| Pattaya Festivals & Events |
Pattaya's Songkran Festival is different to the rest of Thailand, it runs on 18-19 April. Pattaya Carnival/Festival is held annually at Pattaya Pier and it is a colourful event which includes beauty pageants, musical performances, cultural shows, fireworks and water sports competition. Pattaya International Music Festival is held annually in the month of M arch. On different stages, there are a bandwagon of several styles of music performed by both Thai and international artists.
 Pattaya
Music Festival
Held in March along Pattaya Beach
and town, the jamboree includes the Walking Street Festival for
three days and two nights and the Three-Stage Free Concert - the
Red Stage for Pop, Rock and Country music, the Green Stage for Pop
Jazz, and the Blue Stage for Indy, Hip-hop, and R&B music from
6.00 p.m. till midnight.
Wan Lai Fair
This is the Eastern Seaboard’s version of Songkran, the traditional
Thai New Year, and is organised simultaneously with the Pattaya Festival in mid-April. Events include a floral float parade, water
sports contests and a sandcastle-building competition.
 Pattaya
Marathon
Held in July each year, this is a fun activity that attracts hundreds
of local and international runners.
Loi Krathong Day
This day is one of the most popular festivals in Thailand celebrated
annually on the full-moon night of the 12th lunar month, usually
in November. “Loi” means float and “Krathong”
is a lotus-shaped vessel made of banana leaves. The festival is
of Brahmin origins in which people offer thanks to the Goddess of
the water. It is believed that the Krathong carries away sins and
bad luck, and wishes are made for the New Year due to start soon. |
