Their Majesties the King and Queen are scheduled to travel in the Royal Barge Procession along the Chao Phraya River on Friday, 6 November 2026, for the offering ceremony of the royal kathin robes to Buddhist monks at Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) in Bangkok.

Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya and His Royal Highness Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti will also take part in the royal journey, together with Chaokhun Phra Sineenatha Bilasakalyani.

The Royal Barge Procession will leave the Wasukri pier at about 15.00 hr. It will be arranged into five lines with three rows, featuring 52 barges manned by 2,200 crew members. The order of the five-line formation is as follows:

- The outer front line comprises the front troops;

- The inner front line comprises royal guards;

- The middle line comprises the royal barges;

- The inner rear line comprises royal guards;

- The outer rear line comprises rear troops.

Among the 52 barges are four major royal barges, with smaller barges of less importance surrounding this formation. They include the Suphannahong, or Golden Swan; the Narai Song Suban King Rama IX; the Anantanakkharat, or Multi-headed Naga; and the Anekkachatphutchong, or Innumerable Naga Figures. Their Majesties the King and Queen will board the Royal Barge Suphannahong,

The Royal Barge Procession and the Royal Kathin Ceremony have been prepared on the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana’s fourth-cycle (48th) birthday anniversary, 3 June 2026. It has become a tradition in Thailand to present monks with kathin robes upon the end of the Buddhist Lent. This year the end of the Buddhist Lent was on 26 October. The merit-making of kathin ceremony is performed during the period of four weeks from the end of the Buddhist Lent.

The Royal Barge Procession on 6 November 2026 will be the third royal barge procession in the present reign. The first one was held on 12 December 2019 to mark the final phase in the Coronation of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua. The second one took place on 27 October 2024 to honor His Majesty the King on the occasion of His Majesty’s sixth-cycle (72nd) birthday anniversary, 28 July 2024.  

Members of the public are invited to view the 2026 Royal Barge Procession at the following designated areas.

1. Wat Rachathiwat

2. Wat Thewarat Kunchon

3. Bank of Thailand

4. Bank of Thailand Learning Center

5. Santichai Prakan Park

6. Buddhist Association of Thailand

7. Thammasat University

8. Nagaraphirom Park

9. Bowon Mongkhon Metropolitan Police Station

10. Wat Kharuehabodi

11. Beneath Rama VIII Bridge (Thon Buri side)

12. Beneath Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge

13. Siriraj Hospital Health Park

14. Sathan Phimuk Park

15. Wat Rakhang Khositaram

16. Royal Thai Navy Convention Hall