The water splashing can be experienced in the afternoon every day in front of the old city hall. You can also join the traditional ethnic activities like offering donations at 7 in the morning to 999 monks dressed in saffron robe in front of Vihara Phra Mongkhon Bophit before freeing fish and birds into the wild and bathing the Buddha with water from a bamboo pipe.
The elephants are given drums of water to soak passersby. Elephants are painted with colors as they join in the water fights and the festivities. Head over to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya to have a unique experience of Songkran Festival in the country’s ancient capital. The traditional celebrations such as spring cleaning at home, spending time with the family, venerating the elderly, and lightly sprinkling or gently pouring warm water on relatives, neighbors, and close friends to wash away the bad luck of the previous year and to give a fresh start for the future. Thais create amazing sculptures and sand castles at Bang Saen beach. After the parade, they run cultural shows and showcase authentic crafts and Thailand’s rich culture. There are also beauty pageants being held where ladyboys are allowed to join the contest. The ‘Kong Khao’ parade takes place during the day in appreciation of the Goddess of Rice. There is a big splashing event every 19th of April to celebrate Pattaya Songkran Festival. The main celebration of Songkran in Pattaya falls on the 19th of April which is also known as “Wan Lai”. During the week, there are infrequent ambush points on the streets which are usually around bars and they gradually develop into a full-blown water war. Beach road is filled with foam parties, buckets of ice water, and high-pressure soakers. The famous water festival in Pattaya is a week-long battle that starts a week before the actual Songkran and several days after that. those at the roadside with a lot of water ammunition to fight back those that are inside the trucks.those who stay inside the pickup trucks lined at the side of the road with their beds filled with ice-cold water and splash water to the passerby on the side of the road.It ends in a full-scale wet war zone in Bangla road until late at night. The wet street parties turn into water dogfights in the afternoon in Kata and Karon and in Patong. Songkran wet street parties start with light-hearted water fights in Phuket town at around 10 am. The most popular places for the water throwing are the Chiang Mai Gate and the Thapae Gate although there are also celebrations around the canals, the Ping River, and the moat. There are cultural celebrations, traditional performances, street food, and water throwing all throughout the city. It kicks off on the 12th of April with a procession around the city. Songkran is generally celebrated throughout the city.
Chiang MaiĬhiang Mai hold’s Thailand’s biggest Songkran celebration, the Chiang Mai Songkran Festival. Enjoy an array of cultural activities such as floral floats parade, Raman dances, ‘saba’ game, Thai-Raman flag ceremony, boat races, and a whole lot more.īeauty pageants and food fairs are held in Wisutkasat area. In Phra Phradaeng District, the Thai Raman communities carry on with their traditional Songkran traditions which take place a week later than the celebration in central Bangkok. There are lots of beer, food, and liquor within those areas.įor the more traditional way of celebrating Songkran, Thais build sand stupas and decorate them with colorful flowers and flags which can be seen around key temples within Rattanokosin. Khao San Road, a popular area for backpackers, and Silom, the street known for Patpong, are packed with the largest and wildest crowd where thousands of Thais and tourists throw water using water guns, water hoses, or anything that can spray water and get soaked in the middle of a party. Large and wild crowds fill the streets of Bangkok for the celebration. The image is placed there for three days. On the first day of the festival, ‘Buddhasihing’, a Buddha image, is brought out from the National Museum and brought along the streets to Sanam Luang (located at the opposite of the Grand Palace) so that people can sprinkle water on it. The official opening ceremony is held at Wat Pho, an important Buddhist temple in Thailand that houses a golden giant reclining Buddha. The Thai capital celebrates Songkran in different parts of the city and it is called Bangkok Songkran Splendors Festival. The festivities vary depending on which part of the country you are in. Now, it is fixed every 13th to 15th of April for each year. Before Thailand adopted the international New Year’s Day in 1940, Songkran was dependent on the Lunar calendar of the Thai. Songkran Festival will take place on the 13th to the 15th of April.
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