Amazing Thailand Festivals & Events
Festival Of January 2010
Northern Region
:: Bor Sang Umbrella and Sankampaeng Handicraft Festival
Date: 18 -20 January, 2010
Venue: Bor Sang village, Chiang Mai

Bor Sang Umbrella and Sankampaeng Handicraft Festival To celebrate success the village hosts a three-day festival every January. Streets are illuminated by lanterns, while hundreds of umbrellas are hung from the rafters and beams of houses and shops. Bands play, while villagers compete to design the year’s most attractive umbrella. Concerts, a food festival and beauty contest all compete for the attention of the audience, a mix of both tourists and residents, who gather here to celebrate Bor Sang’s innovative handicraft skills.

Throughout the year, tourists visit the village, a short 6 km drive from Chiang Mai, to buy umbrellas and study the process and skills that go into making a handicraft entirely from natural products. But nothing quite compares with the buzz that permeates the village during this colorful three-day handicraft festival, every January. It is a scene that represents village hospitality and charm at its very best.

:: Bor Sang Umbrella and Sankampaeng Handicraft Festival
Date: 18 -20 January, 2010
Venue: Bor Sang village, Chiang Mai

Bor Sang Umbrella and Sankampaeng Handicraft Festival To celebrate success the village hosts a three-day festival every January. Streets are illuminated by lanterns, while hundreds of umbrellas are hung from the rafters and beams of houses and shops. Bands play, while villagers compete to design the year’s most attractive umbrella. Concerts, a food festival and beauty contest all compete for the attention of the audience, a mix of both tourists and residents, who gather here to celebrate Bor Sang’s innovative handicraft skills.

Throughout the year, tourists visit the village, a short 6 km drive from Chiang Mai, to buy umbrellas and study the process and skills that go into making a handicraft entirely from natural products. But nothing quite compares with the buzz that permeates the village during this colorful three-day handicraft festival, every January. It is a scene that represents village hospitality and charm at its very best.
Central Region
:: Thailand's New Year Countdown Celebrations
Date: 1 January 2010

Thais know how to party. Some might say at the drop of a hat. A party brings out the best in national identity - a broad genuine Thai smile. So should we be surprised that Thailand is a favored venue to celebrate New Year? This is the land of smiles and “sanook”.

Whether the countdown is in Bangkok, Phuket or a far northern destination, the celebrations will carry the hallmarks of fun and genuine hospitality that make the country such a rewarding destination to visit.

Of course, Bangkok has a mission to fulfill. It aspires to make its 2010 New Year Countdown a mega-celebration, on par with the biggest and brightest in Asia Pacific. The spotlight is on the “Hands Bangkok Countdown”, where more than 200,000 New Year party goers will mingle in the downtown Central World Square. Festivities begin 21 December and culminate in the countdown on New Year’s Eve extending through New Year’s Day.
North-East (Isan)
:: Phimai Historical Park Mini Light and Sound Presentation
Date: 1 January - 1 April, 2010
Venue: Nakhon Ratchasima

Phimai Historical Park Mini Light and Sound Presentation Welcoming and Bai Si Su Khwan ceremony, see the valuable architecture and arts of the ancient Khmer in the Phimai Historical Park (by young guides from Phimai School) as well as enjoy a local tasty dinner amidst an ancient atmosphere with local Thai dancing, watch the mini light and sound presentation "Wimayanattakan" with its various ancient dances and a Buddhist merit making procession that tells about the history of Phimai and the ancient Khmer civilisation.
North-East (Isan)
:: Trang Tourism Festival


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