{"id":3910,"date":"2023-01-02T18:10:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T02:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dontforgettomove.com\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2023-01-03T18:20:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T02:20:19","slug":"koh-phangan-half-moon-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dontforgettomove.com\/koh-phangan-half-moon-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Koh Phangan Half Moon Party 2023: Everything You Need To Know!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we first started planning our trip to Thailand<\/span><\/a>, we were on the fence about visiting one of the famous Koh Phangan island moon parties. We’d heard wild stories of the Full Moon Party from friends who had traveled the area: tales of over 30,000 backpackers packed on the beach, drinking buckets of the local rum mixed with Red Bull syrup (which, by the way, is illegal in most countries), dancing the night away to giant speakers pumping electronic music. We wondered if maybe we were getting a little old for this type of scene (spoiler alert: we weren’t!<\/strong><\/em>). So that\u2019s when we started researching the Koh Phangan Half Moon Party.<\/p>\n\n

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Half Moon Party at Koh Phangan<\/h2>\n

The more we researched the Half Moon Party, the more it seemed like everyone not only recommended it, but many said that it was actually better than the Full Moon Party<\/a>. We found that the Half Moon festival is a bit more low-key than the Full Moon. But don’t take that is a bad sign, it’s still a raging party.<\/p>\n

The Half Moon Party at Koh Phangan is located in the middle of the island in the jungle, as opposed to on the beach. The Half Moon is also a properly organized festival ran by a private company called Half Moon Festival<\/span><\/a>, as opposed to the free-for-all atmosphere of the Full Moon. The organizers have been running this festival for a while now and put on an awesome show!<\/p>\n

Because it’s properly organized it does mean there’s an entry fee, but it also means that there are amenities that you’d be used to at any other festival around the world. There are proper bathrooms (I shudder hearing stories of the bathroom situation at the full moon, or lack thereof). There’s festival security to keep things safe when you’re partying until the early morning hours.  And because of it’s structure event there’s just an overall festival vibe. Think of a tiny version of Coachella<\/span><\/a> on magic mushrooms (but a hell of a lot cheaper!)<\/p>\n

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Half Moon Party Dates 2023<\/h2>\n

Although raging parties on Koh Phangan happen year round, in order to fully experience a Half Moon Party you need to get to one of the official events. Here are a list of Half Moon Party Koh Phangan 2023 dates:<\/p>\n