Date: 2 – 6 Dec, 2010
Venue: Khun Dan Prakarnchol Dam, Nakhonnayok, Thailand
Get away, get free, get some air, get a thrill, get high, get wet, get amazed. A week of sport, excitement, fresh air and fun in the beautiful surroundings of Nakornnayok
Thailand International Balloon Festival is the largest outdoor event in Thailand, attracting thousands of balloon enthusiasts and spectators around the world site
Date: 26 Novebmer – 5 December, 2010
Venue: River Kwai Bridge, Kanchanaburi Province
Each year in late November to early December, the world famous River Kwae Bridge built by Allied prisoners-of-war during World War II , becomes the focal point of celebrations.
Date: November 21, 2010
Venue: Nationwide
As the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (usually in mid-November) lights up the night sky, throughout the Thai kingdom, hundreds of thousands of ornately-decorated krathong or traditional banana leaf floats are set adrift in rivers and waterways in a spell-binding ritual called “Loi Krathong” — the ‘festival of lights”. This is one of the Kingdom’s oldest and best-preserved traditions.
Date: 20-21 Nov 2010
Venue: At the elephant arena RED CROSS FAIR, Srinarong Stadium, Surin Province, Thailand
Beginning in 1950, the Surin elephant round-up is an annual event which usually takes place in November in Surin Province, North-east Thailand. Over the years, it has become an international event attracting thousands of spectators from all over the world.
Date: 28 Nov 2010
Venue: Phuket, Thailand
The Laguna Phuket Triathlon is Asia’s premier destination triathlon featuring a unique 1.8K swim, 55K bike and 12K run through spectacular tropical scenery. Over the past sixteen years the popular race has attracted thousands of age group athletes as well as triathlon legends Mark Allen, Greg Welch, Craig Alexander, Paula Newby-Fraser, Michellie Jones and Chrissie Wellington, to name just a few.
Date: 27 Nov 2010
Venue: Shrewsbury International School, Charoen Krung Road, Bangkok, Thailand
The theme of Ploenchit Fair is a traditional British family fairground. More than 2,000 members of the British community voluntarily organise and run over 150 stalls and attractions. British companies and organisations, together with international “friends”, donate goods and materials.
Date: 23 – 24 Oct 2010
Venue: BITEC 88 Bangna-Trad Road (Km.1), Bangna, Bangkok, Thailand
BIG+BIH fairs are widely acknowledged as Asia’s best lifestyle design event that found favor with design and quality enthusiasts from all over the world. The lifestyle industry in Thailand is recognized for its creativity, quality, and business integrity.
Products to be featured at the fairs are a vast array of gifts, premiums, home decorative, artificial flowers and plants, handicrafts, household items, spa products, home textiles, toys & games, stationery, and other design objects.
Date: 1 Nov 2010 – 28 Feb 2011
Venue: Hatyai Municipal Park, Hatyai District, Songkhla Province, Thailand
Experience many creative lanterns set in various themes: the international lantern, Lantern in the 4 Regions of Thailand, Amazing colourful lanterns of the 14 southern provinces, the fantasy small world for kids, the world of animal, the celebration of the Thai festival, the lantern in a pond.
Date: 8 – 16 October 2010
Venue: Chinese shrines in Phuket, Thailand
During this time, local residents of Chinese ancestry strictly observe a 10-day vegetarian or vegan diet for the purposes of spiritual cleansing and merit-making. Sacred rituals are performed at various Chinese shrines and temples.
Date: 22-24 October, 2010
Venue: 7 hotels in Chiang Rai Province (Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa, Dusit Island Resort, Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort, Rimkok Resort Hotel, The Legend Chiang Rai River Resort & Spa, The Mantrini Boutique Resort and The River House Resort & Spa)
Great entertainment, fun-filled musical events, arts activities, and special food fairs will take place in each of the seven hotels. A shuttle boat service plying along the Mae Nam Kok River at regular intervals will connect the five riverside hotels, whose properties will be lit up at night, promising an unforgettable, romantic experience.
