Thailand Festivals

This festival is meant to honour Her Majesty the Queen in support of her role in developing and support Thai silk, fashion shows and silk designers. The fair showcases textile manufacturing in local communities.

TAT Bangkok Tel: +66 22 505500
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According to ethnic Chinese, the concept of the Por Tor or the 'Hungry Ghosts' Festival is to 'feed the ghosts' that are said to have been released from hell for a month. Believers appease the ghosts by offering special food, flowers and candles to ancestors' altars including 'turtle cakes' (no turtles are harmed in the baking!). The turtle symbolises longevity.

TAT Phuket Tel: +66 7621 1036, +66 7621 2213
Email: [email protected]

The annual Hua Hin Jazz Festival is a three-day world class event that sees the finest Jazz musicians, both local and international talents. Performers rotate amongst three stages in the city centre and festivities run from the railway station to the beach.

TAT Prachuap Khiri Khan Office Tel: +66 3251 3885, +66 3251 3871, +66 3251 3854
Web: www.facebook.com/jazzfestivalhuahin

Trang showcases its specialty roasted pork and cake during this fair. There's also a fancy parade, contest music and onstage shows.

Trang Chamber of Commerce Tel: +66 75 210238, 075 225353
TAT Trang Office Tel: +66 75 215867, 075 211058

This annual festival sees local people from Nakhon Sri Thammarat making merit to the spirits of their ancestors. There's a procession of offerings, the Nang Talung shadow play competition, a retro dress contest, a poetry contest and the Miss Nakhon Si Thammarat beauty contest and more.

TAT Nakhon Si Thammarat Office Tel: +66 75 346515-6
Email: [email protected]

Last Mile ASEAN is the region's online retail distribution conference & expo. The two-day event covers supply Chain, operations, e-Commerce, logistics, parcel and delivery for multichannel retail industry and will see more than 150 industry experts from leading e-commerce, retail, postal operators, courier & express companies and fulfillment & logistics companies to debate current issues and form business relationships on a global scale.

Prashant Narain Tel: +66 21 034863
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.lastmileasean.com

Let's get wet! The two-day Waterzonic event has seen Afrojack, Andrew Rayel, Fedde Le Grand, Malaa, and Orjan Nilsen.

Tel: +66 25 932224
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.waterzonic.com

TICA organises the Convention Promotion Seminar (CPS) and Convention Exhibition (CONVEX) every two years bringing together local associations and government agency executives that are pre-qualified and invited to attend the event.

Tel: +66 29 386590-3
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.tica.or.th

40 traditional long rowing boats compete on the Nan River every year in categories racing with 14 to 55 paddlers, 31 and 40 paddlers and boats with no more than 30 paddlers. The fair consists of culture shows, music shows and typical fruits grown in the area - guavas, pomelos, tamarind, sweets - and organic vegetables are sold.

TAT Phitsanulok Tel: +66 55 252742-3, +66 55 259907
Email: [email protected]

This festival sees performing artists from all over the world in dance and music routines along with ballet and operatic plays. First held in 1999, the festival has become one of the largest arts and cultural events in Asia.

TAT Bangkok Tel: +66 22 505500 ext 4545-48
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.bangkokfestivals.com