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PATTAYA CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2010
February 14 – 16, 2010
At the South Pattaya Pier, Chon Buri province
 
 
 
Highlights
A ritual is performed to pay homage to King Taksin, one of the great Siamese kings, at the King Taksin The Great memorial built in his honour.
Procession of the Golden Dragon and Lion Dance, and Chinese New Year procession
Presentations of Chinese art and culture
The Pattaya Chinese Girl Contest 2010
Concert by various artists

PROGRAMME
February 14 – 16, 2010
14 February
09.09

A ritual is performed to pay homage to King Taksin, one of the great Siamese kings, at the King Taksin Memorial at the Pattaya City Hall, North Pattaya Road

11.10

Ritual offerings are made to the deities at the Sawang Borriboon Rescue Foundation (Sawang Borriboon Dhammastaan)

18.00

Procession of the Golden Dragon and Lion Dance, and the Chinese New Year procession along the Pattaya Walking Street
Performances on the main stage by Pattaya Pier
Chinese masked dance performance

19.00

Chinese opera

19.30

The 9-headed lion procession
The Silver Dragon and Golden Dragon Show

21.30

Performance presented by Tianjin University

23.00

Concert by Brazia

15 February
18.00

Heavenly Angels Bestow Blessings folk dance

18.20

Kung Fu Fans performance

18.50

Chinese Girl Pattaya Contest 2010 (1 st round)

20.10

Dance tribute in honour of Goddess Kuan Yin

21.00

Performance presented by Zhejiang, the eastern coastal province of China
Northern dance from the Heilongjiang Autonomous Region, PRC

23.00

Concert by Ruj The Star

16 February
18.00

Performance by Chocolate

19.00

Chinese Girl Pattaya Contest 2010 (2nd round)

21.00

Performances presented by Zhejiang and the Tibet Autonomous Region
(or Xizang Autonomous Region)

23.00

Concert by KLEAR

Contact information:
Tourism Authority of Thailand, Pattaya Office
Tel: +66 (0) 3842 7667, (0) 3842 8750
Fax: +66 (0) 38 42 9113
E-mail: tatchon@tat.or.th

   
  IMPORTANT
Event dates and programme details may be subject to change.
Many of the festivals and events listed on Thailand's official calendar of annual events are traditional Buddhist or folk festivals, the date of which is either determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar and waxing and waning moon. These are not staged events. The festivals reflect the rhythm of life in rural Thai villages and local traditions as observed in times past.
To ensure you have the most updated information, please reconfirm details prior to travel.

Contact:
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Email:
info@tat.or.th
Website:
www.tat.or.th
Tel: +66 (0) 2250 5500 (120 automatic lines)
Fax: +66 (0) 2250 5511 (two automatic lines)

FOR EVENT INFORMATION,
please call 1672.

Address:
1600 Petchaburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee
Bangkok 10400
Thailand

 
 
 
 
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