January 2009
››Thailand Chinese New Year Festival
26 Jan 2009 - 27 Jan 2009 : Yaowarat Road |
 Chinese New Year is the most important event of the traditional Chinese holidays.
The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month and this year, it falls on 26 January, 2009. |
February 2009
››Thailand Ladies Open 2009
Date : February 18 - 20, 2009
Venue : The Vintage Club, Samut Prakan
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 The 2009 Thailand Ladies Open is jointly organized by Thailand Ladies Golf Association and The Vintage Golf Club. It will be the 22nd occasion that TALGA has organized for the professional ladies with the challenge trophy from H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for the professional winner and the challenge cup from the Governor of Tourism Authority of Thailand for the Amateur winner.
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››Trang Underwater Wedding Ceremony
Date : 13-15 February 2009.
Venue : Ko Kradan, Sikao District, Trang
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 The brides and grooms parade through the city streets and attend lavish parties. The wedding ceremony will be held on the beach in a traditional Thai style while the registration procedure will take place underwater off Ko Kradan.
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March 2009
››Mekong River International Multi-Sport ITU Asian Cup 2009
Date : 27th - 29th March 2009.
Venue : Along the Mekong river, Amphoe Mueang Nong Khai, Nong Khai
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 Hightlights :
Buddy Bike & Run
Aquathlon Asian Cup Series 2009
Duathlon Asian Cup Series 2009
Triathlon ITU Asian Cup 2009
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April 2009
››1st Asian Martial Arts Games 2009
Date : 25 Apr 2009 - 3 May 2009
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 The 1st Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 will be hosted by Thailand from 25 April to 3 May 2009 in Bangkok as well as Suphan Buri province of Thailand. Featured games including compulsory Martial Arts, namely Karatedo, Kickboxing, Wushu, Muay, Kungfu and Kurash, as well as optional Martial Arts namely, Jujitsu & Beltwrestling, Pencat Silat and Kaliripattu.
This event will see the participation from 45 countries with expecting more than 2,500 competitors around the world.
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May 2009
››Yasothon Bun Bangfai Rocket Festival
Date : 8 - 10 May 2009.
Venue : Phaya Thaen Park, Mueang District, Yasothon
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 The underlying logic and science behind the famous rocket festival, scheduled for 10 to 12 May, in the unassuming northeast town of Yasothon, is not to be found in a chemistry laboratory.
While the rocket owners pack as much as 25 kg of black powder into plastic or bamboo pipes to give their homemade missiles take off, the blueprints for this exceptionally noisy festival are traced in the mystical skies ruled by gods.
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June 2009
››Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2009
Date : 1 June to 31 August 2009.
Venue : Department stores, hotels, restaurants, and tourist attraction nationwide
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 Thailand’s annual “Amazing Thailand Grand Sale” got underway this month and continues to offer visitors great bargains right through to 31 August.
This year, as fuel prices escalate, both visitors and residents are looking for more value and bigger discounts when they are shopping. Thailand never disappoints.
Most mega stores and shopping malls are offering discounts of between 10 to 70%, so there are bargains galore for the shopper prepared to browse around the stores.
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July 2009
››International Wax Sculpture
Date : 1 - 31 July 2009.
Venue : Thung Si Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani
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 Join the alms-giving for Asalha Puja and the Khao Phansa Buddhist ceremony. Participate in the ceremony of welcoming His Majesty the King’s royal candle and the international candle-carving competition from various countries, as well as taste “Pha Khao Laeng” , a local food especially prepared for tourists.
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August 2009
››H.M. the Queen’s Birthday Celebrations
Date : 12 August 2009.
Venue : Nationwide
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 An alms-giving ceremony in the morning is followed by a huge festival of music and culture at Sanam Luang in Bangkok to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday. You can also appreciate the beauty of the decorations along Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
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September 2009
››Bathing Buddha Ceremony
Date : 17 - 21 September 2009.
Venue : Phetchabun City Hall, in front of Traipoom Temple and Botchanamarn Temple
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 A Bathing Buddha, or Um Phra Dam Nam ceremony, is held during September each year. It is a traditional religious and well known ritual held annually in Phetchabun. Buddha statue, called Phra Buddha Mahadhamaracha cast in the ornamental Lop Buri style, was found in the Pasak River by a group of farmers four hundred years ago and it was then taken to be housed in Wat Trai Phum. According to a legend, the Buddha statue was disappeared twice from the temple and was later found in water.
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October 2009
››Yi Peng Festival
Date : 27 October - 2 November 2009.
Venue : Tha Phae Gate, banks of Ping River, Chiang Mai Municipal Office, Chiang Mai
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 An amazing procession of hanging lanterns, Krathong design contest, Miss Yi Peng beauty contest, light and sound presentation in Ping River, the ancient Thai Lanna Krathong activities, local cultural performances, and local handicrafts market in Lanna style.
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November 2009
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December 2009
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