The Full Moon Party is an all-night beach party that takes place in Haad Rin on the island of Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand on the night of every full moon. For other uses, see Full Moon. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Beach (disambiguation). ... Chehel Sotouns Wall painting, that dates back to the Safavid era, depicts a Chaharshanbe Suri celebration. ... Haad Rin Full Moon Party Haad Rin is a beach and small town on the southern tip of Ko Pha Ngan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. ... Ko Phan Ngan from the air Exploring the island on mopeds Sunrise at Thong Nai Pan Ko Pha Ngan (or Koh Phangan, Thai: ) is an island in the Gulf of Thailand in South East Thailand. ... For other uses, see Full Moon. ...

Background

The party was originally a small affair with a small number of backpacking travellers dancing through the night of the full moon, mainly to psychedelic trance music. Originally, the music was some tapes coming from Goa'Party (India), and the first Full Moon Party was improvised at a wooden disco not far from the beach in June 1987. The Full Moon Party gained fame quickly through word of mouth, and the event now draws a crowd in excess of 10,000 every full moon evening. The party carries on until the sun rises the next day. All the bars on the sunset beach of Haad Rin town stay open and play music such as drum and bass, house and reggae. The event has become a part of the itinerary of many travellers to Asia. Entry to the event is completely free. In recent years, local entrepreneurs have attempted to expand upon the event with spinoffs like the Half Moon Party and Black Moon Party. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Psychedelic trance or psytrance is a form of electronic music that evolved from Goa trance in the early 1990s when it first began hitting the mainstream. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, dnb, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... An entrepreneur (a loanword from French introduced and first defined by the Irish economist Richard Cantillon) is a person who operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ... An outdoor dance music (rave) event on the island of Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand held at the intervals between full moon and new moon, i. ...

Drinking & dancing

Thai alcohol brands such as Sang Som rum, Mekong whiskey, and beers such as Chang and Singha are most popular among travellers. A signature of the Full Moon Party are the buckets - mixed drinks served in small plastic pails. A bottle of alcohol (usually Sang Som rum) is poured over ice and topped up with a can of Coke and a bottle of Red Bull syrup. Several straws are then thrown in. The price in 2007 for a bucket was around 200 baht, roughly £3/$5.50. On closer inspection one will find that the majority of the brand name alcohol bottles such as Smirnoff are unsealed, therefore it is suspected that it may contain a cheaper alcohol. To ensure that the brand of alcohol served is actually the brand on the label, one can check the seals before purchasing a bucket. Sang Som is crowned as Sang Som Co, Ltd distills, blends, and bottles their superior lines of rum in Nakornpratom, Thailand under Thai government supervision. ... Mekong whiskey is a local whisky found in the country of Thailand. ... Bottle and can of Singha beer Singha, pronounced sing or singh, is a Thai beer brand owned by Boon Rawd brewery. ... ISO 4217 Code THB User(s) Thailand Inflation 4. ... Smirnoff started as a vodka distillery founded in Melbourne, Australia by John Deere. ...

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Drugs

In the past there has been some association with illegal drug use. Although the use, possession, and/or sale of drugs is illegal under Thai law, club drugs such as ecstasy, methamphetamine, Yaa Baa, marijuana, opium, mushrooms and even over the counter diet pills have been reported. As of 2002, the Thai government has pursued a stricter defense against illegal drugs at these events. The standard bribe for possession is about 50,000 baht (£750/$1200) and foreigners do go to jail for possession. Drug use at Full Moon Parties has lessened in recent years, in part due to greater fear of being caught but also because the parties now draw attendees from a wider range of backgrounds. Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events... ecstasy and religious ecstasy MDMA, most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, is a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family whose primary effect is to stimulate the brain to rapidly secrete large amounts of serotonin, causing a general sense of openness, empathy, energy, euphoria, and well-being. ... This article is about the psychostimulant, d-methamphetamine. ... Yaba (also Ya Ba or Ya Baa; crazy medicine in Thai) are tablets containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine, often candy-flavored and brightly colored. ... Cannabis, known as marijuana[1] or ganja[2] in its herbal form and hashish in its resinous form,[3] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ... This article is about the drug. ... Psychedelic mushrooms is a general term for fungi that contain psychoactive substances. ...

Other attractions

Fire Poi - burning, fuel-soaked balls on chains - are a common sight at Full Moon Parties. Performers, both locals and tourists, whirl these balls of fire around in the air to create a spectacular visual display. Poi dance, by Manutuke School at Hopuhopu, New Zealand, 2003 Poi is a form of juggling Impartial Art [1] (Finnigan, 1992) with balls on ropes, held in the hands and swung in various circular patterns, similar to club-twirling. ...

Schedule 2007 - 2008

Year 2007

SEPTEMBER, 26TH

OCTOBER, 26TH

NOVEMBER, 24TH

DECEMBER, 24TH

Year 2008

JANUARY, 22ND

FEBRUARY, 22ND

MARCH, 21ST

APRIL, 20TH

MAY, 20TH

JUNE, 19TH

JULY, 19TH

AUGUST, 16TH

SEPTEMBER, 14TH

OCTOBER, 14TH

NOVEMBER, 12TH

DECEMBER, 12TH

External links

• Full Moon Party website
• Full Moon Party Information and Maps
• Koh Phangan on Wikitravel