As Europe heads into winter and the festival calendar quiets down, Thailand’s iconic Halfmoon Festival is heating up and is the perfect way to escape it all. Halfmoon offers the perfect alternative with sunshine, sea views, incredible music and a global community of like-minded travellers. Over more than two decades, Halfmoon Festival has been a bucket list getaway bridging international electronic culture with local artistry, spectacular visual performance and soul-stirring and spiritual celebration.
From December through February 2026, Koh Phangan’s open-air jungle celebration will host a fresh run of bi-weekly shows featuring major international talent including Blazy, Blastoyz, Ghost Rider, Reality Test, WHITENO1SE, Querox Berg, Silver Panda, Mr.Black, Blanka, Ranji, Tezla, IARA, Tali Muss, Don’t Blink, Dirty Andy and Javier Gonzalez. Heading into 2026, the January and February headliners offer a stacked selection of progressive trance, psytrance, melodic techno and deep house. Highlights include NEELIX, the legendary German producer, bringing his progressive psytrance energy to the dancefloor as well as Liquid Soul known for his deep rolling basslines, layered psychedelic textures and euphoric melodies.
The new year will also see some Halfmoon favourites return such as Ghost Rider, known for his melodic, electro-house beats and Javier Gonzalez, bringing tech-house and afrohouse percussive, tribal grooves. Other names include Audiomatic, Dilby and Sun Diary with more to be announced.
With its unique two-day format and famously high definition and super sized production, all in an otherworldly island setting, Halfmoon Festival has long offered one of the most transportive dance music experiences in the world. Each edition kicks off at the stunning Harmony Beach Club where you ease in with beachside beats, fire dancers and exotic performers, making for plenty of daytime fun. There are pool parties and endless tropical cocktails to enjoy as the sun sets over the Gulf of Thailand and leads into day two.
The second night then transforms the Magical Forest into a surreal nighttime playground. Surrounded by palms and jungle canopy, three custom-built stages – The Prime Stage, G Floor, and The Cave – are all curated with their own soundtrack and host everything from melodic techno and psychedelic trance to house, indie, hip-hop and experimental live sets. Fire shows, LED visuals and vivid production make this a vibrant, sensory stimulating rave like no other.
With over 2,000 accommodation options on the island ranging from beachside bungalows to luxury resorts, Koh Phangan offers easy access to wellness retreats, waterfalls, hiking, local markets and the festival itself. Daily ferries from Koh Samui and a growing number of direct flights into Surat Thani and Samui Airport mean it’s never been easier to escape to paradise.
For full artist lineups, ticket packages and travel tips heads to www.halfmoonfestival.com
HALFMOON FESTIVAL THAILAND
Every 2 Weeks Until June 2026
2 Days, 4 Stages
Tickets: www.halfmoonfestival.com
Locations:
Day 1 – Harmony Beach Club: 99/5 , moo 1,
Bantai, Koh Phangan,, Surat Thani, 84280
(14:00 till Midnight)
Day 2 – Halfmoon Magic Forest: 72/39 moo 2, Ban Tai,
Koh Phangan, Surat Thani 84280
(21:30 till Sunrise)
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