Thailand is blessed with countless festivals, celebrations and events throughout the year. While some are celebrated throughout the entire kingdom, others are specific to particular regions. Some festivals
*Midnight Food Offerings to the Monks* (ตักบาตรเที่ยงคืน) also called *Wednesday Full Moon Offerings* in Northern Thai (ภาษาทางเหนือ เรียกว่า วันเป็งปุ๊ด). On certain full moons, Buddhists can offer food to
## 2018 Chiang Mai Flower Festival Friday, 02 February to Sunday, 04 February 2018 ## 2017 Chiang Mai Flower Festival Friday, 03 February to Sunday, 05 February 2017
## The King’s Birthday, Father’s Day, National Day ## King Bhumipol Adulyadej was born on December 5, and this day is now celebrated as Father’s Day across Thailand.
## Fireballs in the Mekong There is an unusual (some would say paranormal) event that takes place year-round in the Mekong River. Unexplained [Naga fireballs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_fireball) บั้งไฟพญานาค *Boong Fai
The [Mid-Autumn Festival](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival) – [เทศกาลไหว้พระจันทร์](http://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/เทศกาลไหว้พระจันทร์) – also known as the Moon Festival – takes place at the full moon of the eighth month in the [Chinese Lunar Calendar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar).
**Full moon of the seventh lunar month according to the Chinese lunar calendar (Mid to late August)**. – Tuesday, 5 September, 2017. – Saturday, 25 August, 2018. ##
## Thailand Holidays – H.M. The Queen’s Birthday (Mother’s Day) is observed every year on August 12. This is a national holiday. – Saturday, 12 August, 2017 is
## Uniquely Chiang Mai Festival ## Inthakin also known as Sai Khan Dok – บูชาเสาอินทขีล worship of the city pillar – ประเพณี tradition of ใส่ขันดอก flower offering to
__Sixth or seventh lunar month, exact date set by mediums (between March and July)__. ## Dan Sai Ghost Festival [Phi Ta Khon (ผีตาโขน)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Ta_Khon) is the most popular festival
## The Meaning of Wisaka Bucha [Wisaka Bucha](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesākha) (วันวิสาขบูชา), pronounced _Wisakha Bucha_ in Thai, is the most important religious holiday in the Buddhist calendar. It celebrates the birth,
## Royal Ploughing Ceremony – Thai Public Holiday ## The [Royal Ploughing Ceremony](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ploughing_Ceremony) is an ancient rite observed in Thailand and Cambodia to mark the traditional beginning of
– Songkran is Thursday, 13 April 2017 to Saturday, 15 April 2017 – **Friday, 13 April 2018 to Sunday, 15 April 2018** with an extra bank/government holiday on
[Magha Puja](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magha_Puja) (มาฆบูชา) (Makha Bucha) is an important Buddhist religious festival, celebrated in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Magha is a Pali and Sanskrit word meaning _the third
There are at least fifteen public holidays in Thailand and most Thai workers will receive additional vacation time on top of this. The Thai calendar also includes many
Many Thai people can trace some part of their ancestry back to China. As many as 14% of the population refer to themselves as Thai-Chinese, even though, as
