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Wonderfruit 2019 at Siam Country Club

Roger Leuzinger — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:47:54 +0000

Thailand’s pioneering carbon-neutral celebration of the arts and sustainable living, Wonderfruit is back for its sixth iteration with world-class live music acts and DJs as well as perspective-shifting talks and workshops, tantalizing tastes from award-winning chefs, family-friendly activities and much more. Join us in December 2019 for an unforgettable five-day journey through arts, music, food, and ideas in the serene and sublime Thai countryside.

LIVE. LOVE. WONDER.
#Wonderfruit2019

ETHOS
We encourage, develop and innovate creative solutions for sustainable living and bring together a global community to celebrate them. We use our platform to catalyze creativity and make a meaningful positive impact.

PILLARS
Wonderfruit is built upon six pillars: Art & Architecture, Music, Wellness, Talks & Workshops, Farm to Feasts and Family. We think of our pillars as a platform for creativity and culture in which fun and social responsibility can go hand in hand with awe-inspiring adventures. From live music experiences and thought-provoking art installations to alfresco feasts and family fun, you’ll find plenty of experiences to fill your itinerary with.

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Knock Knock Festival 2019

Roger Leuzinger — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:25:45 +0000

Welcome back to Knock Knock Festival at #MAYAspace with a real festival atmosphere over 100 acres of space along with many world class DJs. Go ahead and follow all of our social media for ticket sales and lineup updates. We’ll see you on the 28th and 29th of June 2019 at MAYA Space, Pattaya, Thailand!

Full Lineup Announcement

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
R3hab
DubVision
GTA
Junkie Kid
Pegboard Nerds
Retrovision
VINAI
Wh0
Andy W. & MC Simon Y
Len.C(十二) & Mr.Eazy
Mr.Hai & L Young
TiGer & L6ON

For VIP & VVIP Tickets + Tables Call: +6661-478-8875

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Pattaya Music Festival

Roger Leuzinger — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 11:09:50 +0000

Pattaya International Music Festival is one of the biggest international beach music festivals in Asia and Thailand, which take place along Pattaya beach road, Chon Buri.

This fun festival brings a lot of famous Asian and Thai artists to show on the stages near the beautiful beach.

Audiences will be fun by various music genres including pop, rock, hip-hop and R’n’B. Also, both Thai and foreigner music lovers almost a thousand every year can enjoy the different styles of music including International Music, Asian Music and Thai Music. The three – days activities will start from the evening until midnight with different colorful theme every year.

For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/events/658284647975746/?event_time_id=658284651309079

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Amazing Pattaya Seafood Festival 2019

Roger Leuzinger — Thu, 09 May 2019 03:27:19 +0000

“Amazing Seafood Pattaya 2019” is a collaboration between Chonburi province, Pattaya Business and Tourism Association Chonburi Provincial Administration Organization Tourism Authority of Thailand and Pattaya which was held between 10th to 12th May 2019 in the area of Pattaya Beach.

Starting from Soi 2 to Central Pattaya intersection in the event, the beach area will be organized to create a special experience eating dinners on the beach.

Fresh food is sold allowing associates to choose to buy at a special price and choose to eat from a special menu selected for this event.

Start: 10.May 2019 @ 16:00

End: 12. May 2019 @ 23:00

For more information, please contact the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association. Tel. 0 3848 8000

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Songkran in Pattaya

Roger Leuzinger — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 07:33:34 +0000

Songkran in Pattaya is unlike anywhere else in Thailand. The famous water festival is taken to extremes and the whole city becomes not so much one giant water fight as a week-long pitched battle! The gentle origins of this traditional celebration are mostly lost amongst the buckets of ice water, high-pressure soakers and foam parties on Beach Road.
While the Songkran holiday only officially lasts for three days (13. – 15. April), Pattaya’s party atmosphere means that you are likely to get a thorough soaking as much as a week beforehand and several days after. Some of the city’s expatriates, who have had their best office togs doused in freezing cold water once too often, choose to take the week off and escape to Koh Samet or other nearby havens while many others stock up on supplies and barricade themselves indoors. However, much more stick around for the best all-day wet and wild party in Thailand. If you like fun and hijinks, there is no better place to be in mid-April.

What is Songkran
Songkran is the Buddhist New Year festival and is generally associated with a spring clean at home and preparing for the coming year. It is a time to venerate the elderly and spend time with the family. Thais traditionally lightly sprinkle or gently pour warm water on relatives, close friends and neighbours to wash away the bad luck of the previous 12 months, giving a fresh start for the future.

Songkran in Pattaya, however, is rather different. The above activities will take place in traditional households and the temples around the city will be packed with devout Buddhists making merit, but the streets will gradually develop, over the week, from infrequent ambush points (usually around bars) to a full-blow water war…but always light-hearted and fun.

Wan Lai Festival (19th April 2019)
Songkran officially lasts three days, but City Hall commonly extends it in Pattaya so that it lasts a full week, with the last day being the craziest day. This additional holiday is called “Wan Lai”, which means “day that flows”, but is generally lumped together with and commonly referred to as Songkran. Although Wan Lai is only one day – the last day – most people link it to the earlier holidays, creating an extra few unofficial days of Songkran.

On Wan Lai Day, the water really does flow – practically continuously. Everybody is armed with a water dispenser of some description. Some favor the semi-traditional bucket, many go for a water gun and some use Heath Robinson high-pressure hoses made from a length of plastic plumbing pipe with a small hole at one and a plunger at the other. These are easily available but are considered too powerful and the police will confiscate them if they see you using them.

