| Jan |
1
|
New Year Day |
* |
|
2nd Saturday
|
Children Day |
* |
|
Mid of Jan
|
Bo Sang Umbrella Fair &
San Kamphaeng Handicrafts Festival:this fair, held on the main street,
celebrates their traditional skills and features contests, exhibitions,
stalls selling umbrellas and other handicrafts, and a Miss Bo Sang
pageant. Come and enjoy this festival and please make advance Reservations.
Chiang Mai
|
** |
|
End of Jan
|
Kite Festival
Buriram |
** |
|
End of Jan ~ Feb
|
Chinese New Year and Dragon
& Lion Parade:there is a brightly coloured procession with marching
bands, various lion and dragon dances from seven nations, and figures
of venerated deities. A brilliant light and sound presentation brings
the event to and end.
Nakornsawan |
** |
| Feb |
5 ~ 7
|
Chiang
Mai Flower Festival: the north is noted for its rich variety of flowering
plants, particularly temperate-climate specimens which bloom during
this cool month. Spectacular floral floats are the highlight of this
grand Chiang Mai event.
Buak Hat Park, Chiang Mai
|
** |
|
14
|
Valentine Day |
** |
|
Full moon day
|
Makha
Bhucha: This important Buddhist Holy day marks the auspicious occasion
when 1,250 of Lord Buddha's adherents spontaneously congregated to
hear him give a sermon. Merit-making ceremonies are held during the
day at temples throughout the country, while at night, triple candlelit
circumambulations are stage around major temples.
|
* |
| Apr |
6
|
Chakkree Day |
* |
|
13 ~ 15
|
Songkran Festival (Water
Festival): Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year and a special
occasion for merry-making throughout Thailand.
Chiang Mai |
* |
|
3rd week
|
Pattaya Festival: food and
floral floats, beauty contests, stalls selling local delicacies, and
a spectacular display of fireworks on the beach are but a few of the
highlights that attract merrymakers.
Pattaya, Chon buri |
** |
| May |
1
|
Mayday |
* |
|
1st week
|
Royal
Ploughing Ceremony: this ancient Brahman ritual celebrates the official
commencement of the rice-growing season and is staged at Sanam Luang,
the large field fronting the Grand Palace. Colourful costumes are
worn by the participants who perform various ceremonies believed to
help predict the abundance of the next rice crop.
Sanam Luang, Bangkok |
* |
|
2nd week
|
Yasothorn
Boon Bangfai Rocket Festival: north eastern villagers fashion
rockets of all kinds, some of them several metres long, launching
them is believed to ensure plentiful rains during the coming rice
planting season. High-spirited revelry accompanies the event, with
beauty parades, folk dancing, and stage shows.
Yasothorn |
** |
|
2nd week~
|
Fruit
Fair: these annual fairs are held in the eastern provinces of Rayong,
Chanthaburi and Trat to celebrate the variety of local fruits, such
as rambutan, durian, mangosteen and zalacca at their peak of succulent
ripeness.
Rayong, Chanthaburi
|
** |
|
Full moon day
|
Visakha
Bhucha: This is the holiest of all Buddhist religious days, marking
the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of the Lord Buddha.
|
* |
| July |
Beginning of July
|
Phi Ta Khon Festival: this
festival features contests of masked dances and processions. All tourisis
are welcome to participate.
Amphoe Dan Sai, Loei
|
** |
|
Full moon day
|
Asalha Bhucha : The full-moon
day of the eightth lunar month marks the preaching of Lord Buddha
's first sermon to this first five disciples after attaining Enlightenment
more than 2,500 years ago. In the evening, candlelit processions take
place in Buddhist temples around the country.
|
* |
|
Next day
of Asalha Bhucha
|
Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent):
this day marks commencement of the Buddhist Lent or Phansa during
which monks must reside inside their temples to study and meditate.
This is also the most auspicious time for Buddhist ordinations since
it marks a period of renewed spiritual vigour.
|
* |
| Aug |
12
|
HM The Queen's Birthday
Celebration: around Bangkok, Ratchadamnoen Avenue,
the area around the Grand Palace and other well-known locations are
bedecked with coloured lights and amgnificent adornments |
* |
| Sep |
1st week
|
Boat Races: This anual
event takes place on the Nan River, Phichit and Pitsanulok, one of
the most naturally panoramic part of Thailand. The event features
boats competing against each other with great fervour and excitement
of the cheers of spectators.
Nan river, Pichit and Phitsanulok
|
** |
| Oct |
~2nd week
|
Buffalo
Races: buffalo races and contests pitting buffalo
against man. Elegant beauty pageants and various other fun activities
are included, which attract visitors from all over.
City Hall, Chon Buri
|
** |
|
mid of Oct
|
Vegetarian
Festival: this annual event is held during 9th
Chinese calender month in which the locals of Chinese ancestry undertake
a ten day vegetarian diet. Various rituals are performed at Chinese
temples and there are processions of ascetic devotees performing remarkable
feats such as fire-walking and climbing ladders with knife-edge rungs.
Phuket |
** |
|
23
|
Piyamaharaj Day
King Chulalongkorn(Rama V) Memorial day |
* |
|
End of Oct
|
Ork
Phansa Day
|
** |
| Nov |
Full moon day
|
Loy Krathong Festival: Krathong(made
from banana leaves) floating, a fireworks display, cultural performances
and an amazing light and sound show.
Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Chiang mai
|
** |
|
3rd weekend
|
Surin Elephant Round-Up
Show: a tug of-war between elephants and men, demonstrations of log-pulling
skills, and various other extraordinary feast set in a carnival atmosphere.
Surin |
** |
|
End of Nov ~ 1st week of Dec
|
River Kwai Bridge week Fair
2001:
the world famous River Kwae Bridge, which was
built by Allied prisoners-of-war during World II, becomes the focal
point of celebrations.
Kanchanaburi |
** |
| Dec |
5
|
H.M.
The King's Birthday Celebrations:all over the
country, buildings and homes are elaborately decorated and the area
around the Grand Palace is spectacularly iluminated.
|
* |
|
10
|
Thai
Constitutional Day:
year 1932(King Rama VII), the day that constitution
was promulgated in Thailand. |
* |
|
25
|
Christmas |
** |
|
31
|
End of the year |
* |
