late November. Secondhand trees change hands every year.
Tropical Christmas snacks
- Coconut snowballs: rolled sticky rice in grated coconut. Snow you can eat in 32 °C.
- Strawberry Santas: a strawberry, a dab of cream, a strawberry hat.
- Pineapple Christmas tree: a whole pineapple studded with grapes and cheese cubes on cocktail sticks.
Christmas movie night, by age
- The SnowmanAll ages
- Arthur Christmas5+
- The Polar Express6+
- Klaus7+
- Elf7+
- Home Alone8+
- The Muppet Christmas CarolAll ages
- Love Actually (after bedtime)Parents
Christmas Day ideas
- Presents and the pool. Christmas morning is quiet, because half your neighbours are at work.
- Snow, sort of. Snow Town at Dream World is the nearest white Christmas without a flight.
- A morning in Lumpini. Paddle boats on a cool December morning. See our things to do with kids.
- Get out of town. Khao Yai nights are properly chilly. Book early; hotels are fullest between Christmas and New Year.
Don’t forget the people who help you
If you employ a nanny or housekeeper, a year-end bonus is widely expected. We paid ours an extra month’s salary, a common arrangement among expat families. Many families also give an envelope to the building’s security team and a card for teachers. Our nanny guide covers pay and bonuses.
Three weeks of winter break to fill? Our holiday camps directory lists December and January camps with real prices. And for 31 December, see our New Year’s Eve with kids guide.
Save it, share it, stick it on the fridge
Christmas in Bangkok 2026 posters
Three free Christmas in Bangkok posters: a one-page cheat sheet, a square post with all 28 family Christmas dinners, and a story with every place to meet Santa. Share them in your class chat, condo LINE group or anywhere Bangkok parents gather, with a credit to BKK Families. Tap a poster for the full-size version.
Quick answers
Christmas in Bangkok FAQ
Is Christmas a public holiday in Thailand?
No. Thailand is mostly Buddhist and 25 December is a normal working day, so banks, offices and government services stay open. In 2026 Christmas Day is a Friday. International schools are on their winter break, which runs from mid December into the second week of January.
Where can I get Christmas dinner in Bangkok with kids?
Almost every big hotel runs a Christmas Eve dinner and a Christmas Day lunch or brunch. Last year family favourites included The Mesh on Sukhumvit 22 (kids' corner and Santa lucky draw), InterContinental Bangkok (Santa and carols, under 4s free), The Sukhothai (Santa and Santarina with gifts) and Chatrium Riverside (Christmas Eve on a river barge). Book by the end of November.
How much does Christmas dinner cost in Bangkok?
Last year a hotel Christmas buffet ran from about ฿1,000 to ฿3,500 per adult, with children usually around half price and the youngest often free. Pubs did three-course Christmas dinners from about ฿995. Luxury riverside galas reached ฿8,900. Prices marked ++ add 10% service and 7% VAT.
Where can kids meet Santa in Bangkok?
The big malls run free Santa sessions on December weekends. Last year CentralWorld ran 3pm to 5pm, Siam Paragon 2pm to 4pm, ICONSIAM 3:30pm to 4:30pm and Asiatique The Riverfront 5pm to 7pm. Christmas markets such as the Danish Christmas Bazaar and The Hope Fair bring Santa in too, and several hotels have Santa at Christmas Eve dinner.
Is there a Christmas market in Bangkok?
Yes, several. Last year's included The Hope Fair at the Rembrandt (26 November), the German Christmas Market at the Goethe-Institut (29 to 30 November), the Bangkok Accueil market (30 November), the Danish Christmas Bazaar at Gaysorn (6 December) and a garden market at The Sukhothai (27 to 28 December).
Where are the best Christmas lights in Bangkok?
CentralWorld, Siam Paragon, Central Embassy, the EM District at Phrom Phong, ICONSIAM and One Bangkok put on the biggest displays, usually from mid November to early January. Go after dark on a weekday. You can walk from Siam Paragon to CentralWorld and Central Embassy on the skywalk in one evening.
Are there English Christmas church services in Bangkok?
Yes. The Church of the Holy Redeemer on Soi Ruam Rudee, Christ Church Bangkok on Convent Road, Assumption Cathedral in Bang Rak and St Louis Church in Sathorn all hold Christmas services in English. Christmas Eve services fill up, so arrive early.
What is the weather like in Bangkok at Christmas?
December is the cool season and the best weather of the year: dry, sunny and less humid, with highs around 31 °C and comfortable evenings. It is also the start of the smog season, so check the air quality before long outdoor plans.
Running a Christmas event or dinner for families?
Send us the details and we’ll add it. We update this guide every few days through December.
Tell us your family’s favourite Bangkok Christmas tradition in the Bangkok Expat Families group. The best ones go into next year’s guide. Merry Christmas!
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