The best things to do in Phuket this weekend (June 4-7)

Avignon-born DJ Romain Pelletti comes with proper nightlife pedigree: his mother was a DJ, his father ran a club, and he has since taken his sound from Milan and Ibiza to Saint-Tropez and Las Vegas. Fashion circles know him too, thanks to soundtrack work for Christian Audigier and Dolce & Gabbana, but this isn’t just catwalk polish with a beat underneath. Expect deep, afro-infused house, melodic builds and nu-disco warmth from the south of France, with a style that nods to Eric Morillo, Sven Väth and Laurent Garnier without getting stuck in nostalgia. In other words, a Café del Mar night built for a proper dance.

Jun 6. B300 (free for ladies). Romain Pelletti, Café del Mar. 10pm-late

Need a few hours away from real life? Hotel Clover’s Sail Away pool party knows exactly what it is doing. Set on a Patong rooftop overlooking the bay, the monthly bash brings festival-style production, a punchy sound system and an MC to keep things moving. Hip hop leads the mood, with DJ Taggy and island regular Addy also dropping R&B and afro house into the mix. The big sell is the three-hour free-flow package covering drinks, spirits and shots, though the smarter move is to pace yourself long enough to catch those panoramic sunset views before the night gets messy in the best possible way.

Jun 5. From B600. Rooftop, Hotel Clover Patong Phuket x Sail Away. 5pm-10pm

CLC Phuket’s First Class leans into the glamour of private aviation and the golden age of travel, with just enough Catch Me If You Can energy to keep things playful. The evening starts slow, with dinner, jazz, lounge music and the first artistic touches setting the scene. Then the room fills, the blue-uniformed cabin crew appear and the whole thing begins to shift from dinner-and-show into something closer to nightlife theatre. Live vocals, choreography and upbeat dance raise the tempo around 10pm, before afro house and a more hands-in-the-air mood take over after midnight. Think less sit-down performance, more boarding call to a very late night. 

Jun 5. Free entry (table reservations required). First Class, CLC Phuket. 10pm-late

Player registration is already closed, but spectators get plenty out of Blue Tree’s Touch Rugby Tournament. Touch rugby keeps the speed, tactics and team chaos of the game without the full-contact collisions, making it easier to follow and much more family-friendly from the sidelines. Expect mixed teams, friendly rivalries, water games, splashy distractions and the odd spontaneous beach volleyball moment. Hosted by community sports initiative Family Touch Rugby, the afternoon is built as much around local connections as competition, with cold drinks and barbecue chicken doing the usual Phuket weekend heavy lifting.

Jun 6. Free. Blue Tree Touch Rugby Tournament, Grass Pitch, Car Park C, Blue Tree. 2pm-7pm

Phuket Pride’s Grand Parade is the big, bright centrepiece of the week-long Phuket Pride Festival 2026. Expect flags, floats, costumes, music trucks and a crowd ready to turn Patong into one long rainbow procession. The parade marks Pride Month and honours the 1969 Stonewall uprising, but the energy here is very much Phuket: loud, open, joyful and built for the street. The route runs from Ratchaprachanukroh and Thaveewong roads towards Soi Bangla and Jungceylon Shopping Mall, with everyone welcome to join, cheer or simply show up in support. Be loud, be proud, be you — that’s the brief. 

Jun 7. Free. Phuket Pride Festival 2026. 3pm-11.30pm

Into spirits? The drinkable kind? Head to The Distillery Phuket for an insider look at how Chalong Bay Rum and other small-batch tipples are made, from raw sugarcane to snifter cup. This is no backstreet operation – this is a proper guided tour through the working distillery, with stops for tasting along the way. Sure, you can sip Chalong Bay at many bars along the beach, but sampling yet-to-be-bottled rums, gins and vodkas while learning the basics behind distilling and cocktail-making adds new ‘depth’ to the glass. Plenty of swirling and sipping happens here, and maybe a few ‘just one more’ moments to be found as well. 

 Daily. B1,290. The Distillery Phuket. 11am-10pm

Ladies, Thursdays in Bang Tao just got a little more glamorous. Dolly’s Night at Maya Beach Club is your weekly excuse to lean into refined beachside energy with a night dedicated to feminine vibes. Start off at sunset, with deep-house rhythms and an ultra-glam dress-code to match Phuket’s beautiful golden hour. By 7pm, things shift to smooth sophistication with DJ Marcella curating a soundtrack and a troupe of pink-cladded acrobats who take you from dinner to dancefloor in one fell swoop. If you’re skipping the food, get there before 9pm to make the most of free-flow Prosecco and catch up with those already a bottle or two deep. 

Every Thursday. Free for women, B1,000 for men. Maya Beach Club. 7pm-late