Phuket Gay Festival

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Next time - The Phuket Gay Festival 2006

Date 2-5 February 2006



Last updated 14 January 2006




Phuket Gay festival 2006 schedule
The yearly Gay festival is one of the biggest tourist events here in Phuket and Patong Beach.
The grand parade is on the first Sunday in February each year unless it collides with religious or national holidays. The festival usually starts 3 days before the parade and there are several pre-party weeks and months before the event.

2006 elected committee
Khun Tangmo from Tangmo group is the chairman'
Look at the movie
You can go to GayPatong.com and look at some streaming VDO clips from previous years festivals to get some idea of what you can expect from this amazing festival. Click here for the VDO page

Phuket is Back
тАЬLetтАЩs CelebrateтАЭ

Calendar of Events


2nd February 2006:

8pm onwards - Opening тАЬREDтАЭ Party in Paradise Complex
- Ribbon Cutting
- Speeches by Patong Mayor
- Presentation by Patong Hospital
- Games & Shows

3rd February 2006:

10:30am - Preliminary Beach Volleyball Competition
11:00am - Lesbian Adventures Islands Cruise
8pm onwards - тАЬWHITEтАЭ Party in Paradise Complex
- Games & Shows

4th February 2006:

10:30am - Final Beach Volleyball Competition
11:00am - Gay Day Cruise to Koh Khai (by Connect)
8pm onwards - тАЬYELLOW/GOLDENтАЭ Party in Paradise Complex
- Games & Shows

5th February 2006:

3:00pm - 7th Phuket Gay Festival Grand Parade
Theme: тАЬPhuket is Back тАУ LetтАЩs CelebrateтАЭ
Starting from Prachanukroh Road outside Duang Jit Resort, near Club One Seven B&B.
Parade along Patong Beach Road, and end in Paradise Complex.
8pm onwards - Closing тАЬRAINBOWтАЭ Party in Paradise Complex
- Award Ceremony
- Games & Shows

* (All events are subject to change)

Sponsors 2006
- Khun Arnaud www.phuket-town.com and Phuket-city.info

Phuket Volleyball Beach
3 - 4 February 2006
Start 10.30 am.

Rules
1. 4 players on the court per team
2. Use Thailand Official Indoor Volleyball rules.
3. No setting for the first ball.
4. Don't hit the ball over the net by the tips of finger.
5. Player on the same team are permitted to wear clothing of different colors and designs.
All competitions must involve teams with the required numbers of players. Teams with fewer than the required number of players must forfeit.
6. To win a match may consist of best 2 out of 3 games.
7. The first and the second game match : 21 points. The third game match : 15 points.
8. In one team maximum of the player who are the number of national team is 1 person.
9. Document to be used for apply.
1. 2 photo copies
2. Copy of Identification Card.
3. The name of Team , controller, and address that can contact.
10. In each country maximum 2 teams.
11. Prices :
The first winner get 10000 Thai Baht along with cup.
The second winner get 8000 Thai Baht along with cup.
The third winner get 5000 Thai Baht along with cup.
The best player get cup.


Send your application to K. Aek email pinkaew_ball@yahoo.com


Lesbian Adventures
Lesbian Adventures Thailand is hosting its inaugural trip at Phuket's Gay Festival as part of its mission to bring the lesbian into "Gay Thailand." Join the staff of Lesbian Adventures on Friday, February 3, for
a day of boating, snorkeling, eating and volleyball on two of Phuket's most remote island paradises hidden deep in the crystal blue waters of the Andaman Sea. Meet other women, foreign and local, and find out what
is not-to-be-missed on any woman's Thailand tour. Learn the Thai word for "lesbian" (there's a lot of debate) and make new friends while you're at it.

Be sure to stick around because two days later Phuket's Gay Festival will need your presence in its annual parade on Sunday. Phuket is a lesbian-friendly town that officially opened its arms last November to
a famous Singapore gay event called the Nation party, which found itself homeless after being booted out by the Singapore government. Women came for its lesbian party (sponsored by www.lesla.com) and the rest of the year couples can be seen strolling along the beach and narrow sois of Patong, comfortably holding hands and enjoying the warmth, beauty and openess of Thailand's most well known island.

For more information about Lesbian Adventures Thailand's snorkeling island tour or to book a spot, contact Wendy at vaew.mp@gmail.com or call 06 215-1629; or contact Nancy at nschwartz_9@yahoo.com or
call 09 501-5306. We will meet at Patong's Connect Guesthouse at 11 am and expect to return by 7 pm that evening. Price is 1,500 baht per person. All women, regardless of orientation, are welcome.



Previous years
Do you want to see how the parade was last year, take a look at our streaming VDO at the Movie page

Photo Gallery from February 2003
Bowling
Volley boll tournament
Connect 1st price in volley boll
Street Party
Parade
Aquarius and swim wear contest
Art exhibition
Connect's Gay Day Tour to Kai Island

From previous festivals:
150 Photos from the 2002 Parade
Phuket Gay Pride 2000
Phuket Gay Pride 1999
Video clip with Botta from Norway and Turk from The Boat Bar.





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All the info is correct and I will be there again this year to cover it for those of you not around.
See my web page for the reports and pics as they come in daily. There is also Phuket Festival 2005 report and pics for those who have not seen them and those thinking about going over there. Great time for all see you there!