The Chinese New Year celebration events originally scheduled for February 17 and 18 in Bangkok’s Chinatown have been cancelled.
According to the Thaiguo Toutiao News Agency, the Samphantawong District Office of Bangkok announced on its official Facebook page that the 2026 Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebration Organizing Committee has made a decision to suspend the Chinese New Year celebration events originally planned for February 17 (the second day of the lunar new year) and 18 (the third day), 2026. The reason is that this period still falls within the national mourning period for Queen Mother Sirikit.
Queen Mother Sirikit passed away on the evening of October 24 last year at the age of 93.
The announcement explained that the Chinese New Year celebration is a traditional festive event characterized by joy, liveliness, and entertainment, which does not match the solemn and respectful atmosphere of nationwide mourning. To express respect and remembrance for Her Majesty the Queen Mother’s profound benevolence, the committee believes that cancelling the event is more appropriate.