Thailand Festival Experience 2017

Thailand stage up new experience that will make the tourists be amazed by the beautiful and unique Thai traditions that should be preserved. The activities and traditions are classified into four groups; 1.Food & Music Festival, 2.Cultural & Art Festival, 3.Creative Event & Festival, 4.Recreation & Sport Event. The tourists attending the activities and traditions will experience all dimensions of Thailand and it is expected that all tourists who come to Thailand will be impressed and want to come back again every year.

“Thailand Festival Experience 2017” has been created to promote and publicize the arrangement of events of traditions in different regions of Thailand.” The interesting activities are as follows:

April

Poy Sang Long Festivalwill be held from 1^st – 3^rd April, 2017, at Panglor Temple, Chong Kham Sub-district, Mueang District, Mae Hong Son Province

Somdet Phra Mahajanaka Honor Event and Uthai Thani Red Cross Fairwill be held from 1^st – 9^th April, 2017, at Central Stadium of Uthai Thani Province

Isan Songkran Festival, Dok Kun Siang Kaen Festival and Khao Niew Roadwill be held from 5^th – 15^th April, 2017, at Bueng Kaen Nakhon and Sri Chan Road, Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province

“Don Luang Cotton Colorful Cloth Festival”will be held from 7^th – 11^th April, 2017, at Ban Don Luang, Mae Raeng Sub-district, Pa Sang District, Lamphun Province

Takua Pa Seafood Festivalwill be held from 7^th – 9^th April, 2017, at Bang Sak Beach, Takua Pa District, Phang-Nga Province

Hat SiaoElephant Ordination, Sukhothai Province will be held on 7^th April, 2017, at Hat Siao Temple, Hat Siao Sub-district, Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai Province

Su–ngai Kolok Tasty Food Festival 2017will be held from 7^th – 11^th April, 2017, at Maharat Stadium, Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat Province

Si Satchanalai Songkran Festivalwill be held from 8^th – 12^th April, 2017, at Si Satchanalai Historical Park, Sukhothai Province

“Songkran Splendours” Songkran‛ is a traditional festival in Thailand.A word ‚Songkran‛ derives. The root of the word comes from Sanskrit, meaning ‘transformation’or ‘change’, to be specific, the transformation of the zodiac signs.

Songkran Festival has been the Thai New Year celebration for centuries. The festival symbolizes hospitality, love, and relationship in families, communities, and society as a whole.This celebration takes place in mid-Summer, while the sun moves to Aries on the astrologer’s chart. Therefore, water is used to cool down the heat, as well as to show respect and receive blessings from older relatives and pray for those who have passed away. As for community bonding, activities that take place during this celebration include building sand pagodas, making merit, and throwing water at each other. Moreover, as a part of the tradition, it is also a big cleaning day, which creates a sense of community.

In the present the date of the ‘Great Songkran’ (Mahasongkran) or the ‘New Year’ is set on the 13 of April, the date that the sun moves from Pisces to Aries, Songkran festival consists of 3 full days of making merit. Mahasongkran day or the New Year’s Eve falls on the 13, Nao day or the day in the middle on the 14, and lastly the New Year on the 15.

Maha Songkran Festivalwill be held from 10^th – 15^th April, in Bangkok

Songkran Festival on the Beach and Phuket Bike Week 2017will be held from 11^th – 13^th April, 2017, at Patong Beach, Saphan Hin, Phuket Province

Hatyai MidnightSongkran will be held from 11^th – 15^th April, 2017, at Odean Intersection, Sanehanusorn Road, Niphat Uthit 3 Road, and Hat Yai Nai Temple, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province

Nakhon Phanom SongkranFestival, Thai-Lao New Year Merit Making, and Khao Pun Road 2017 will be held from 11^th – 15^th April, 2017, at Khao Pun Road, Mueang Nakhon Phanom Municipality, and in the area of Renu Nakhon Sub-district,Nakhon Phanom Province

Su–ngai Kolok Chao Mae To Mo Celebration2017 will be held from 12^th – 21^st April, 2017, at the Chao Mae To Mo Shrine, Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat Province

The Nang Daan Procession of Nakhon Si Thammarat Songkran Festivalwill be held from 12^th – 15^th April, 2017, at Si Thammasokarat Public Park, Phra Isuan Hall, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Chiang Mai New Year Festivalwill be held from 12^th – 15^th April, 2017, at Chiang Mai Municipality, Chiang Mai Province

Samui Coco Songkranwill be held from 12^th – 14^th April, 2017, at Liap Chaweng Beach Road, Central Festival Samui Shopping Center, Mueang District, Surat Thani Province

Sukhothai Ancient City Maha Songkran Festivalwill be held from 12^th – 14^th April, 2017, at Historical Park, Sukhothai Province

Corn Street Songkran Festival 2017 will be held from 13^th– 15^th April, 2017, at Corn Street, Mueang District, Chai Nat Province

Suphan Buri Songkran Festival 2017will be held from 13^th – 14^th April, 2017, at Nen Kaeo Road (Mueang Suphanburi Municipality), Mueang District, Suphan Buri Province

Wax Castle Parade Songkran Festivalwill be held from 13^th – 14^th April, 2017, Nong Prue Temple, Nong Prue District, Kanchanaburi Province.

