Festivals and Cultural Activities

in Hua Hin

January – June

Done By: Caleb Falcon

Index

About Hua Hin

Art & Cultural Activities in Hua Hin

Festivals in Hua Hin January: New Year’s Day

February: Chinese New Year

March: International Kite Festival

April: Songkran

May : Visakha Bucha

June : Hua Hin Jazz Festival

Where to Stay in Hua Hin

Reference

About Hun Hin

Getting ThereThree hours drive from

Bangkok

Local EatsLook for delicious

dishes made with plasamlee (cotton fish)

Best Time To GoDecember to April is high

season in Hua Hin. The area receives less rain than most beach resorts during

the May – November southwest monsoon, so a visit during these months can also be recommended.

Don’t MissVisit Wat Huay Mongkol, a

temple dedicated to the late monk Luang Pu Thuad, famed for his magic skills.

Art & Cultural Activities in Hua Hin

January : New Year’s Day

February : Chinese New Year

March : International Kite Festival

April : Songkran

May : Visakha Bucha

June : Hua Hin Jazz Festival

July : Buddhist Lent

August : Queen’s Birthday

September : Elephant Polo

October : Chulalongkorn Day

November : Loi Krathong

December : King’s Birthday

New Year’s Day

to monks.

On 1st of January there

will be a variety of

activities/events to

welcome the New Year,

from uniquely traditional

Thai festivities to typically

Western traditions.

At sun rise, Buddhist

monks greet the dawn and

the faithful make merit by

giving alms to monks

January

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the

time of lion dancers and

firecrackers and parades

Depending on the lunar

calendar the festival will

be celebrated in late

January or early

February.

Chinese New Year is an

important day for all Thai

Chinese

February

Hua Hin International Kite Festival

Hua Hin is the best place to celebrate the Kite festival

This festival will take place every two years during

March at The King Rama VI Army Camp just north of

Hua Hin.

This event has been taking place for last 10 years and is growing in popularity each

time

Tourist who are coming to the kite festival can see traditional

Thai kites, small kites, stunt kites, big kites and international

displays

Individual and group competitions takes place with participants coming

from Canada, New Zealand, France, China,

India and SingaporeMARCH

Songkran

AprilSongkran is one of the

most important festivals for Thai people. Also

called the water festival, Songkran usually takes

place in mid April.

For Songkran festival, Thai people clean their houses,

Buddha statues, etc, in hope of washing all the

misfortunes of the previous year away

Traditionally, the ritual was to pour water into elder’s palms to ask for

blessings.

Visakha Bucha

The birthday of the Buddha is celebrated at local Buddhist temples on the full moon day in May.

Candlelit processions are held and tourists are welcome to take part.

It’s a solemn day and is accompanied by lots of fun community activities in Hua Hin.

May

Hua Hin Jazz Festival

Hua Hin Jazz Festival is one of the most famous music events in Hua Hin

The event has been taking place annually

from 2000

More than 15,000 working class people

and world tourists come to Hua Hin to discover

the beauty of Jazz music.

June

This musical event brings all the local performances and international talent together to express their talent and to celebrate

Jazz Music.

Where to Stay in Hua Hin

Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin Hyatt Regency

Hua Hin

Devasom Hua Hin ResortDusit Thani

Hua Hin Hotel

Anantara Hua Hin Thailand Resort & Spa

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