Ong Ang Walking Street opens as new attraction in Bangkok

[rooster59]

Ong Ang Walking Street opens as new attraction in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

The new Ong Ang Walking Street in Bangkok is now open to the public every Friday to Sunday from 4pm to 10pm.

 

 

 

On Friday, Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang posted photos of the walking street on his Facebook page.

 

The move aims to stimulate the community's economy and generate revenue from tourism. The walking street's event theme will be changed every week.

 

 

This week's theme is cosplay, which allows people to cosplay as cartoon characters, animals, etc, while the event also features music performances, street art exhibitions and a variety of products from retailers.

 

 

People can visit Ong Ang Walking Street by taking the MRT train ride to Sam Yot station.

 

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[Hayduke]

37 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Ong Ang Walking Street opens as new attraction in Bangkok

 

Another first-class, number-one, Hall of Fame idea....

 

Throw in a marching band or two, a few jugglers, and maybe some clowns riding unicycles....and they're sure to attract/woo/tempt/lure hundreds of millions of free-spending tourists Chinese.

 

Happy days are here again.

 

 

 

Edited November 8, 2020 by Hayduke

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

The walking street's event theme will be changed every week.

Assuming the participants have to be paid, it could end up costing more than the take.

 

Good idea for a different time.

Calling it Walking Street might not be such a good idea though, given the connotations.

[khunjeff]

I guess it looks nice enough, but it isn't a "walking street" at all - it's a pedestrian pathway along a canal, which is a different animal (and much narrower).

[PETERTHEEATER]

They could add a bit of tourist spice by putting armed thugs at each end and rename it 'Running (for your life) Street'

[Operator2002]

The nearby Yaowarat rd full of gold shops still will be much bigger attraction for the tourists ????

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

Another first-class, number-one, Hall of Fame idea....

 

Throw in a marching band or two, a few jugglers, and maybe some clowns riding unicycles....and they're sure to attract/woo/tempt/lure hundreds of millions of free-spending tourists Chinese.

 

Happy days are here again.

 

 

 

Not sure if Prayut & Co are available at the weekends?

[unblocktheplanet]

Not to mention, where are the <deleted> masks?!?