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THAILAND FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

Festival Highlights - Songkran Festival - April

Probably the best known of the Thai festivals. This simple and fun filled festival celebrates the Thai New Year. The exact date varies according to the solar calendar, but usually occurs around the 13th-15th April when the planets are positioned so that the days and nights are equal.

Thais celebrate by visiting the temple to make merit, honor their relatives and "spring clean" their houses before entering the streets. Then the fun begins with water thrown over everyone passing by. The days of the traditional gentle pouring over the hands as a blessing have long since gone; replaced by water pistols and and buckets, but it's all very good natured and lots of fun. A great way to meet both locals and other travelers .

Festival Highlights - Loy Krathong - November

The most beautiful of the Thai festivals, when all waterways, canals, rivers, coastal areas are illuminated by thousands of candles placed on floating kratongs. Held on full moon night each November, Wan Loy Kratong, in total contrast to Songkran, it's a very gentle festival.

The Kratongs or boats, created from the trunk of a banana tree and decorated with flowers candles and incense, are made in advance, ready to float upon the water. Prayers are said so that the krathong will float away, taking all bad spirits, bad luck and sins along with it. Many hotels in throughout the country often host a special evening so that guests can join in.

 

JANUARY

-World Animation and Cartoon Festival - Nonthaburi, Thailand


-Paying Homage to the Footprint of Lord Buddha - Saraburi, Thailand


-Bo Sang Umbrella Festival - Chiang Mai, Thailand


Don Chedi Memorial Fair - Suphan Buri, Thailand

FEBRUARY

King Rama II Memorial Fair - Samut Songkhram, Thailand


Bangkok Chinese New Year Festival - Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand


King Narai the Great Fair - Lop Buri, Thailand

MARCH

Pattaya Music Festival - Chon Buri, Pattaya, Thailand

APRIL

Phanom Rung Fair, Phanom Rung, near Surin, Thailand


Chiang Mai Art and Culture Festival - Chiang Mai, Thailand


Hua Hin Songkran Festival - Hua Hin, Thailand


MAY

City Pillar Inthakin Festival - Chiang Mai, Thailand

Lychee Fair - Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chanthaburi Fruit and Good Festival - Chanthaburi, Thailand
May/June

JUNE

Hua Hin Jazz Festival - Hua Hin, Thailand

Thailand Travel Mart - Bangkok, Thailand

Phi Ta Khon Festival - Dan Sai, Loei, Thailand

Sunthon Phu Day - Amphoe Klaeng, Thailand

Blooming Kra Chiao Flower Festival - Chaiyaphum, Thailand
June/July

JULY

Tak Bat Dok Mai (Merit Making Festival) - Saraburi, Thailand

 

AUGUST

Songkhla Marathon - Songkhla, Thailand
 

SEPTEMBER

Phitsanulok Long Boat Races - Nan River, Phitsanulok, Thailand

Thailand Open - Bangkok, Thailand

Phichit Long Boat Races - Phichit, Thailand

Um Phra Dam Nam Festival - Phetchabun, Thailand

Ko Lae Boat Racing & Narathiwat Produce Festival - Bang Nara River, Thailand

International Festival of Dance and Music - Bangkok, Thailand
September/October

OCTOBER

Chon Buri Buffalo Races - City Hall, Chon Buri, Thailand

Amari Midnight Run - Bangkok, Thailand

Wax Castle Procession and Long Boat Race - Sakon Nakhon, Thailand

World Film Festival - Bangkok, Thailand

Nike Annual UN Day International Run - Bangkok, Thailand

Tak Batr Devo Buddhist Festival - Uthai Thani, Thailand
October - January

NOVEMBER

Buriram Boat Races - Mun River, Buri Ram, Thailand

Tak Loi Krathong Sai (Festival of Light) - Ping River, Tak, Thailand
November

Phimai Festival - The Khmer Ruins, Prasat Hin Phimai, Thailand

Bangkok Pride Week (Gay and Lesbian Festival) - Bangkok, Thailand

Surin Elephant Round Up - Surin, Thailand

Silk and Phuk Siao Festival - Khon Kaen, Thailand
November/December

Thai Beer Festival - World Trade Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
November - January
 

DECEMBER

Laguna Phuket Triathlon - Phuket, Thailand

Kamphaeng Phet Food Festival - Lan Pho, Thailand

Birthday Celebrations for HM The King - Sanam Luang, Bangkok, Thailand

Ayutthaya World Heritage Site Celebrations - Ayutthaya, Thailand

Bangkok Jazz Festival - Bangkok, Thailand

The Andaman Sea Rally - Phuket, Thailand
December/January