5 Amazing Cities to Celebrate Songkran in Thailand

The month of April comes the hottest time for Thais. Aside from the sweltering summer heat, this is the month when the famous “Songkran Festival” takes place, from 13-15 April. Now that you’re intrigued about this refreshing holiday, let’s find out more about the best places to celebrate Songkran in Thailand. Here are the 5 best places to celebrate Songkran in Thailand in 2020, choose your favorite and head out!

1. Bangkok

Explore Songkran at its liveliest in Bangkok. Being the capital city, there are surely more places to celebrate Songkran than anywhere else. During the festival, more than half the locals travel back to their hometowns for family reunions. Foreign tourists and local Bangkokians then flock about to enjoy one of the most highly anticipated festivities of the year.

2. Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand boasts the wettest out of anyone. This lovely city celebrates the holiday to the fullest, as the religious events held in temples even start on 1st April! Thanks to the ancient moat that surrounds Chiang Mai’s Old City, it has access to an unlimited water source.

3. Pattaya

The mayor of Pattaya has granted permission for this year's Songkran festival (also known as the water festival or Thai New Year) to take place in Pattaya, with a focus on traditional and religious traditions. Due to worries about Covid-19, water splashing, water fights, alcohol intake, powder, foam parties, and parties, in general, were still outlawed.

4. Phuket

One of Thailand’s beach paradises, Phuket deserves a mention in this list. With more than 30 beaches on Thailand’s largest island, you’ll find people celebrating everywhere.

5. Khon Kaen

Known as the “Sticky Rice Capital”, this charming northeastern (Isaan) town celebrates Songkran just like any other place in the country.From petanque competitions, monk almsgiving, food fairs, Thai dancing to folk music, you’ll never run out of things to do here. Therefore, if you happen to be traveling to Isaan for the first time, there’s never a better time to savor some local Isaan food!

“This year, all Songkran festivities hosted or supported by TAT will occur according to universal prevention guidelines against COVID-19. All participants are asked to kindly strictly follow these rules, including being fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccine or showing a negative test result using an Antigen Test Kit of no more than 72 hours.”

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