New Year’s Eve 2026 in Bangkok: Galas, Rooftop Countdowns & River Fireworks

Fireworks on the Chao Phraya: what is confirmed so far

Midnight fireworks over the river are the heart of a Bangkok New Year, but when we checked on 12 November 2026 the public countdowns for the arrival of 2027 had not been announced. ICONSIAM’s own site lists only its Bangkok Illumination festival of lights, from 1 November to 25 December 2026, with a 21-metre Blessing Tree and light shows at 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm each evening.

Last year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand listed the Amazing Thailand Countdown at ICONSIAM from 27 to 31 December, with fireworks, drones and pyrotechnics over the Chao Phraya, alongside countdowns at centralwOrld, One Bangkok and along Sukhumvit, and the NEON Countdown at Rajamangala National Stadium. We will add the 2026 programme when it is published.

Our advice: the surest way to see the fireworks in comfort is to book a high or riverside table; several of the hotels below promise views of the city’s fireworks at midnight.

ICONSIAM: Bangkok Illumination 2026 TAT Newsroom: last year’s countdown celebrations

Galas in the garden: Siam Kempinski, Aman Nai Lert, The Sukhothai and Dusit Thani

At Siam Kempinski, The Secret Garden fills the hotel’s gardens with sculptural florals and candlelight from 7pm to 1am: dinner in the garden and Niche, with a caviar station, lobster, snow crab and oysters, then a live band, a DJ and the countdown on the Rotunda Lawn, with views of the city’s fireworks. THB 7,200++ per person with a glass of Champagne; THB 3,600++ for children aged 6–12.

Aman Nai Lert Bangkok holds its New Year’s Eve gala dinner in Nai Lert Park, surrounded by greenery and inspired by life in early 20th-century Bangkok; the hotel does not print a price, so reserve through its festive page. At The Sukhothai, the Colonnade gala is a six-course set dinner with a live band and a New Year gift to take home, from 7pm to 10.30pm, for no more than 60 guests (THB 4,800++, food only).

Dusit Thani Bangkok’s Grand New Year’s Eve fills the Lumpini Lawn from 7pm to 12.30am with a buffet of seafood, live grills and carving stations, and live entertainment towards midnight: THB 5,400++ with soft drinks, or THB 7,100++ with prosecco, wines and beers; THB 2,700++ for children aged 7–12, and children under seven dine as the hotel’s guests.

Our advice: “++” prices add a 10% service charge and 7% VAT. Dusit Thani asks for full, non-refundable pre-payment, and its Dusit Gold members pay less if they book before 16 December 2026.

Siam Kempinski: The Secret Garden Aman Nai Lert Bangkok: festive season The Sukhothai Bangkok: The Magic of Midnight Celebration Dusit Thani Bangkok: festive season

New Year’s Eve dinner: Italian, Thai, Cantonese and by the river

At Dusit Thani, Cannubi by Umberto Bombana serves Chef Andrea Susto’s seven-course New Year’s Eve dinner from 6pm to 10pm (THB 12,500++, with wine pairings of three glasses at THB 2,900++ or five at THB 4,800++). At The Sukhothai, La Scala serves à la carte or a festive set menu from 6pm to 11pm (set menu THB 3,900++, food only), and Celadon serves Thai à la carte and tasting menus from 5pm to 11pm.

At Rosewood Bangkok, Lakorn builds through the day and evening towards midnight, with Champagne, caviar and festive dishes. On the river, Chatrium Riverside serves an eight-course Chinese dinner at Silver Waves by Boon, on the 36th floor, and holds a Grande Masquerade with live entertainment at River Barge, both 7pm to 1am with fireworks over the river at midnight. Neither hotel prints prices.

Our advice: The Sukhothai takes 10% off food at La Scala and Celadon for tables booked by 10 December 2026 (the offer does not apply to the Colonnade gala).

