A landmark of the last ten years

Kolour Festival Samui debut 2025

Kolour Festival, which bills itself as Thailand's premier house and techno festival, made its Koh Samui debut on 1 March 2025.

When
1 March 2025
Where
SEEN Beach Club, Avani+ Chaweng, Chaweng, Koh Samui
People gather under lantern-lit night sky at festive celebration, capturing magical moments.
A general photo of this kind of event, not a photo of this event. Photo: Julius Tejeda, Pexels License

About this event

Kolour began in 2011 in Bangkok, with about 240 people on a Sunday afternoon. By 2015 it drew 2,300 to a party headlined by Sven Vath. The founders, Coran and Vina, said they started it after tiring of chaotic house parties and falling for the open-air scene on trips to Europe. The brand is best known for Kolour in the Park in Bangkok and had already staged sold-out events in Phuket and Bangkok.

Samui was a new location. The festival teamed up with SEEN Beach Club, which is owned by Minor Hotels and sits at Avani+ Chaweng, and the one-day format kept its start in the early afternoon. In February 2025 Kolour had also run four Saturdays in Phuket, at Cafe Del Mar and in Patong. The Samui date therefore extended a house and techno series that was already touring the Thai islands. SEEN later appeared in DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs list for 2026.

The facts

  1. 1 The Samui debut was held at SEEN Beach Club, Avani+ Chaweng, on Saturday 1 March 2025.
  2. 2 British house DJ Richy Ahmed headlined, with Monkey Business, T.Gecko and Ring of Chain also on the bill.

Why it matters

First Samui edition of an established Thai house and techno festival brand.

Line-up

Richy Ahmed

Festivals and culture on Koh Samui

Samui's cultural calendar follows the Thai lunar and Buddhist year. Songkran, on 13 to 15 April, is a water fight on the east coast, in Chaweng and Lamai, while west-coast villages keep a calmer, temple-centred version with blessings and merit-making. Loy Krathong falls on the November full moon, when people float small baskets on lakes and ponds. Chinese New Year brings feasting and temple visits. The Samui Festival has held a parade ending at Pru Chaweng Park. Expect restricted alcohol sales on holy days, and check dates a few weeks ahead.

Around Chaweng

Chaweng is the main resort town on Samui's east coast, with the longest beach on the island, roughly 7 km of sand. Soi Green Mango, just back from the beach, is the nightlife alley, and Central Festival Samui sits between the beach road and Chaweng Lake. Chaweng Beach Road is one-way northbound and slows to a crawl between 17:00 and 20:00 with taxis, scooters and pedestrians. Most club nights, pool parties and Muay Thai bouts are here, and Pru Chaweng Park hosts public festivals and races.

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