Issan Festival 2014 begins 3-day event with 7 parades Friday

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Issan Festival 2014 begins 3-day event with 7 parades Friday

PATTAYA:--Seven mini parades will mark the start of the Pattaya Issan Festival, running Friday through Sunday on Third Road.

Opening ceremonies will be held at Pattaya School No. 8 and the rest of the event will take place at the empty lot on Pattaya Third Road between North and Central roads. Registration begins at 1 p.m. at the South Pattaya School, with the 100-meter-long parades highlighting a variety of traditional northeastern dances, “pin” playing, “kaan” mouth-organ instrument playing and more, beginning their march through the city at 4 p.m.

The route begins at Walking Street and will move up Beach Road, eventually turning and moving to the festival site on Third Road by 6 p.m. Beach Road will be closed for those two hours and traffic police coordinated route plans with the Pattaya Issan Association at the March 3 preparation meeting.
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-- Pattaya Mail 2014-03-08

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