New Year’s Day : |
Celebrations traditionally begin with merit-making in the mornings, when Buddhists take gifts of incense, flowers or donations to the temples, followed by parties and entertainment around Sanam Luang for the rest of the day, 1 Jan, Sanam Luang area
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Bangkok International Film Festival : |
Bangkok International Film Festival |
Makha Puja : |
Buddhist Holy day featuring various day and night candlelit ceremonies. February, temples around the city |
International Kite Festival : |
Kite fighting and demonstrations, March and April, Sanam Luang |
International Bangkok Motor Show : |
International Bangkok Motor Show Mar/Apr, Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre |
Bangkok Fringe Festival : |
Innovative theatre productions, April, Patravadi Theatre |
Songkran (Thai New Year) : |
Religious ceremonies and public festivities involving lots of water, April. |
Coronation Day : |
Public holiday, 5 May |
Royal Ploughing Ceremony : |
Celebration of the start of the rice-growing season, May |
Visakha Puja : |
Buddhist holiday, May |
Asarnha Puja Day / Khao Phansa Day : |
Commemorates Buddha’s first sermon and the beginning of Buddhist Lent, July, temples around the city |
Queen’s Birthday Celebrations : |
Public holiday with display of lights decorating public buildings, 12 August, throughout the city |
Chulalongkorn Day : |
Late November, Sanam Chai |
Bangkok Marathon : |
Late November, Sanam Chai |
King’s Birthday Celebrations : |
Public holiday with display of lights decorating public buildings, 5 Dec, throughout the city |
Constitution Day : |
Marks the start of the constitutional monarchy, 10 Dec |
