New Years Eve

[Deserted]

What happens in Pattaya on new years eve? Ive heard there's fireworks, anything else?

[carlyai]

If you try very hard, you might get layed. 🙂

[Deserted]

That counts for everyday in the calendar. Where are the fireworks, Jomtien or Pattaya beach?

[carlyai]

When I lived there they were around the pier. 

Were heaps of people pushing down Walking Street to the pier area.

Good night.

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, Deserted said:

That counts for everyday in the calendar. Where are the fireworks, Jomtien or Pattaya beach?

Near Bali Hai in the past, music concerts too. It is very crowded though. 

[Andycoops]

The year comes to a end...

[JimTripper]

49 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Near Bali Hai in the past, music concerts too. It is very crowded though. 

Did you see the concert or a sea of people?

[jacko45k]

41 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Did you see the concert or a sea of people?

A dangerous sea of people nearly ending up in the sea!

Maybe they use the barges as per the Fireworks competition these days. 

[champers]

I have seen Ronan Keating's fizzog on some promo material. All Westlife fans (not me) will be getting excited.

[JimTripper]

47 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

A dangerous sea of people nearly ending up in the sea!

Maybe they use the barges as per the Fireworks competition these days. 

Why did you go then, if it was just a sea of people?

[KannikaP]

17 minutes ago, champers said:

I have seen Ronan Keating's fizzog on some promo material. All Westlife fans (not me) will be getting excited.

Wasn't Ronan in BOYZONE?

[Kenny Boy]

There’s fireworks for the children

[kingstonkid]

23 hours ago, Deserted said:

What happens in Pattaya on new years eve? Ive heard there's fireworks, anything else?

The place is a zoo.  Last year the beaches were full and there was no room at the bars unless you had reserved a spot.

 

The fireworks were good but like I said going to a bar and getting srink was something else. 

 

Also there were stalls set up all along Beach road.  The only goodhting was that beach road was closed to vehicles.

 

This year thinking about staying in BKK

 

[GypsyT]

Last night lot of shooting at Pratamnak Hill.

Is this TAT making Russians feel home?

 

[Pattaya57]

6 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

Last night lot of shooting at Pratamnak Hill.

Is this TAT making Russians feel home?

 

I think that would have made the Pattaya news if so?

[champers]

4 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Wasn't Ronan in BOYZONE?

So he was, beggorah!

Oh, and he is not doing NYE either, but will be appearing in Jazz On The Beach some time in December.

[sandyf]

On 11/12/2024 at 1:03 PM, Deserted said:

What happens in Pattaya on new years eve? Ive heard there's fireworks, anything else?

I has varied over the years with fireworks being the main event. Beach parties were a popular thing and there used to be a variety of bars with shows but not so much these days. There is now a fairly large music event held in New Plaza as well as the music event at Bali Hai Pier, that is not for the faint hearted, extremely crowded.

Covid brought it all to a halt and we went to Koh Chang in 2021 and 22 which was more open. Last year was the first fully open NY since covid and the crowds on the beach in Soi 8 area were horrendous, All those from New Plaza had just poured down Soi 8 on to the beach, best to avoid that part of the beach. 

The official fireworks are done at Bali Hai but there are fireworks going off all around, mainly from the big hotels.

If you are tempted to view from a rooftop bar, be warned they keep the numbers down with highly inflated prices.

This was Pattaya beach about 10.30pm on New Years Eve 2020.

[Deserted]

Where will they announce whats going on? And when also please?

[Hummin]

Been to Hua Hin and Patong Beach New year, and never again. F...... lunatics and dangerous 

 

 

[Deserted]

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

Been to Hua Hin and Patong Beach New year, and never again. F...... lunatics and dangerous 

 

 

That's what I want to avoid, we will have children with us.

[Hummin]

24 minutes ago, Deserted said:

That's what I want to avoid, we will have children with us.

The bigger Beach resorts include new year celebrations with buffet package. If I had kids, I would find a suitable place for safe fireworks handling. Public beaches or bigger open Space celebration is just beyond any common sense. 

[Deserted]

So the bali hat pier area is going to be absolutely rammed yes?

[jimn]

1 hour ago, Deserted said:

So the bali hat pier area is going to be absolutely rammed yes?

You will see the fireworks anywhere round Pattaya beach. Personally I avoid the centre like the plague. The beach area and the city in general will be rammed. Take care of your kids if you go.

[JimTripper]

2 hours ago, Deserted said:

So the bali hat pier area is going to be absolutely rammed yes?

Probably to the extent that you don't really have a good time (unless you like crowds).

 

The last festival I attended there was mostly watching where I was walking and maneuvering through a sea of people. The actual festival was secondary to that. That said, it can be fun if you're drunk and with the right people. It's all mindset.

Edited November 13 by JimTripper

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, JimTripper said:

Why did you go then, if it was just a sea of people?

I was alone at home and nothing else to do... they didn't announce prior that it would be a sea of people. IIRC I took refuge in a Walking ST GGB. 

[JimTripper]

35 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I was alone at home and nothing else to do... they didn't announce prior that it would be a sea of people. IIRC I took refuge in a Walking ST GGB. 

You did what all the other fish did. That's why they call it a school of fish.

[carlyai]

On 11/13/2024 at 9:15 AM, JimTripper said:

Why did you go then, if it was just a sea of people?

When I went it was a crush of people stamping thru the narrow end of Walking Street to the pier.

Dangerous if someone yelled BOMB.

There was nothing you could do but be funelled with the mob. Dangerous.

Wouldn't do it again.

Live dangerously in Thailand, but not die in a Walking Street stampeed.

 

[Bangkokhatter]

Last year the big stage was set up on the beach area around Central which avoids the mass crowds going through walking Street.

 

I am not 100% certain where the fireworks were let off but their were thousands of people on the beach, with plenty of chairs to sit and vendors selling drinks etc. Much safer than previous years. If you head for the Northern end of the beach it's not so crowded.

 

However, yes it's a big beach which could handle the thousands of people but as we all know the roads cannot. It was absolutely gridlocked with both cars and people on Beach road(pedestrians only), second road and all in between for a couple of hours after, best solution is book a Hotel within a KM of the beach and walk.

 

It's a good firework display and worth going, just plan a bit ahead and book Hotels early.

Edited November 14 by Bangkokhatter

[Bobthegimp]

I'd rather have a pot of boiling chip oil thrown in my face than deal with the lunacy that is NYE in Pattaya.  The katoey pickpockets will be out in force, as will the Soi 6 goon squad to give the geezers their season's beatings. 

[jacko45k]

18 hours ago, Bangkokhatter said:

I am not 100% certain where the fireworks were let off

Out at sea on barges I believe.