I saw a reference to a promotional event called the "Amazing Pattaya Festival", scheduled for next weekend (Aug 29-31), in this article on tourism levels:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Tourism-business-in-Pattaya-expected-to-contract-t-30241382.html

I'm curious if anyone has details on what this will entail?

(A Google search turns up nothing.)

tourist numbers are bad

I just tried sending a question about this to pattayapeople.com in hopes they knew something or could track it down. But their Contact Us page is bouncing e-mails back as undeliverable.

If anyone has contacts there, they might like to know.

-tom

Edited August 21, 201411 yr by tpazzi

on facebook

Can you post a link?

I searched Facebook but didn't find anything.

Just watch the traffic back up all over town and you will know that the circus is back

It's actually the Amazing Pattaya Seafood Festival and will no doubt involve lots of tents being erected all the way down Beach Road selling various fishy delicacies with the usual traffic jams all over the city.

Can you post a link?

I searched Facebook but didn't find anything.

https://www.facebook.com/PattayaPeople?fref=ts

Thanks Gmac,

Found this (translated from Thai using Google Translate):

Amazing Pattaya Seafood Festival 2014 Seafood Festival Pattaya.

Pattaya travel with TAT. Association business and tourism city. Thailand Hotels Association Eastern The annual food festival event named Amazing Pattaya Seafood Festival 2014 Wonder Festival. Seafood Pattaya 2557 during 29-31 August 2557 to stimulate and promote tourism in Pattaya. Chonburi

The event is a creative activity in the Pattaya Grand Sale this year by presenting the concept of "Seafood Pattaya" is the highlight of attracting both domestic and foreign tourists.

The show consists The seafood restaurants and famous hotels in Pattaya and the Eastern Seaboard than 100 stores in the atmosphere by the beach. Visitors can buy fresh seafood prepared by our professional chef is priced lower than the market price. You can sit on the beach and close to nature with the events on stage. The Orchestra of the Navy. The show of the sights in the city. Chonburi Artists and entertainers every night.

Do not miss the seafood lovers! 29 to 31 August 2557 This from 18.00-24.00 hrs.

Source.. Tourism Authority of Thailand.