Get Ready for Songkran Business and Government Office Closures in Pattaya, Including Immigration

Pattaya, Thailand-

  Songkran, the Thai New Year, also known as the water festival, begins this week and for the first time in FOUR years, since 2019, water fights, parties, and concerts will be allowed.

Songkran will also bring a plethora of business closures, including government offices such as Immigration. Thai Immigration will be closed from April 13th-April 17th, reopening on April 18th. It appears they will open on April 19th, the traditional Songkran Day in Pattaya. Still, as the city is nearly impassable due to revelers enjoying “Wan Lai”, it is strongly suggested not to go on this day.

From a national level, Songkran runs from April 13th-17th this year but will extend to the 19th in Pattaya and even later further South. Pattaya’s epic finale, in which Beach Road will see closures and the whole city parties, is April 19th, called Wan…