Full of colour, culture, merit-making, fun and fast-paced boat races, there are events held in all four regions of the country to celebrate the Buddhist Lent.
Tourists are invited to enjoy this year’s annual long-boat racing festival, an exciting time of colour, culture, merit-making and fast-paced on-the-water races, which is celebrated in various locations around Thailand to mark the Buddhist Lent or Khao Phansa period.
The thrilling long-boat races are an exhilarating sight to behold. Each year, they draw crowds of enthusiastic locals and tourists to cheer on the racers.
Races are held in the Central, Northeast, North, and South regions of the kingdom with among the largest events taking place in – by alphabetical order – Ayutthaya, Buang Kan, Chumphon, Kalasin, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Phichit, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Sing Buri, and Sukhothai.
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