The 8th Hua Hin/Cha-Am Golf Festival 2009
(August 1 - September 30, 2009: Hua Hin and Cha-am )
The Tourism Authority of Thailand Phetchaburi Office, together with the Phetchaburi - Prachuap Khiri Khan Golf Course Association, invites all golf lovers to join in the fun during the Hua Hin/Cha-am Golf Festival throughout August and September 2009.
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Phichit Boat Race
(5 - 6 September 2009: Nan River in front of Wat Tha Luang Temple, Phichit )
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21st Thailand International Swan Boat Races
(September 12 - 13, 2009: At the Bang Sai Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Centre, Ayutthaya)
International boat races have been widely promoted in Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia and other parts of the world.
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International Ko Lae Boat Races
(September 21 - 25, 2009:At the mouth of the Bang Nara River in front of the Narathiwat City Hall)
The "Ko-lae" boats are traditional fishing vessels commonly found in the Malay communities of Southern Thailand.
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International Festival of Dance and Music
(September - October, 2009:Thailand Cultural Center, Bangkok)
Designed to position Bangkok as a cultural centre for world-class performing arts in Asia, the capital will be hosting the International Festival of Dance and Music for the ninth consecutive time this September.
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Fish-Flock-Shellfish Festival 2009
(27 September - 6 October 2009: At the Viewing Terrace, Cha-am Beach)
The district authorities of Cha-am, with the support of the local traders' society and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), will be hosting the Fish-Flock-Shellfish Festival 2009 from September 27 to October 6.
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Illuminated Boat Procession
(29 September - 4 October 2009: The Mekong River, Nakhon Phanom)
As night falls, majestic 'fire boats', elaborately-adorned with flowers, incense sticks, candles and lanterns and each bearing an assortment of ritual offerings, are set alight and floated down the Mekong River.
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Sakhon Nakhon Wax Castle Procession & Royal Trophy Long-Boat Races
(30 September - 4 October 2009: At Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Temple, Sakon Nakhon)
To mark the end of Buddhist Lent or 'Ok Pansa', communities in Northeastern Thailand or 'I-San' stage an annual celebration consisting of a grand procession of meticulously-carved wax castles, long-boat races and festive celebrations.
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Visual Art: Futurotextiles
30 July - 16 October 2009: Jim Thompson Art Center - BTS National Stadium station, Bangkok
"Futurotextiles" is a module of a travelling exhibition merging science, technology and art with all kind of textiles.
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Visual Art: Dvaravati (Thai Heritage)
31 July - 30 September 2009: Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok
Produced by the prestigious Guimet Museum in Paris and inaugurated by Her Highness Princess Sirindhorn on 19 March 2009 in France, this exhibition brings together for the first time in the world masterpieces from a single period of Thai history, the period known as "Dvaravati".
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