Phuket Festivals and Events
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February
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Chinese New Year starts
with the New Moon on the first day of
the New Year and is the biggest social
occasion in the Chinese calendar It is
celebrated with gusto amongst Thailand’s
sizeable Chinese community .. read more |
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Makha Bucha Day, which
falls on the full moon of the third lunar
month, commemorates the Buddha’s
ordaining of 1,250 monks who had
arrived unannounced from afar only
seven months .. read more |
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March
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Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao
Sisunthon Fair is held on March 13 every
year to commemorate the two great
heroines who rallied the Thalang people
to repel Burmese invaders .. read more |
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Since 1994, Laguna Phuket
has held this event within its complex to
raise funds for the sea turtle conservation
programs run by the Royal Thai Navy
and Phuket Marine Biological Centre .. read more |
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Apirl
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Songkran (Thai New Year).
Also known as the Water Festival.
Held during the driest months in Thailand,
Songkran is celebrated by Thais
throughout the country by pouring –
traditionally only a little .. read more |
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May
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Seafood Festival, held
around May yearly, is designed to publicise
the delicious seafood of Phuket
and attract visitors during the rainy season .. read more |
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The tour will take place 26-29
May in Patong. This is a unique event
where players of all handicaps can play
a round of golf with celebrities from the
UK’s top-class football, snooker and
entertainment worlds .. read more |
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September
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This festival is an annual
event held during the ninth lunar month
of the Chinese calendar, which normally
falls in late September or early October.
Though the origins of the festival
are unclear .. read more |
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November
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Tourist Season Opening
Festival , starting from November 1, is
usually called the Patong Carnival, from
the place where celebrations occur.
Colorful parades, sports events .. read more |
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Loi Krathong takes place on
the night of the full moon in November
and is the most magical of all Thai Festivals.
Small lotus-shaped boats woven
from banana leaves, called krathongs,
are floated on water .. read more |
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December
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Southeast Asia’s premier
multi-sport event, the Laguna Phuket
Triathlon, presented by Thai Airways
International, the Tourism Authority of
Thailand and Herbalife, is now in its
15th year .. read more |
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