PHUKET: In a move that may alarm some but amuse others, going cheek to cheek with Bike Week on Phuket next month will be the Phuket Pride Festival.
The move of Bike Week from April 6-8 to April 20-22 is believed to have been generated by restrictions on the sale of alcohol for a Phuket election and a Royal funeral.
The switch in dates, announced today, puts the event adjacent to the Phuket Pride Festival 2012, which runs from April 23-28.
Phuket's bikers, it must be said, are among the most tolerant people on the island. Bike Week usually attracts people from all over the world, especially Singapore and Malaysia.
Activities usually extend from the official few days to a week or more. A bike show, beauty queen contest and tattoo festival are on the agenda this year.
This year the tick list for bikers packing for Phuket might read: leather jacket: no problem. peacock feather headdress: why not?
Phuket Pride 2012 is blossoming as a festival celebrating alternatives and this year for the first time will be marked not just in Patong but all over Phuiket.
The Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation election on April 7 will trigger a ban on alcohol sales across Phuket from 6pm on April 6 to midnight on April 7.
Thailand's government has declared April 9 a special holiday to allow people to take part in the royal cremation of Her Royal Highness Princess Bejraratana Rajasuda at Sanam Luang.
All entertainment venues have been asked to close as Thailand pays tribute from April 8-10.
The move of Bike Week from April 6-8 to April 20-22 is believed to have been generated by restrictions on the sale of alcohol for a Phuket election and a Royal funeral.
The switch in dates, announced today, puts the event adjacent to the Phuket Pride Festival 2012, which runs from April 23-28.
Phuket's bikers, it must be said, are among the most tolerant people on the island. Bike Week usually attracts people from all over the world, especially Singapore and Malaysia.
Activities usually extend from the official few days to a week or more. A bike show, beauty queen contest and tattoo festival are on the agenda this year.
This year the tick list for bikers packing for Phuket might read: leather jacket: no problem. peacock feather headdress: why not?
Phuket Pride 2012 is blossoming as a festival celebrating alternatives and this year for the first time will be marked not just in Patong but all over Phuiket.
The Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation election on April 7 will trigger a ban on alcohol sales across Phuket from 6pm on April 6 to midnight on April 7.
Thailand's government has declared April 9 a special holiday to allow people to take part in the royal cremation of Her Royal Highness Princess Bejraratana Rajasuda at Sanam Luang.
All entertainment venues have been asked to close as Thailand pays tribute from April 8-10.
