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38 things to do in Bangkok

Floating Markets
Your Thai vacation can't be complete without shopping at traditional floating markets around Bangkok

Mango Season
In Thai cuisine, mango is a major ingredient, both ripe and unripe. Therefore, aim for its season to get the best taste!

Custard Apple Season
With hard skin that is easy to break with a squeeze and soft flesh inside, the fruit is a total summer delight

Royal Ploughing Ceremony
The ceremony marks the start of the rice growing season with sacred oxen that plough the field across the Royal Palace

Lychee or Litchi Season
Transplanted from South China, lychee used to be a fruit of the emperors

Rose Apple Season
Looking nothing like an apple, the fruit smells like rose when a first bite is taken

Burapa Bike Week, Pattaya
Bringing bikers all across Thailand together with the whole world, Burapa Bike Week is one of the most anticipated events of the year

Wan Ok Phansa
The festival that marks the end of the Buddhist lent is full of celebrations and interesting authentic activities

King’s Cup Muay Thai
The tournament of the national Thai sport dedicated to the King's of Thailand Birthday

Lopburi Monkey Banquet Festival
One of the most prominent festivals that pays homage to the mischievous macaques

Mangosteen Season
Known as the queen of fruit, mangosteen or mangkhut has a delicate texture

Songkran Water Festival (Thai New Year)
Thai New Year lasts for at least three days, depending on the region, and is one of the most joyful celebrations of the new year worldwide

Rains Retreat or Vassa
This is a period marked by Buddhist Lent, which lasts three months and makes the monks stay at a single monastery

Rambutan Season
One of the most beautiful fruits, rambutan has fluffy skin and juicy flesh

Queen’s Cup Muay Thai
National Thai sport which means "science of the two limbs" is fascinating all year, but during Queen's birthday the ordinary fights change into spectacular championships between the best ones

Rub Bua Festival
The beautiful ancient tradition of throwing lotus flowers from the banks of the river is one of the most heart-warming in Thailand

Durian Season
Durian may not be the most loved fruit, but it is definitely the king of all fruit!

Jujube Season
Pear-shaped and not too big in size, the fruit resembles a yellowish apple with hard skin

Chonburi Buffalo Racing
The event to apreciate the hard work of buffaloes is full of adrenaline and competitions

Makha Bucha Day
One of the holiest days for Buddhists, celebrates the day when 1250 disciples of Buddha gathered for his preaching. The holiday includes one of the most spectacular ceremonies in Buddhism

Longan Season
The fruit that was once transported from China has flourished and become one of the most popular in Thailand

MAYA Music Festival
No music festival in the world can boast a more stunning stage than a 26-meter high monkey head of MAYA

Thod Kathin Robes Offering Ceremony
The period lasting for a month when monks are offered various goods is also known as Thod Kathin or Kathina

Pattaya International Fireworks Festival
One of the major firework shows in the world, with different competitions between plenty of countries

Visakha Bucha Day
The day that marks three most important events in Buddha's life with beautiful ceremonies

Yongchak or Stink Bean Season
Also known as yongchak, the long twisted bean is smelly in a unique way due to its gas containment

National Elephant Day
Elephants are remarkable creatures, so it's only fitting that they have a day entirely devoted to them

Chinese New Year
The parade and royal procession highlight Asia's biggest festival

Synchronous Fireflies
Mangrove forests and river banks come alive at night with thousands of flashing lights

Thaibreak Festival
The Thaibreak Festival, an electronic music festival on the enchanting island of Koh Mak with a limited number of visitors