An additional weapon you are likely to encounter during Songkran in Pattaya is the mysterious white paste. This mix of talcum powder and water is commonly applied to the face (but this is Pattaya and it is the weapon of choice for most bar staff, so expect to end up with white handprints all over). This has no cultural significance whatsoever and is done purely for fun, though it is considerably less fun when it gets into your eyes!

Where to Go in Pattaya during Songkran
Every bar will have a selection of water butts in front, generally with a few large blocks of ice floating in them. Most will ask that you buy at least one drink if you are going to reload your gun there, though you can find some butts free for public use if you look around long enough. Naturally, this means that every bar becomes a nest of water shooters and you are liable to be ambushed and completely drenched as you walk past. With roads where every building is a bar – particularly Sois 6 and 7 – this creates complete bedlam and a constant unavoidable crossfire.

Beach Road is cut off to traffic and stages are set up for live music and foam machines. The fire department park their engines here, filling numerous water butts for revellers to reload their soakers from. On the roads that do allow vehicles, the main ones become a slow-moving traffic jam. Pick-up trucks are turned into mobile parties, with their own water butts, the radio on full volume and many young Thais strafing pedestrians and other vehicles from the back.

Some of the more bizarre sights to see include monks sat in the back of pick-up trucks, rolling around town giving merit and blessings. Due to the great respect shown to them, their saffron robes remain perfectly dry while everything around them is drenched (and we strongly advise that you do not even think about trying to change that!). The police, by contrast, probably get more drenched than anyone else. They give as good as they get, though, and many swap their side-arms for soakers!

Hazards
Songkran in Pattaya is generally not actively dangerous, but there are those who do get hurt. With so much water flying around, it is only to be expected. Take particular care if you are driving a motorbike as revellers (more so the drunken ones) will have no qualms about throwing freezing water at you as you drive past. Avoid driving – take a songteaw or walk instead.

Avoid wearing or carrying anything expensive, particularly if it is electrical. Not only is it likely to get soaking wet, but pickpockets are known to work the crowd. Waterproof wallets to hang around your neck are widely available. You should carry an ample supply of sunscreen with you as, with the constant soaking, it will get washed off and will need reapplying.

Finally, be careful of who you target. The vast majority of people out and about during Songkran in Pattaya are up for fun and don’t mind complete strangers hosing them down. Just be mindful of giving small children and elderly people a bucket of ice water down the neck and avoid shooting people in the face. Be sure that you’re happy to take it and dish it out in equal measure, and if you are hoping to stay dry, do not leave your hotel.

Credit by Bangkok.com

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Songkran Festival: Everything you need to know

Roger Leuzinger — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 07:01:58 +0000

Songkran is Thailand’s most famous festival. An important event on the Buddhist calendar, this water festival marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year. The name Songkran comes from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘passing’ or ‘approaching’.

When is the Songkran Festival?

Songkran Festival takes place in April every year, from the 13th to the 15th.

How is Songkran celebrated in Thailand?

Water is an important element of Songkran, especially in more recent times when the throwing of water has become a huge part of the annual celebrations. If you’re visiting Thailand during this period, prepare to get splashed! Crowds of people roam around throwing buckets of water, using water pistols and just generally soaking anyone in the vicinity. Appreciation of family is another important aspect of the festival, with many Thai people making their way to their hometowns to spend time with older relatives. Buddhists also visit temples throughout Songkran where water is poured on Buddha images and on the hands of Buddhist monks as a mark of respect.

What happens on the first day of the festival?

Known as Songkran Day, the first day of the festival is an exuberant celebration with processions of Buddha images taking place throughout the country. The Thai people also prepare themselves for the beginning of the New Year by cleaning their houses. More importantly, April 13th is when the water throwing really gets going.

What is Wan Nao?

Wan Nao is the celebration of the old Thai New Year’s Eve and takes place on April 14th when the sun travels between Pisces and Aires. You can observe one of Songkran’s more formal rituals on Wan Nao as it’s on this day that many Buddhists go to their temples to build sand chedis (a sand castle built to resemble a Buddhist temple).

When is Thai New Year’s Day?

Celebrated on April 15th, Thai New Year’s Day is the final day of Songkran celebrations in many parts of the country. Offerings are left at temples on this day to ring in the New Year, with plenty of other events also taking place.

Is the festival just for locals or can anyone get involved?

Songkran is a hugely important festival to Thai people, but it’s also very popular with visitors and many tourists specifically arrange their holidays around this unique event. Anyone and everyone can and will get involved in the celebrations. If you’re out and about during Songkran, you’re guaranteed to end up soaked but you’ll have lots of fun in the process!

So, if you’re planning a trip to Songkran in Thailand, hopefully this has given you some insight into what makes this event so important and unique, and prepared you for what you can expect from Songkran celebrations throughout the country. Happy water throwing!

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Loy Kratong Festival

admin — Tue, 09 May 2017 03:35:36 +0000

In November some may wonder what is going on in Thailand when seeing travel magazine ads, posters at your hotel of Thai girls dressing in traditional Thai clothing with a beautiful floating object. That’s a sign indicating that Loy Krathong is on its way.

In Thai Loy means to float and Krathong means a circular floating object with decoration of banana leaves, flowers, a candle and incense sticks. All these are related to Loy Krathong, an event which does not occur on the same date every year; instead it counts on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month.

People look forward to going out and launching Krathongs together to predict the romance future by the direction the Krathongs float. However, this season is also good for strengthening relationship in family.

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