EDC Thailand 2026: Electric Daisy Carnival in Phuket, 18 to 20 December

Electric Daisy Carnival came to Phuket in January 2025, came back in January 2026, and now moves to December: Friday 18 to Sunday 20 December 2026 at Rhythm Park, beside Laguna Phuket, from 3 PM to midnight each day. It is the third Thai edition, billed by its organisers as the global finale of EDC's thirtieth anniversary year.

This guide has what you need before booking: the hours and the no re-entry rule, the ticket prices and the only sellers to use, the line-up by day, the shuttle and where to sleep, and the rules at the gate. The facts are from the festival’s official pages and the organisers’ announcements, checked on 3 November 2026; the set times and the parking plan were still to come.

What EDC Thailand Is

EDC is the festival Insomniac has run in Las Vegas since 2011 and in Los Angeles before that: neon stages, costumed performers, art cars and a crowd that dresses for it. The Thai edition is produced by Insomniac with the Thai company Future Vibes. The first, in January 2025 at Boat Avenue Lakefront in Cherngtalay, drew a crowd the organisers put at 150,000 over three days and a fair amount of criticism for its traffic and its cashless system. The second moved to Rhythm Park in January 2026, a larger site a few kilometres away, with more than 100,000 people over three days and the first Hotel EDC outside North America.

For 2026 the festival moved from January to December, to the peak of the high season, the cooler, drier weeks before Christmas, and dates the organisers say line up better with time off for travellers. Both earlier editions were marked by deaths among festival-goers: two in January 2025, both of whom, the authorities said, had drugs in their blood, and one in January 2026, whose cause was still undetermined in the last reports. Thai drug law is severe, and the police were present inside and outside the gates both years.

The Three Days

Thu 17 Dec

The Hotel EDC Beach Party at XANA Beach Club, Angsana Laguna, ticketed separately.

Fri 18 Dec

3 PM to midnight. Charlotte de Witte, Above and Beyond, Dom Dolla, CamelPhat, Andy C and Vintage Culture among others.

Sat 19 Dec

3 PM to midnight. Martin Garrix, Kaskade, Paul van Dyk, James Hype, Mau P, and a Subtronics sunset set.

Sun 20 Dec

3 PM to midnight. DJ Snake, Tiësto, Jamie Jones, Loco Dice, Sofi Tukker and a Showtek hardstyle set.

Re-entry

None. Your wristband is scanned once a day; leave and you are out until tomorrow.

Tickets and Where to Buy Them

On 3 November 2026 the prices were ฿4,700 for a single day GA, ฿7,700 for a single day VIP, ฿10,490 for the three-day GA pass and ฿16,490 for three days of VIP, including VAT and before fees. The festival sells in tiers, so these rise as each one sells out; the presale opened at ฿7,090 for three days. VIP adds a fast lane at the gate, an elevated viewing area and its own amenities.

Buy only from the official sellers, all linked from the festival’s ticket page: Eventpop and Megatix for buyers in Thailand and the rest of Asia, Frontgate Tickets for everyone else. Orders are limited to four, every ticket is non-refundable and resale is not allowed, and the organiser warns plainly about scammers on social media. Tickets are NFC wristbands that must be registered before the festival; overseas deliveries ship from 9 November and Thai deliveries from 17 November.

Three-day GA

฿10,490

Three-day VIP

฿16,490

Single day GA

฿4,700, Friday, Saturday or Sunday

Single day VIP

฿7,700

Shuttle

฿1,800 for the three days, three-day ticket holders only

Getting There and Back

Rhythm Park is on Bandon-Cherngtalay Road in Cherngtalay, on the west coast between the airport and Patong. Phuket International Airport has direct flights from both Bangkok airports, about an hour and a half, and from much of Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

The festival’s shuttle is the simplest way in and out for three-day ticket holders: ฿1,800 for the three days, from six stops, Phuket airport, Kamala Market, Jungceylon in Patong, NH Boat Lagoon, Central Floresta and the Saphan Hin stadium area. You book an outbound slot between 2 PM and 7 PM, and the returns run from 11 PM to 2 AM to the stop you came from. Single-day ticket holders are on their own: a taxi, a ride-hailing app, or a hired car and driver, with the warning that thousands of people want a ride at midnight. The parking and drop-off plan was still marked coming soon on 3 November. If you fly out on the Sunday night or Monday morning, remember the airport’s advice in January 2026: avoid Route 4030 and leave three to four hours.

The Stages and the Line-up

kineticFIELD

The main stage and the headliners.

circuitGROUNDS

Bass and drum and bass, with a Bassrush takeover on Friday.

neonGARDEN

House and techno, with a Factory 93 takeover.

stereoBLOOM

The label and promoter takeovers.

bionicJUNGLE

House, in the trees.

BOOMBOX

The art car, moving through the crowd.

The line-up was announced on 8 June 2026, headed by Martin Garrix, Charlotte de Witte, DJ Snake, Tiësto and Paul van Dyk, with Above and Beyond, Kaskade, Dom Dolla, CamelPhat, Jamie Jones, Loco Dice, Green Velvet with Steve Angello, Sofi Tukker, James Hype, Mau P, I Hate Models, VTSS, Hannah Laing, Andy C, Subtronics, Showtek, Da Tweekaz, Coone and Darren Styles, and Nakadia leading the Thai names. The day split is official; the set times are not out yet.

The Rules and What to Bring

Twenty and over, with your original physical photo ID: a passport, or a Thai ID card for residents. Digital IDs, ThaID, copies and student cards are refused. Bring one bag no bigger than 30 by 15 by 30 cm with a single compartment, and a hydration pack only if it is empty. Leave at home vapes, which are illegal everywhere in Thailand with no exception for tourists, drones, outside food and drink, over-the-counter medication, professional cameras, glass, aerosols, lasers, umbrellas, chairs and totems taller than 3 metres. By entering you consent to searches and body scanners. The festival is cashless, by card or phone; cash can be swapped for a prepaid card on site.

Insomniac’s Headliner Handbook sets out eight values for the crowd, among them respecting the space and caring for one another. The weather asks for the rest: around 31 degrees in the afternoon, 24 at midnight, occasional rain, and a festival that runs rain or shine. Sunblock and a hat for the first hours, water whenever you can, and shoes for grass.

The Rest of the Season

EDC is the last of December’s big music festivals: Wonderfruit in the fields near Pattaya from 3 to 7 December and Tomorrowland Thailand at Wisdom Valley from 11 to 13 December come first. In Bangkok, Vijit Chao Phraya lights the river until the 13th, and New Year’s Eve in Bangkok is eleven days after EDC closes, with the rooftops and the countdown cruises. The season calendar has the rest, through to Songkran.