Sept Thailand events: Veg Fest & Swan Boats

30 Aug 2011

September events in Thailand include;

Phuket Pet Fair – Royal Phuket Marina Exhibition Hall (02-04/10, 12:30-18:00)
Full Moon Party – Haad Rin Beach (12/09, starts after dark)
Gems & Jewellery Fair – Impact Arena, Bangkok (14-18/09, 10:00-21:00)
Pub Quiz – Shenanigans Irish Pub, Pattaya (16/09, from 19:30)
Samui Jazz Festival – all over Samui (18-25/09, all day)
International Swan Boat Races - Chao Phraya River, Bangkok (16-17/09, all day)
Fancy Dress Jungle Night – Good View Restaurant, Chiang Mai (from 20:00, 24/09)
Vegetarian Festival – Chinese temples all over Phuket (27/09-5/10, all day)

September 02-04: Phuket Pet Fair
Where: Royal Phuket Marina Exhibition Hall
When: 12:30 - 18:00
Join the Pet Fair and find all your requirements for whatever type of pet ou own. Visitors can also enjoy contests, music, shows and many more activities. For more information, please contact Peter on 089-474 5253 (BMS Events).

September 12: Full Moon Party
Where: Haad Rin beach, Koh Pha Ngan
When: starts after dark
Thailand’s famous full moon party kicks off after dark on the beach of Haad Rin on the neighbouring island of Koh Phangan. Prepare to party hard as live music is hosted by a number of different beachside bars and DJs travel from all over the world to spin the latest tunes to party people.

September 14-18: Gems & Jewellery Fair
Where: Impact Arena, 99 Popular Road, Banmai Subdistrict.
When: 10:00 – 21:00
See dazzling adornments at the Bangkok Gems & Jewellery Fair in Bangkok's Impact Exhibition and Convention Center. Open to trade professionals and the general public, exhibitors and couture designers show off their latest collections and present sparkling fashion shows.

September 16: Pub Quiz
Where: Shenanigans Irish Pub Beer Garden, Pattaya
When: from 19:30
Pub quiz with fun prizes and teasing questions in one of Pattaya’s most popular drinking holes. Come and join in to make new friends.

September 16-17: International Swan Boat Races
Where: Bangsai Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Centre, Chao Phraya River
When: all day
More than 20 international teams glide down Bangkok's Chao Phraya River during the International Swan Boat Races. The elaborately designed, narrow boats are a spectacular sight along the river with their bows shaped into mythical swan heads.

September 18 - 25: Samui Jazz Festival
Where: all over Samui
When: all day
The Samui Jazz Festival has its origin in the successful Samui Jazz Series but has now become a week-long annual jazz event. Music lovers and Jazz performers from all over the world come to the Thai Gulf island to perform and it promises to be an awesome addition to Samui’s social scene.

September 24: Fancy Jungle Night
Where: Good View Restaurant, 13 Charoen Road, Chiang Mai
When: from 20:00
The renown Good View restaurant overlooking Chiang Mai's picturesque River Ping is holding a fancy dress party on a jungle theme for all those budding Tarzan and Jane's to get back to nature. Tel 053 24 1866 for more information.

Sept 27 - Oct 05: Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Where: Chinese Temples all over Phuket
When: all day
This festival celebrates the Chinese community's belief that a strict diet of vegetable helps to purify body and mind. However, these days the festival is more famous or the bizarre acts of self-mutilation of devotees pierce their tongues, cheeks and other bodyparts with sharp implements.

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