Ayutthaya Events & Festivals


Ayutthaya World Heritage Site celebrations

Each December, Ayutthaya celebrates its UNESCO designation as a World Heritage Site with light and sound presentations, historical cultural processions and performances and folk entertainment within the Ayutthaya Historical Park.

Bang Sai Arts & Crafts Fair

Each January, the Royal Arts & Crafts Centre features handickrafts exhibitions and demonstrations and traditional folk entertainment performances.

Songkran Festival

Traditional Thai New Year celebrations each April 13, in front of the Phra Mongkhon Bophit Chapel, include religious merit making and public merriment, largely in the form of good-natured water throwing.

Bang Sai Loi Krathong (Festival of Lights) & Boat Races

Each November, the Centre hosts traditional Loi Krathong celebrations, including floating away krathongs under the full moon, beauty contests, handicrafts demonstrations and exhibitions, long boat races, and special events.

Places to see in Ayutthaya

 

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