Holidays & Events in Thailand

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Holidays

H.M. The KingтАЩs Birthday тАУ 5 December 2013 (Public Holiday)

His Majesty the KingтАЩs birthday is celebrated throughout the country, also serving as the countryтАЩs FathersтАЩ Day.

Thai Constitution Day тАУ 10 December 2013 (Public Holiday)

Celebrates the date in 1932 when the country was granted its first constitution.

Events

Bangkok Street Show 2013

Date: 7-8 December 2013
Time: 15.00 hrs. to 21.00 hrs .
Venue: Lumpini, Bangkok



Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya World Heritage Fair

Date: 13-22 December 2013
Venue: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya

The grand opening ceremony of the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya World Heritage Fair 2013 will be held on 13 December.

The 10-day fair will feature cultural performances and entertainments, Thai cockfighting game, Thai country song singing contest, Thai Red Cross booths and activities and an exhibition of Ayutthaya?s cultural and historical significances.

The highlight of the celebration is a nightly light and sound presentation, depicting the glorious past of Ayutthaya, at Wat Manathat. The tickets for the show cost 200 baht and 500 baht.



Ayutthaya Marathon 2013

Date : Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Venue : 15 December 2013



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[Nirish guy]

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya World Heritage Fair - Date: 13-22 December 2013 - The 10-day fair will feature cultural performances and entertainments - THAI COCKFIGHTING GAME !!!

Surely they don't "actually" show live cock fighting there ? I would have thought like most Countries that cockfighting is illegal there - and especially in one of their main tourist cultural parks ! - no ?

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And wasn't a European beer company caught sponsoring a dog fighting event in Thailand a year or two ago?



I snapped this while riding my bicycle through another Historical Park, Sukhothai. Could there be a connection? What about Ayutthaya

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(I changed the subject of this reply to get Google's attention, they love words like fighting cock =)) )

[arsenal]

Don't forget Military Coup as another event that the tourists can enjoy. Bound to be fun.

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More December Events

Thailand International Balloon Festival Chiang Mai
Date: 7-8 December 2013
15:30 - 23:30 PM
Chiang Mai Gymkhana Golf Club



The famous Thailand International Balloon Festival has been held annually since 2007. The festival is recognised as one of the most popular festival that visitors look forward to it each year. The festival has been held in different places e.g. Pak Chong, Ayuthaya, and Nakorn Nayok. Each venue we have different theme and different kind of activities; Cowboy Country, Ayuthaya Heritage, Adventure Sports. This year the festival will be held in Chiang Mai and the visitors will enjoy many beautiful balloons with different style.

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PTT Jet Ski King's Cup World Cup Championship
1 December 2013 - 31 December 2013 Pattaya Bay

PTT Jet Ski KingтАЩs Cup World Cup tournament has been receiving great interests from a variety of people including both international and domestic racing teams. The annual Jet Ski KingтАЩs Cup is considered one of the most important competitions on the professional jet-ski calendar. It is an International standard tournament, classified as a World Cup Grand Prix event that satisfies by worldwide racers with spectacular and thrilling races. Additionally, the world тАУ top professional racers over 30 countries come to win the title which can also bring the International media and sport lovers to travel in Thailand. It is crucial for the growth and expansion of this sport industry and Thai racers can improve their skill by joining this world class tournament.



ThailandтАЩs New Year Countdown Celebrations
Date: 31 December 2013 - 1 January 2014
Central World, Ratchaprasong Road, Bangkok



The biggest and most famous countdown festival in Bangkok happens at Central World. The participants can experience spectacular light and sound shows and live on-stage performances by popular local artists in front of Central World Square. Also, they can enjoy the beer garden, lucky draws and countdown with other countries around the world on large-screen projections.


Pattaya New Year Countdown Celebrations
Date: 31 December 2013 - 1 January 2014
Bali Hai Pier



Pattaya Countdown is taken place at Bali Hai Pier with the longest New Years celebrations in Thailand. The long festivities will begin on Christmas day with Christmas tree decorating followed by fireworks over the bay. There are a fair all week long with merchants selling delicious foods from all regions of Thailand as well as souvenirs and craft which is set up all along beach road. There are also many concerts from famous Thai artists and celebrities.


Colorful Phuket Countdown
Date: 31 December 2013 - 1 January 2014
Muang District, Phuket Province

The Phuket Countdown event will display mini-concerts from many famous artists and impressive dance contests. On December 31, a countdown for the last rays of sunshine will be celebrated at Phromthep Cape, where a New YearтАЩs countdown clock will be set and then celebrate at night by watching fabulous fireworks show at Chai Field.

