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Pattaya Annual Events and Festivals

Updated June 4, 2019 By Darren C

Pattaya boasts a rich and diverse calendar of annual events, festivals and sporting occasions, from bed racing to Lady-boy beauty pageants, kissing contests to buffalo races. Pattaya also annually hosts major sporting events, such as the LPGA Golf Tour, the Pattaya International Marathon and the PTT Pattaya Tennis Open. You could hardly call Pattaya’s event calendar mediocre when it includes the world’s biggest water fight, stampeding buffaloes, and fireworks displays that rattle windows in their frames.

The events and festivals continue through the Pattaya high and low seasons, so it might be a good idea to coincide your visit with one of the major events. My own favorites are Songkran, International Fireworks Festival, New Years Eve Fireworks Display, and the drifting events which have paid regular visits to Pattaya since 2010.

Don’t take dates and schedules of Pattaya events for granted

Dates and schedules for most of the events listed below have yet to be announced, but they are usually scheduled for the month of the year which they assigned. It is also not unknown for events to be postponed or rescheduled without notice, in light of this I advise you to always double check dates and schedules of any event in Pattaya before you make your travel plans.

Also read: No alcohol days in Pattaya.

Pattaya International Bed Race

Time of year: January
Where: Pattaya Beach Road
Next: To be announced

Pattaya Windsurfing Championship

Time of year: January
Where: Jomtien Beach
Next: To be announced

Pattaya Carnival

Time of year: January or February
Where:
Next: To be announced

Chinese New Year

Time of year: January or February
Where: Various venues in Pattaya
Next:

Makha Bucha Day

Thai public holiday
When: February or March

Burapa Pattaya Bike Week

Time of year: February
Where: Indoor Stadium, Soi Chaiyaphreuk
Next:

Pattaya Family Bike Day

Time of year: February
Where: Thai Polo Club, Pattaya.
Next:
More information: http://pattayafamilybikeday.org/

Honda LPGA Thailand

Time of year: February
Where: Siam Country Club Golf Course
Next:
More information: https://hondalpgathailand.com/

World’s Longest Kiss Competition

Time of year: February
Where: Royal Garden Plaza
Next:

PTT Pattaya Tennis Open

Time of year: February
Where: Dusit Thani Hotel
Next:

Pattaya International Music Festival

Time of year: March
Where: Bali Hai and Pattaya Beach Road
Next:

Chakri Memorial Day

Thai public holiday
When: April 6th every year

Songkran Festival

Time of year: April
Where: Throughout Pattaya
Next: Expect the main day to be on 19th April in Pattaya.

Wisakha Bucha

Thai public holiday
Time of year: May, dependent on moon phase.

Coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn 2019

Thai public holiday
Time of year: May 4th.

Pattaya Mountain Bike Challenge

Time of year: May
Where: Pratumnak Hill
Next: To be announced

Miss Tiffany’s Universe

Time of year: May
Where: Tiffany’s Cabaret
Next: To be announced
More information: http://www.misstiffanyuniverse.com/index.php

Top Of The Gulf Yachting Regatta

Time of year: May
Where:
Next: To be announced
More information: https://www.topofthegulfregatta.com/index.shtml

Queen Suthida’s Birthday

Thai public holiday
Time of year: June 3rd

Asanha Bucha Day

Thai public holiday
Time of year: July, dependent on moon phase.

Khao Phansa Day

Thai public holiday
Time of year: July, dependent on moon phase.

Pattaya International Marathon

Time of year: July
Where: Starts and finishes on Pattaya Beach Road
Next: to be announced

Birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn

Thai public holiday
Time of year: July 28th

HM Sirikit Queen Mother’s Birthday & Mother’s Day

Thai public holiday
Time of year: August 12th every year

King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day

Thai public holiday
Time of year: October 13th

Chulalongkorn Day

Thai public holiday
Time of year: October 23rd every year

Pattaya Vegetarian Festival

Time of year: October
Where: various locations in Pattaya
Next:

Pattaya Buffalo Races

Time of year: October
Where: Mabprachan Lake, East Pattaya
Next: To be announced

Chonburi Buffalo Races

Time of year: October (full moon)
Where: In front of Chonburi Town Hall
Next: To be announced

FIVB Beach Volleyball Pattaya Open

Time of year: November
Where: Jomtien Beach
Next:

Loy Krathong Festival

Time of year: November
Where: All areas, especially beaches and lakes
Next: Loy Krathong 2016, it seems most likely the usual ritual of Loy Krathong will go ahead, but there will be no related festivities and sideshows such as fireworks and beauty pageants.

Miss International Queen

Time of year: November
Where: Tiffany’s Cabaret
Next:
More information: http://www.missinternationalqueen.com/

Bangsaen Bike Week

Time of year: November
Where: Bangsaen Chonburi
Next:

Pattaya Indo China Long Boat Racing

Time of year: November
Where: Mabprachan Lake, East Pattaya
Next:

Pattaya International Fireworks Festival

Time of year:
Where: Pattaya Beach
Next: To be announced

Bangsaen Thailand Speed Festival

Time of year: November – December
Where: Bangsaen Beach Road, Chonburi
Next:
More information: http://www.thailandsuperseries.net/home.php

Jet Ski King’s Cup – World Cup

Time of year: December
Where: Jomtien Beach
Next: To be announced

King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Birthday Anniversary & Father’s Day

Time of year: December 5th
Where: Nationwide

Constitution Day

Thai public holiday
Time of year: December 10th every year.

Pattaya International Beach Football

Time of year:
Where: Jomtien Beach
Next: To be announced

Pattaya New Countdown & Fireworks Display

Time of year: Every New Years Eve
Where: Fireworks displays on Pattaya Beach, Bali Hai & several other locations. Cancelled 2016

Also watch out for the spectacular drifting events when the Thailand Series Drift comes to town, this one’s a real crowd puller.

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