The Red Cross Fair at Lumpini Park
The Red Cross Fair (งานกาชาด) is the Thai Red Cross Society's annual charity fair, held in Lumpini Park since 2018. The next fair runs from 18–31 January 2027, 11:00–22:00 daily, with free entry. It brings food stalls, shopping, old-style fair games and the Red Cross raffle, and all proceeds go to the Thai Red Cross Society. The organisers ask visitors to come by public transport.
Last updated
Fast facts
- Dates
- 18–31 January 2027 (14 days)
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00
- Entry
- Free
- Venue
- Lumpini Park, Pathum Wan, Bangkok
- Organiser
- The Thai Red Cross Society
- Last fair
- 11–21 December 2025, 11:00–22:00, free, also online at iredcross.org
The fair at a glance
The Red Cross Fair (งานกาชาด, Ngan Kachad) is an annual charity fair run by the Thai Red Cross Society. It has booths selling food and products from royal projects, government agencies and private organisations, stage performances, games with prizes, raffles and fortune telling. All proceeds support the work of the Thai Red Cross Society, and entry is free.
The dates below come from Time Out and a participating organisation's press release. Check the Thai Red Cross at iredcross.org for the official schedule.
What the Red Cross Fair is
The fair raises money for the Thai Red Cross Society; everything it earns goes to the society's work. Government agencies, royal projects and private organisations run booths selling food and goods.
Visitors come for the food, the shopping and the old-style fair games, such as star-picking (สอยดาว) and games of chance, and for the Red Cross raffles and fortune tellers. In 2025 there were more than 200 food shops, and an online version of the fair ran on iredcross.org around the clock.
The fair’s history and its move to Lumpini Park
The first Red Cross Fair was held at Sanam Luang in 1923, in the reign of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), to recruit members who paid 1 baht a year. It moved to Saranrom Palace in 1928, to the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute (the Snake Farm) in 1938, and to Suan Amphon by the Royal Plaza in 1957.
It stayed at Suan Amphon until 2016 and was cancelled in 2017 after the death of King Bhumibol. When permission to use Suan Amphon was withdrawn, the fair came to Lumpini Park for the first time in 2018, and it has been held here since. In 2020 it went fully online, and in 2022 it was back in the park alongside the online fair. The 2023 fair at Lumpini marked 100 years of the Red Cross Fair.
Getting there and parking during the fair
The Thai Red Cross asks visitors to come by public transport. MRT Si Lom Exit 1 is about 1 minute's walk from Gate 4, MRT Lumphini Exit 3 about 2 minutes from Gate 2, and BTS Sala Daeng about 6 minutes from Gate 4.
In 2025 the BMA ran a free shuttle bus from BTS National Stadium to Gate 1 during the fair. Inside the park, the car park runs from Gate 1 along Sarasin Road; the old lot on the Wireless Road side became the Lumpini Dog Park in 2026. Shuttles and parking for the January 2027 fair have not been announced.
Tips for visiting
Before you go
Come by MRT or BTS
The Thai Red Cross asks visitors to use public transport.
Bring a cloth bag
The organisers ask visitors to avoid plastic bags and foam food boxes.
Check the official schedule
Look up the programme on iredcross.org before you go.
Can’t make it?
In 2025 the fair also ran online at iredcross.org, around the clock.
FAQ: Red Cross Fair
Dates, hours and getting to the Red Cross Fair at Lumpini Park.
What is งานกาชาด in English?
งานกาชาด (Ngan Kachad) is the Red Cross Fair, the Thai Red Cross Society’s annual charity fair. The Thai Red Cross uses both names side by side.
When is the Red Cross Fair at Lumpini Park?
The next fair is reported for 18–31 January 2027, 11:00–22:00 daily, at Lumpini Park. The last one ran from 11–21 December 2025.
What time does the Red Cross Fair open, and is it free?
The reported hours for the January 2027 fair are 11:00–22:00, and entry is free. The 2025 fair kept the same hours and was also free.
How do I get to the Red Cross Fair at Lumpini? Which station?
Take the MRT to Si Lom (Exit 1, about 1 minute from Gate 4) or Lumphini (Exit 3, about 2 minutes from Gate 2), or the BTS to Sala Daeng. The Thai Red Cross asks visitors to use public transport.
Where can I park for the Red Cross Fair?
Parking inside the park is limited to the car park that runs from Gate 1 along Sarasin Road. In 2025, news reports listed parking at Benjakitti Forest Park and the National Stadium, with a free shuttle to Gate 1. Parking for the 2027 fair has not been announced.
Since when has the Red Cross Fair been held at Lumpini Park?
Since 2018. Before that it was held at Suan Amphon from 1957 to 2016; the first fair took place at Sanam Luang in 1923.