Activities :

1. Countdown from the Year End to the New Year 2014

2. Musical performances and various entertainment

3. Fireworks display



Happy Family Party 2014
Srichan Road (Entrance of the city gate), Mueang, Khon Kaen

Activities :

1. Spicy Food Festival

2. The illuminating garden decorated in the concept of the тАЬMagic Light of HappinessтАЭ

3. Countdown to the New Year 2014 and joining the celebration of the fireworks display of more than 2014 fireworks

4. Stage performances and various related activities

5. Merit-making by offering food to the monks on 1 January 2014

No funerals coming up?

[Sooty]

No funerals coming up?

There's usually a substantial period of mourning between an important death and the funeral Brisbane Guy.

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Chinese New Year Festival
30 December 2013 - 30 January 2014
Chinatown on Yaowarat Road, Bangkok

Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in Chinatown on Yaowarat Road, one of the most famous roads in Bangkok often referred to as the Golden Road and the Land of the Siamese Dragon. Visitors experience the strong connection between Thai and Chinese communities through the magnificent cultural performances that show the deep roots of Chinese culture in Thailand. This special occasion is opened by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn every year. There are several shrines located in this area, and it is believed that making merit at them during Chinese New Year brings good luck.

Highlight: Street performances such as dragon parades and lion dances, take place along Yaowarat Road, along with a wide range of delicious Chinese cuisine on sale on both sides of the street. Wearing a Chinese costume to participate in this event is recommended.



Chinese New Years (Year of the Horse) comes early this year in January on the 31st.
2014 2014-01-31 Horse (2014-01-31тАФ2015-02-18)
It's a busy time in Asia for flights around Chinese New Year and Tet and so the price of some flights in and around the week before and after the 31st may go up and space may be limited, so plan accordingly.

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Red Lotus Sea Festival
Udon Thani, Thailand.
13 January 2014 - 15 January 2014

Tourist will see red lotuses full blooming in the sea. It is the peerless beauty so that it becomes the origin of тАЬRed Lotus SeaтАЭ. You can choose and buy OTOP products and other goods.

http://tidta.com/index.php/red-lotus...een-udonthani/



Mae Hong Son Winter Feast 2014
Mea Hong Son
24 January 2014 - 2 February 2014

Tribal dress parade and school orchestra bands (start from Mae Hong Son Airport to Singhanatr road, KhunLumPrapas road to Sampan Charoen Muang road where is the place of festival) will performed.

-Opening Ceremony by Mae Hong Son

- Exhibitions, booths from government and private sector

- Shows and sale of goods and Mae Hong Son products

- Win the prize with Red Cross Fish from Red Cross Unit of Mae Hong Son

-тАЬMiss Mae Hong SonтАЭ contest and cultural shows from Mae Hong Son province

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Sweet Tamarind Fair Phetchabun
1 January 2014 - 31 January 2014

Sweet Tamarind and agricultural product contest, Tamarind parade, Miss Sweet Tamarind, cultural show, Red Cross booth, exhibition from government and private sector, music concert by many artists at the front yard of new city town hall of Phetchabun.




Bo Sang Umbrella and San Kampang handicraft Festival
Bor Sang Village (6km from Chiang Mai town)
17 January 2014 - 19 January 2014

This annual event celebrates Bor Sang villageтАЩs reputation as the community that creates ThailandтАЩs most famous umbrellas made from Saa paper.

Legend has it that a monk travelled to neighbouring Myanmar, where he came across Saa paper umbrellas that offered protection against both the sun and rain. He returned with the production technique and introduced the umbrella to the elders of Bor Sang village, who added their own artistic skills to create a distinctive colourful, but very practical, umbrella. At first it was just a profitable hobby that supplemented the villagersтАЩ earnings from the annual rice crop.

However, with time production of the Saa paper umbrellas prospered, prompting villagers to establish a handicraft cooperative in 1941 that now organises the annual Bor Sang Umbrella and Sankampaeng Handicraft Festival. During the three-day festival, streets are illuminated by lanterns, while hundreds of umbrellas are hung from the rafters and beams of houses and shops. Bands play, while villagers compete to design the yearтАЩs most attractive umbrella. Concerts, a food festival and beauty contest all compete for the attention of the audience, a mix of both tourists and residents, who gather to celebrate Bor SangтАЩs innovative handicraft skills.




Siaw Flower Blooming Festival
Jae Son national park
1 February 2014 - 28 February 2014

The folk musicshow, local sports games, OTOP products exhibition from many villages at Jae Son national park, Lampang province




Roi Et Boon Pa Wed Festival Lampang
When : March 7-9, 2014

Uppakut Buddha image parade, a thousand pieces of rice, listening to 13 chapters of Mahachart sermon to add prosperity to life, offering foods for 101 monks, Pa Lang festival, watch light and sound show and give away Kao Poon (northeast Kanom Jin) for around Phra Sri Nakarin park, Muang, Roi Et Province



from TourismThailand