From the neighbourhood
News & events in Pattaya
What's happening around the neighbourhood — local news, new launches, and events worth knowing about.
Loy Krathong falls on Wednesday 25 November 2026 — the prettiest night on the bay
The full moon of the twelfth lunar month lands on 25 November this year. In Pattaya people float their krathong straight into the sea, from Naklua down to Jomtien.
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0.01% transfer fee extended to June 2027 — plus 100% mortgages, if you are Thai
The Royal Gazette published the extension on 1 July 2026: transfer and mortgage registration fees stay at 0.01% for homes up to ฿7 million until 30 June 2027. Thai individual buyers only — foreign buyers still budget the full 2%.
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No, the 49% foreign quota has not changed — and the "30+30+30" lease just got weaker
Talk of a 75% quota and 99-year leases keeps circulating. As of 2026 neither has been enacted — and a 2025 Supreme Court ruling made stacked lease renewals unenforceable past the first 30 years.
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Pattaya's three-line monorail clears another step — public hearings run to November
Green, Purple and Red lines are back on the table, with the environmental study being revised and public hearings expected September–November 2026. Real progress — but still a study, not a shovel.
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Amazing Thailand Pattaya Marathon — 26–27 September, entries close 15 September
The city's biggest running weekend returns to Beach Road, starting and finishing at Terminal 21. Fun run through full marathon — and registration shuts two weeks before race day.
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Pattaya International Film Festival — free screenings 22–30 August, red carpet on the 28th
Nine days of free films across Central Pattaya cinemas under the theme "The Cinematic Wave", with a red-carpet awards night on 28 August — part of the city's bid to become a UNESCO Creative City of Film.
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Tomorrowland comes to Pattaya — 11–13 December 2026, its first full festival in Asia
The legendary festival lands at Wisdom Valley in Bang Lamung with six stages and up to 50,000 visitors a day — most of them flying in from abroad.
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Pattaya International Fireworks Festival — 27–28 November 2026, free on Central Beach
Two nights of international fireworks teams over Pattaya Bay, with live orchestra, Khon performances and food stalls — free beachfront viewing from 7 pm to 11:30 pm.
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Wonderfruit returns — 3–7 December 2026 at The Fields, Siam Country Club
The art, music and sustainability festival returns to the fields outside Pattaya for five days this December — one of Thailand's most loved boutique festivals.
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Second Road overhaul underway — 90-day rebuild of central Pattaya's main artery
Pattaya began rebuilding Second Road on 21 July 2026 — new surface, phased 300 m sections from Pattaya Central toward the Dolphin Roundabout, with completion targeted in about 90 days.
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U-Tapao airport expansion is finally moving — and a faster-to-build Pattaya rail link is on the table
The 50-year U-Tapao concession went active in April 2026 with construction decoupled from the delayed high-speed rail, and the government now favours a quicker medium-speed Pattaya–U-Tapao link.
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