Pattaya gets ready for their biggest event in a year, the Fireworks Festival

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

The Pattaya Mayor says Pattaya is ready for the Pattaya Fireworks Festival from November 26th to November 27th, 2021. This will be the biggest event in Pattaya in a year, due to many closures and Covid-19 restrictions, since the last fireworks festival in November 2020.

 

Mayor Sonthaya Khunplome told The Pattaya News, “We are fully ready to hold the Pattaya Fireworks Festival.

 

“Fireworks are currently being installed on boats in the area and event organizers are preparing to set up and decorate stages with full lights and sound.” The mayor continued.

 

“People who want to enter into the main event area MUST receive two doses of a Covid – 19 vaccine AND(*) must have a rapid antigen test, not more than 72 hours old. We will use the ‘Universal Prevention’ for Covid – 19 measurements as we did for the Pattaya Music Festival.” The mayor stated.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/11/20/pattaya-gets-ready-for-their-biggest-event-in-a-year-the-fireworks-festival/

 

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[Gsxrnz]

Hope all goes well with a decent crowd and the day is not a fizzer.

[Henryford]

Two jabs AND a test. That will ensure that no one attends.

[redwood1]

People who want to enter into the main event area MUST receive two doses of a Covid – 19 vaccine AND(*) must have a rapid antigen test, not more than 72 hours old

 

Or

 

You can sit anywhere else on the beach unvaxxed, untested,un-masked,and sit in large groups and drink lots of beer...

[Thailand]

Has a tourist arrived?

[Gsxrnz]

31 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Has a tourist arrived?

Not yet, but I did see the less rarer Yellow and Green Crested Spotted Pigmy Bluefinch building a nest in a Beach Road coconut tree from discarded face masks and 7/11 straws.

[johng]

59 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

Or

 

You can sit anywhere else on the beach unvaxxed, untested,un-masked,and sit in large groups and drink lots of beer...

That is exactly  what happened at the recent "Music Festival"  so fully expect it for the fireworks too.

[Will B Good]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

must have a rapid antigen test, not more than 72 hours old

Where are people going to get these tests done and how much will they cost........surely people are not going to bother.......imagine a family of four or five and the hassle and costs involved????

[johng]

Just now, Will B Good said:

surely people are not going to bother

Exactly  they will just sit  elsewhere on the beach  outside the Covidiocy barriers  like they did at the Music Festival.

[brommers]

Get your N95 masks ready for a large lungful of pollution!

[James105]

Just to be clear.  If you want to watch the fireworks in the most joyless way possible, you go to the official "covid safe" viewing area with your mask on and if you want to have fun you can literally watch from anywhere else, beer in hand if so desired?  

 

If this is the kind of segregation they are planning for the future where all the scared, joyless souls are in one safe, mask wearing area where no fun is allowed and all the fun people are in a different area with alcoholic drinks and other fun things then I might actually be able to get on board with this. 

[johng]

Just on the news   (Thairath) they showed a  Loy Krathong festival concert that was shutdown  due to people dancing !  they where supposed to stay sat in their socially distant chairs  and enjoy some foot tapping fun for  100 baht per seat.

In the video an angry performer was onstage  saying how can you expect to have a music festival with no dancing  what is the point !

[Gsxrnz]

5 minutes ago, johng said:

Just on the news   (Thairath) they showed a  Loy Krathong festival concert that was shutdown  due to people dancing !  they where supposed to stay sat in their socially distant chairs  and enjoy some foot tapping fun for  100 baht per seat.

In the video an angry performer was onstage  saying how can you expect to have a music festival with no dancing  what is the point !

I have an idea for a new T-Shirt.

 

"No sex dancing please, we're British Thai"

[wombat]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

“People who want to enter into the main event area MUST receive two doses of a Covid – 19 vaccine AND(*) must have a rapid antigen test, not more than 72 hours old.

curious asks...how will this be enforced?

[Atlantis]

9 minutes ago, wombat said:

curious asks...how will this be enforced?

