Phuket Events
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February
Chinese New Year
Phuket has a large Chinese population, so Chinese New Year is always a fun time. Most of the action takes place in Phuket City and its Chinese temples and shrines, where you can expect to see street Lion dances, parades and shows. Chinese New Year is also a great time to sample some delicious Chinese food.
Phuket Blues Festival (26-27 Feb 2010)
The festival is a charity event with funds donated to organisations dedicated to local children's education. For 2010 the Festival will support the Rotary Club of Patong and its local education program. The event has grown in popularity and seems to get bigger each year
March
Phuket Food Festival
The Phuket Food Festival is an annual event organised by the Phuket Food Vendors Club and Phuket City Municipality.
April
Songkran
Songkran is celebrated across Thailand in the hot April weather. Water fights break out around the island and it’s virtually impossible to go anywhere without people drenching bikers and cars with buckers of water. Patong and Phuket city are the best places to experience the excitement of Songkran. If you want to join in the festivities you should arm yourself with a water pistol, a sense of humour and a waterproof bag for your camera.
Phuket Bike Week
www.phuketbikeweek.com
The annual Phuket Bike Week is one of the biggest motorcycle events in Southeast
Asia and is scheduled to coincide with Songkran each year.
May
Phuket International Rugby 10s
www.phuketvagabondsrfc.com
Phuket plays host to an international rugby tournament late in May every year.
Games are usually played at Karon Stadium.
July
Six Sense Phuket Raceweek (21-25July 2010)
www.phuketraceweek.com
Every year, Phuket Raceweek attracts an huge number of people from around
the world. If you’re into sailing, be it as a spectator or a competitor, Phuket
Raceweek is a must-see.
October
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is a colourful event held over a nine-day period in late September/early October. During this time you will see parades and displays of extreme and bizarre body piercing using large objects such as knives and spears.
November
Loy Krathong
Loy Krathong is celebrated on the full moon in November each year. During this time Phuket residents send off thousands of krathongs into Phuket’s waterways. The Krathongs are traditionally made from banana leaves and the floating of a krathong is said to take your bad luck away. Pictures of our visit to Chiang Mai's Loy Krathong festival can be seen HERE
December
Phuket King’s Cup Regatta
www.kingscup.com
The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta is an even bigger sailing event than Phuket
Raceweek, being Asia’s largest and most famous regatta.
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