On a typical full moon night before the pandemic, Haad Rin beach on Thailand’s Koh Phangan island would be packed with partygoers. But the famed Full Moon Party was cancelled in March 2020. Here ...

When musician and restaurateur Hardy Hemingway first moved to Koh Phangan in 2012, the entire economy was based around the party. “The island was busy for a week on either side of the full moon ...

Koh Phangan, the renowned Thai island famous for its iconic Full Moon Party, has long been a magnet for partygoers worldwide. Known for its vibrant energy, the island attracts thousands of ...

I take a sip of my fresh ­coconut water and exhale. It’s hard to believe I’m on Koh Phangan, the Thai party island notorious for its raucous backpackers’ rite of passage: full moon parties.

If you’re familiar with full moon parties, then you likely know them only in the capacity of the Full Moon Party —famously happening monthly on the Thai island of Koh Phangan. The beachside ...

Koh Phangan’s Full Moon Party long ago lost its original innocence, devolving into a mess of drunken foreigners cramming onto a once-beautiful beach to celebrate nothing more than the party itself.

Koh Phangan is host to the renowned full moon party on Rin Nok beach on the full moon of every month. The island has two sister islands — the larger Koh Samui in the south and the smaller Koh ...

Thailand's Full Moon Party is an all-night beach party on the island of Koh Phangan. The party takes place on the night of every full moon and is usually attended by thousands of backpackers.