Presumably fenced off with a single entrance much like with the music festival last weekend.

 

2 hours ago, Henryford said:

Two jabs AND a test. That will ensure that no one attends.

The fenced off areas were completely full on the first night of the music festival last weekend. Perceived value of VIP status is my guess. And guaranteed seating.

 

54 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Where are people going to get these tests done and how much will they cost........surely people are not going to bother.......imagine a family of four or five and the hassle and costs involved????

Any hospital and semi-decent clinic. Can be as little as 600 Baht with a certificate, 100 Baht without.

 

[Atlantis]

1 hour ago, Thailand said:

Has a tourist arrived?

At least over the last couple of days, there's plenty of cars along Jomtien Road - enough to cause a traffic jam. It's the Water Jet World Grand Prix this weekend, had Pattaya Music Festival last weekend, and fireworks next weekend.

All in all, it's nice to see the night market vendors finally getting a much needed windfall.

 

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, Atlantis said:

it's nice to see the night market vendors finally getting a much needed windfall

Are bars on beach road open? 

 

Still had time to edit. It's  a genuine question. Laugh emoji ain't all that useful.

And now I brace for more.

[SidJames]

10 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Are bars on beach road open? 

Drove down beach rd about 11pm last night & there a few in the coconut bar up by Royal Gardens

[DefaultName]

I'll be on my condo roof with a stool and a few beers, it's about 1Km away, but comfortable, a good viewpoint, and the journey home is easy.  ????

 

If the first one is the usual late start though, that'll do for me.  Sitting around waiting for something to happen is almost as boring as sitting around waiting for the bars to open.  ????

[Harveyboy]

4 hours ago, redwood1 said:

People who want to enter into the main event area MUST receive two doses of a Covid – 19 vaccine AND(*) must have a rapid antigen test, not more than 72 hours old

 

Or

 

You can sit anywhere else on the beach unvaxxed, untested,un-masked,and sit in large groups and drink lots of beer...

yep i plan to i got  my space across from 7/11 booked  ha

[bluemoonpattaya]

The results to the covid 19 test can be handed to any official on entry, in a brown envelope...  nudge nudge, wink wink.  you know what i mean.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The Pattaya Mayor says Pattaya is ready for the Pattaya Fireworks Festival from November 26th to November 27th, 2021. This will be the biggest event in Pattaya in a year, due to many closures and Covid-19 restrictions, since the last fireworks festival in November 2020.

That'll be nice for the locals something to watch, just a shame most other venues are closed.

[Leaver]

10 hours ago, Henryford said:

Two jabs AND a test. That will ensure that no one attends.

 

They may not attend the event, but many may "attend" Pattaya for the show.  

[mjakob007]

12 hours ago, Henryford said:

Two jabs AND a test. That will ensure that no one attends.

And the complimentary ambulance service for the select few that may test positive to hospital for 2-3 weeks stay at a promotional price of 350,000 baht.

[thailand49]

Universal prevention measures!  ???? 

[PoorSucker]

On 11/21/2021 at 3:00 AM, redwood1 said:

You can sit anywhere else on the beach unvaxxed, untested,un-masked,and sit in large groups and drink lots of beer...

Where do we meet...

[Lucky Bones]

As I offered in another thread. Thailand has not re-opened. Only the airports have re-opened. Go past the airport doors and see the BS restrictions.

Pattaya fireworks festival is a perfect example.

Thailand just digging a bigger, deeper hole every day.

[Atlantis]

On 11/21/2021 at 12:47 PM, DrJack54 said:

Are bars on beach road open? 

 

Still had time to edit. It's  a genuine question. Laugh emoji ain't all that useful.

And now I brace for more.

I don't know, I don't go up there often enough. Trying hard to think back to a while ago back on the beach...there were some places open along it, but didn't notice if they were restaurants or proper bars.

Drove along Pattaya Sai 2 recently and the side sois leading from Beach Road to looked very quiet.