Dusit Thani Bangkok: Cannubi New Year’s Eve The Sukhothai Bangkok: La Scala and Celadon Rosewood Bangkok: holiday season Chatrium: New Year’s Eve celebrations

Rooftop countdowns: Spire, Cloud 36 and Lennon’s

Bangkok and the bends of the Chao Phraya by night, seen from State Tower
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Dusit Thani’s Spire Rooftop Bar opens its New Year’s Eve from 9pm, with free-flow cocktails, Prosecco, wines and beers and canapés: THB 8,500++ standing or THB 9,500++ seated (Dusit Gold members THB 7,800++ and THB 8,800++ before 16 December 2026). Cloud 36, Chatrium Riverside’s rooftop bar with 360-degree views of the Chao Phraya, holds its countdown from 10.30pm to 2am, with drinks and a front-row view of the midnight fireworks.

At Rosewood Bangkok, Lennon’s, the speakeasy on the 30th floor, holds Rewind to Midnight, a countdown in the spirit of the ’80s and ’90s, with retro cocktails, skyline views, music of the era and festive bites; book through Lennon’s own reservations page.

Our advice: rooftop countdowns sell out first; book now, and check each bar’s dress code when you do.

Dusit Thani Bangkok: Spire Rooftop Bar Chatrium: Cloud 36 countdown Lennon’s: Rewind to Midnight

New Year’s Day: alms at dawn and a long brunch

New Year’s Day 2027 is a Friday. At Rosewood Bangkok it begins with a traditional Thai tak bat, the morning offering of alms to monks, at the hotel’s Porte Cochère from 9am to 10am. Siam Kempinski serves The First Brunch of 2027 at ALATi from 11.30am to 4pm, with caviar Benedict and seafood on ice (THB 2,900++; THB 1,450++ for children aged 6–12), and Aman Nai Lert serves a New Year’s Day brunch of Italian dishes for sharing at Arva.

Our advice: after a late night, a long brunch is the gentlest start to the year; book it with your New Year’s Eve table.

Siam Kempinski: The First Brunch of 2027 Rosewood Bangkok: Welcoming the New Year Aman Nai Lert Bangkok: New Year brunch

Still to come, and how to plan the night

When we checked, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok said its festive programme was still to come, and we could not confirm 2026 New Year’s Eve details on the own sites of The Peninsula, Four Seasons, Capella, Anantara Riverside (with its Manohra cruises), Shangri-La, Banyan Tree or lebua, nor for the public countdowns. We will add them as they are confirmed. For Christmas in the city, see our Christmas in Bangkok page.

Our advice: book early, pay attention to early-bird deadlines in early December, and leave the car at home on the night: the Skytrain, the MRT and the river are the easiest ways around a city that turns out in force for midnight.

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok: festive season Christmas in Bangkok

Questions and answers

Are there fireworks in Bangkok on New Year’s Eve 2026?

Yes, fireworks over the city at midnight are part of every Bangkok New Year, and Siam Kempinski and Chatrium Riverside both promise views of them. The public countdown programme for 2027, at ICONSIAM, centralwOrld and elsewhere, had not been announced on 12 November 2026; last year the Amazing Thailand Countdown at ICONSIAM ran from 27 to 31 December with fireworks over the Chao Phraya.

Where can I watch the New Year fireworks over dinner in Bangkok?

Cloud 36, Chatrium Riverside’s rooftop bar (10.30pm–2am), and Silver Waves by Boon and River Barge at the same hotel (both 7pm–1am); Dusit Thani’s Spire Rooftop Bar from 9pm (THB 8,500++); and Siam Kempinski’s Secret Garden, which ends with the countdown on its Rotunda Lawn (THB 7,200++).

How much is a New Year’s Eve dinner at a Bangkok luxury hotel in 2026?

From THB 3,900++ for La Scala’s set menu at The Sukhothai to THB 12,500++ for the seven-course dinner at Cannubi, Dusit Thani. Galas run from THB 4,800++ (The Sukhothai’s Colonnade) to THB 7,200++ (Siam Kempinski). “++” adds a 10% service charge and 7% VAT.

Every event from the hotel’s own page or its own booking page (kempinski.com, aman.com, sukhothai.com, dusit.com, rosewoodhotels.com, chatrium.com), with background from iconsiam.com and the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s newsroom (tatnews.org), checked 12 November 2026. Prices are as each hotel prints them. Check before you go.

New Year’s Eve 2026 in Bangkok