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Bangkok ; Bangkok
13 - 15 Apr 2010 (annual)
Prepare to get soaked with the crowds on Khao San Road and elsewhere in the city at the traditional Buddhist New Year festival of Songkran. The watery celebrations go on all night and through much of the next day.
Bangkok ; Bangkok
May 2010 (annual)
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned as Rama IX, the 9th king of the Chakri dynasty, on 5th May 1950. See commemorative sport, dance, gun salutes and other cultural events across Bangkok on Coronation Day every year.
Bangkok ; Sanam Luang
May 2010 (annual)
Attended by the King of Thailand, the Hindu-influenced Royal Ploughing Ceremony kick-starts the rice-growing season. Officials in ceremonial dress lead sacred oxen and the Royal Plough around Bangkok's Sanam Luang park, predicting the abundance of the next crop.