Thailand Festivals – The Best Time to Visit Thailand And Enjoy Their Famous Festivals by Gissela Sheriow
Thailand is rich in festivals and frankly there is no time of year when you can not find a festival to enjoy, but here are some popular festivals around Thailand throughout the year.
Beginning the year, the month of January offers the Chiang Mai Winter Fair in Chiang Mai and the River of Kings Festival in Bangkok . Chiang Mai Winter Fair features booths, music, contests, and even beauty contests, while the Kings River Festival is a bit more formal with a theatrical production that tells the story of Thailand.
February this year continues to offer the Chiang Mai Flower Festival complete with a parade of floats covered with flowers and Bangkok's Chinatown Festival celebrating the Chinese New Year.
As the high season begins to relax, March brings ASEAN Barred Ground Dove Festival where pigeon owners around the country gather in the park Khwan Muang in Yala province to show their birds and compete for prizes.
April is the Thai New Year Festival in Pattaya, followed by the Songkran Festival, also held throughout the country, but it is particularly colorful in Khao San Road, Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
May is a special month of celebration with the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok which marks the beginning of the planning season rice and Visakha Bucha, a religious celebration held in the country of Buddha and Yasothon Rocket Festival which gives the most explosive rockets. It is a festival to open eyes and ears that will appeal to young and old alike.
July Festival known causes of sailing in Tung Sri Muang, Muang District, Ubon Ratchathani province. Visitors will find high, beautiful candles, displayed and presented to local temples.
August is the nation's birthday of Her Majesty the Queen.
September is the famous Phuket Vegetarian Festival (famous for the bloody shows of people impaled by a variety of objects and not for the faint of heart) and the bloody Phichit Boat Races significantly lower along the Nan River.
October is the Wax Castle Festival celebrated all over the country but is particularly spectacular in Sakon Nakhon, the Chon Buri Buffalo Races, and the boat lit Procession Festival along the Mekong River.
November begins the peak travel season to be a month of celebration to celebrate Loy Krathong at the national level, the Surin Elephant Roundup, week, River Kwai Bridge in Kanchanaburi, and Phimai Festival.
December ended the year with a national celebration of King's birthday and Phuket King's Cup Regatta.
Festivals in Thailand are planned in the lunar calendar. Check the exact dates of each festival before making your hotel reservations and travel plans.