Ancient City Songkran Festivalwill be held from 13^th – 15^th April, 2017, at Historical Park, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

“Wan Lai Bang Saen Sand Castle Festival”will be held from 16^th – 17^th April, 2017, at Bang Saen Beach, Chon Buri Province

“Wan Lai Pattaya, Na Kleau and Na Kleau Rice Piling Festival”will be held from 18^th – 20^th April, 2017, at Pho Na Kleau Yard, Chaimongkhon Temple, Chon Buri Province

Phra PradaengSongkran Festival will be held from 21^st – 23^rd April, 2017, in front of Phra Pradaeng District Office, Bangkok

“Memories Hua Hin Station of Love”will be held on 29^th April, 2017, at Hua Hin Train Station, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province

“Crafting Sand Art in Rayong”will be held from 31^st March – 2^nd April, 2017, at Nam Rin Beach, Ban Chang District, Rayong Province

May

Samui Big Bike Week will be held from 5^th– 6^th May, 2017, at Central Festival Samui Shopping Center, Surat Thani Province

Top of The Gulf Regatta 2017will be held from 4^th – 8^th May, 2017, at Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Chom Thian Beach, Pattaya, Chon Buri Province

Hat Yai International Balloon Festivalwill be held from 5^th – 7^th May, 2017, at Jiranakorn Stadium, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province

Mud Festivalwill be held from 5^th – 7^th May, 2017, at multi-purpose park in front of Bang Tabun Sub-district Municipality, Phetchaburi Province

Elephant Ordination Festivalwill be held from 8^th – 9^th May, 2017, at Elephant Study Center, Ban Ta Klang, Tha Tum Sub-district, Surin Province

Visakha Puja Festivalwill be held on 10^th May, 2017, at Phuttamonthon, Phuttamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom Province

Atthami Puja Festivalwill be held from 17^th – 18^th May, 2017, at Wat Mai Sukhontharam, Nakhon Chai Si District, Nakhon Pathom Province

Sakon Nakhon Visakha Puja Festival 2017will be held from 10^th – 14^th May, 2017, at Wat Pa Sutthawas and Wat Phrathatcherngchum Worawihan, Sakon Nakhon Province

River Kwai Trophy 2017will be held on 27^th May, 2017, at Felix River Kwai Resort, Kanchanaburi Province

Yasothon Fire Rocket Festival 2017will be held from 13^th – 14^th May, 2017, at Phaya Thaen Public Park and Muang Yasothon Municipality, Yasothon Province

“Samui Regatta 2017”will be held from 20^th – 27^th May, 2017, at Chaweng Beach, Mueang District, Surat Thani Province and Bo Phut Sub-district, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani Province

June

Amazing Thailand Grand Salewill be held from 15^th June – 15^th August, 2017, at participating department stores, hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions across the country.

The Sixth Month Merit Making Festival (Fire Rocket) and Phi Khon Nam Folk Play, Ban Na Sao 2017will be held from 10^th – 12^th June, 2017 at Ban Na Sao, Na Sao Sub-district, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province

Phuket Baba Weddingwill be held from 17^th – 18^th June, 2017, at Thalang Road, Old Phuket Town, Phuket Province

Laguna Phuket International Marathonwill be held from 3^rd – 4^th June, 2017, at Bang Thao Beach, Laguna, Phuket Province

July

Candle Procession Festival and Food Offering on the Elephant Back, Surin Province, will be held from7^th – 8^th July, 2017, in front of the City Hall and the monument of Phraya Surinphakdee, Surin Province

Candle Procession Festival, Ubon RatchathaniProvince, will be held from 8^th – 9^th July, 2017, at Upparat Road (in front of Wat Si Ubonrattanaram) Road around Thung Si Mueang, Ubon Ratchathani Province

August

National Mother’s Day will be held on 12^thAugust, 2017, at the Sanam Luang Plaza, Bangkok, and nationwide

International Mountain Bike Race at Bhumibol Dam will be held from 26^th– 27^th August, 2017

September

Tradition of long boat racing to win the King’s cup in Phichit Province 2017will be held from 2^nd – 3^rd September, 2017, at Nan River, Wat Tha Luang the Royal Monastery, Mueang District, Phichit Province

Songkran and Honey Offering Festivalwill be held on 20^th September, 2017, at Bang Numpheung Nok Temple, 20^th September, 2017, at Wat Bang Num Phueng Nok, Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province

Nakhon 10^thmonth Merit-Making Festival will be held from 16^th – 25^th September, 2017, at Suan Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park (84) Thung Thalat, City Hall of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Illuminated Boat and Nakhon Phanom Red Cross Fair 2017will be held from 28^th September – 6^th October, 2017 by the Mekong River at Sunthon Wichit Road and Nakhon Phanom City Hall.