Trang Tourism Festival
is an activity for the
public relations of Trang
tourism at the beginning of
the tourism season. The
event is held in the third
week of January. |
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Vegetarian Festival
is a traditional festival of
the Chinese in Trang, held
around October every year on
a full-moon night. Thais of
Chinese heritage would
become a vegetarian (no
consumption of meat and
certain kinds of vegetables)
and dress in white for 9
days and nights. This is to
bring good fortune and make
merit. Throughout the 9 days
and nights, the spirit in
the “medium” would go out
and give blessing (some call
it out touring) to
households where there are
offerings set out in front.
The procession bearing the
medium must light thousands
of firecrackers, creating a
deafening din. The medium
would also perform
supernatural feats to show
that the spirit is in him. |
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Trang Underwedding Ceremony
Activities in this unusual
event include a welcoming
ceremony for the brides and
grooms (Thais and
foreigners) at the Trang
Airport, a bridal procession
around town, and a dowry
procession by long-tail boat
to Ko Kradan. A wedding
ceremony is performed on the
beach by means of pouring
blessed water from a conch
shell onto the bridal palms
and followed by underwater
marriage registration at a
depth of over 12 m. The
event is held on 13-15
February. |
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The Buddha Image
Procession and Trang
Cultural Festival
is aimed to
preserve, revive,
and pass down
ancient customs and
traditions which are
local uniqueness. It
is held during the
first and third days
of the waning moon
in the eleventh
lunar month (at the
end of the Buddhist
Lent). Activities
include a contest of
Buddha image boat
floats, local sports
competitions,
Southern-style folk
arts and cultural
performances,
concerts,
entertainment, sales of Trang OTOP products, and
merit-making for the Buddha
image processions. |
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Trang Food Festival
is held to
promote dishes of Trang
province renowned as the
city of food lovers. There
are a myriad of food stalls
of Trang restaurants
offering dishes at
discounted prices. Various
kinds of food including
Chinese, Thai and local
meals, as well as seafood
are available. Additional
activities are an eating
championship and diverse
forms of entertainment. The
fair is scheduled for 30
March – 3 April of every
year at the Somdech Phra
Srinagarindra Park 95 (Khao
Pae Choi). |
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Four-wheel Drive Vehicle
Competition
(The Nature Adventure of
Southern Thailand – NAS
Challenge) is an off-road
circuit for members of
off-road racing clubs in
Thailand and from foreign
countries, such as Malaysia,
Singapore, Indonesia, etc.,
with more than 100 cars
participating. It is
scheduled for November of
every year. The circuits in
use are in Trang town and
other districts of Trang. |
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Trang Cake Festival
derives from the fact that Trang people are well known
for making delicious cakes.
This is particularly true
for the villagers of Ban Lam
Phu Ra where making cakes
dates back generations. The
cakes of Trang have no
frosting and have several
flavours like orange,
coffee, three-flavoured,
etc. The festival is
scheduled for every August. |
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Taphao Shell Festival
is aimed at promoting the
conservation of nature and
the environment. The
festival is held at Pak Meng
Beach every November. There
is a contest to gather
Taphao shells. |
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Trang Roast Pork Festival
is a tourism promotion
activity of Trang, held
every September. The
festival features Trang
roast pork is of a special
recipe. The pork skin is
crispy, the meat is tender
and it is delicious due to a
process by which the pig is
fermented with herbs then
roasted whole on a specially
made grill. Trang’s roast
pork is sold daily and eaten
with morning coffee or can
be a banquet dish. |
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Fishing Competition at the
Trang Sea
is organised around December of
every year in the waters of
Trang and Krabi provinces.
More than ten categories of
fishing are arranged for the
game. |
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Moon Festival
is a tradition long observed
by the Chinese people of Tambon Thung Yao, Amphoe
Palian, to commemorate the
fight for the nation against
the Mongols. A ceremony is
held in late September or
early October on the full
moon day in the eighth month
under the Chinese calendar. |
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H.M. the King’s Birthday
Celebrations and Red Cross
Fair
are an annual magnificent
event of Trang, which has
been continued since the
reign of King Rama VII. It
is scheduled for 5-15
December of every year at
the Thung Chaeng Stadium in
Amphoe Mueang Trang.
Activities include
exhibitions of agencies in
the public and private
sectors, sales of food and
products, concerts,
entertainment, naval Red
Cross activities, etc. |
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