There are two days a year when Natai Beach loses its status as a quiet retreat from Phuket. And those are the nights that Circoloco Thailand comes to the Baba Beach Club at Natai Beach. Here are the Circoloco Thailand dates for 2026:
Saturday 10th January 3pm to 3am (Sunday morning)
Saturday 17th January 3pm to 3am (Sunday morning)
Circoloco is a well-known Ibiza party brand for techno dance music and thousands of people from around the world descend on Natai Beach for this event each year.
The dates are usually on the second and third weekends of January and the exact Circoloco Thailand dates are usually confirmed by October of the preceding year.
Here at Natai Garden Retreat we usually know when the Circoloco Thailand dates have been announced because there is a flood of booking requests for our rooms for those dates. If you haven’t booked by December, it’s unlikely that you will find any accommodation within walking distance of the Baba Beach Club.
Of course, if the Baba Beach Club is within your budget, that’s definitely the best place to stay because you will be right in the middle of the action. So by all means check them first because you never know when they might have cancellations.
Other 5-star hotels within walking distance are the Aleenta and Santhiya. If you’ve left you bookings late, then the next best options are the 4-star hotels on North Natai Beach which are the Natai Beach Resort, Le Coral Beach Resort and the Hotspring Beach Resort. But they are not within a comfortable walking distance (5-8 kilometres from the Baba Beach Club) so you’d need to arrange some sort of transport with your hotel.
If all those places are booked out, then check out hotel booking sites and Airbnb for the smaller 2- to 3-star hotels and homestays in and around Khok Kloi. There are many but all are usually booked out by the time the Cocoloco weekends come around.
Those that can’t get accommodation bookings locally usually end up staying in Phuket. Mai Khao Beach has a lot of upmarket accommodation and is only 15 minutes’ drive away whilst Nai Yang Beach near the airport (30 mins away) has a lot of budget accommodation. In both cases you would need to arrange a car or van with a driver to bring you to Natai Beach and pick you up when you want to go back.
Whilst there will be dozens of taxis waiting around to take attendees back to Phuket, it’s safer to have something pre-arranged at an agreed price because the demand for taxis on the Cocoloco weekends far outstrips availability. In previous years many who didn’t pre-arrange their return travel have ended up having to sleep on the beach.
If you are staying at Natai Garden Retreat those weekends and not attending Cocoloco, then don’t be concerned about the noise. The speakers at the event are facing away from Natai Village and we do not hear the event at all, despite being only five kilometres away. You can be assured that you will still enjoy peace and quiet at the Natai Garden Retreat on those nights.