By Adam Judd

Pattaya, Thailand – Pattaya’s biggest and wettest party officially returns for the first time in four years due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.

 

Songkran, which in one form or another will likely last a bit over a week in Pattaya, will culminate as it usually did, before Covid, with Wan Lai, or the “Big Day” on April 19th, 2023. This is, without a doubt, Pattaya’s biggest and wettest party but also polarizing especially to many expats as hundreds of thousands of domestic and foreign tourists convene on Pattaya.

 

Songkran, the Thai New Year, also known as the water festival, has not been held in full since 2019 due to pandemic restrictions other than traditional and religious activities. While a huge relief to many of our readers who dislike the water and crowds the tourism industry has overall yearned for the return of the festival.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/02/27/its-official-pattayas-songkran-day-on-april-19th-the-biggest-and-wettest-party-of-the-year-returns/

 

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21 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pattaya’s biggest and wettest party

ask me ! i had a terrible cold, and since that day, if i am in thailand on the songkran day, i stay quietly in my hotel room

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Songkran, which in one form or another will likely last a bit over a week in Pattaya

As usual milking it for all it's worth ...............

I can't wait for Songkran, I think I'll spend it in either DaNang or Vung Tau!

 

 

Edited February 27, 20233 yr by 2baht

31 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

As usual milking it for all it's worth ...............

Yes, considering the holiday runs 13-15, absolutely.

 

All the children will amass in the high so, glamouus Pattaya to carry on like a bunch of idiots.

 

19...four days after the holiday is over.

 

So, count on mayhem and morons running amok for an entire week if not longer.

 

The funny thing is most have zero idea what the holiday is about, it's traditional activities and ceremonies...it's alcohol and shooting people in the face with water drawn out of gutters. Idiots will stand for hours in the street shooting the hapless and less fortunate, the unsuspecting and unprotected with volumes of water. The least protected get the brunt of it. Absolutely braindead

Edited February 27, 20233 yr by SuperSilverHaze

Thankfully I will have left before the madness descends and will be in the Songkran sanity of Isaan.

51 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

As usual milking it for all it's worth ...............

I expect better than this kite flying day that is supposed to rake in millions! 

This nonsense AGAIN ????????????. It's time to give up Pattaya. This will never be a place where you can live a normal life. Sex, alcohol, parties and noise seem to be the most important things here and it will never change.

2 minutes ago, Mickeymaus said:

This nonsense AGAIN ????????????. It's time to give up Pattaya. This will never be a place where you can live a normal life. Sex, alcohol, parties and noise seem to be the most important things here and it will never change.

Money making events and draws to pull them in seem very important this last year.....

6 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Money making events and draws to pull them in seem very important this last year.....

They try to make money at any cost. They don't care much about the people who live here. And it is not only Songkran. It is a crazy town in the negative sense the whole year and it gets worse and worse. 

42 minutes ago, Mickeymaus said:

This nonsense AGAIN ????????????. It's time to give up Pattaya. This will never be a place where you can live a normal life. Sex, alcohol, parties and noise seem to be the most important things here and it will never change.

You say this like it's a BAD thing! ????

Oh no I'm washing my hair that day   

It's gonna be EPIC!!!  Quick, hide under your bed non participators. You only had four years to plan otherwise! 

A lot like Phuket.

Do it once and the thrill (?) is gone.????????

1 hour ago, Mickeymaus said:

This nonsense AGAIN ????????????. It's time to give up Pattaya. This will never be a place where you can live a normal life. Sex, alcohol, parties and noise seem to be the most important things here and it will never change.

Try East Pattaya.

Some co-existence of normality and excitement lives here.????????

27 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

You say this like it's a BAD thing! ????

Agreed.

A short sighted generalisation of Pattaya.

Bad experience maybe?????????

I think it's good Songkran is coming back. A sign of return to normality.

Ok, it has deviated in tourist capital cities and towns from the traditional customs, more into water fight madness and there are critics of this, but nobody really cares. 

 

Yeah, it can get annoying at times, but it's great to see the local Thais loving the experience and the huge motorcades and parties that will occur.

Instead of cursing and grumbling, I'll be embracing it (in small chunks) and then retreating back home to dry off.  Make sure you've got the double zip lock bags to keep phones dry.  

 

On 2/28/2023 at 3:42 AM, Pique Dard said:

ask me ! i had a terrible cold, and since that day, if i am in thailand on the songkran day, i stay quietly in my hotel room

If you're in Pattaya at Songkran, you'll need to stay in your room for at least a week if you don't want to get wet.

 

It's going to be a big one this year, as 15 and 16 (Bangkok Songkran) are the weekend, and 19 is Wednesday, so it will be non-stop from Saturday to Wednesday.

Edited March 1, 20233 yr by JensenZ

2 hours ago, JensenZ said:

If you're in Pattaya at Songkran, you'll need to stay in your room for at least a week if you don't want to get wet.

 

It's going to be a big one this year, as 15 and 16 (Bangkok Songkran) are the weekend, and 19 is Wednesday, so it will be non-stop from Saturday to Wednesday.

Songkran is actually 13-16th so I would not be surprised if there is some water being thrown thrown from the 13th, Thursday.