PHUKET: The Patong Seafood Festival 2015, timed to run with the Patong Carnival, starts on Sunday and runs until Tuesday.
The festival will take place at Patong Beach between Bangla Road and the Sea Pearl Junction.
Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup told the media: ''All the parades and cultural shows will still be part of the festival, but the big attraction will be the Seafood Festival.
''This year is the 30th year of the carnival, and we want to bring something new and exciting to the event, and this year we will deliver more creativity.
''We hope to push our city to the next level and generate creative tourism in the Patong area.''
The festival will hold activities and attractions including an entertainment zone with live music, cultural shows and stage presentations of local and international foods and seafood.
Bangla Road will feature street art and an exhibition of the history and cultural heritage of Patong.
At 5pm on Sunday a parade will start from Phang Muang Sai Kor Road and move along Prachanukroh Road to Thaweewong (beach) Road, before ending on Bangla Road.
Governor Jamleran Tipayapongtada will officially open the Festival at 7.30pm on Sunday night from near the beach end of Bangla Road.
Many seafood and local restaurants will be open to serve festival guests over the three-day event.
Festivities on Sunday end at midnight.
From 6pm to midnight on Monday, a dancing school and jazz band will perform at the festival.
On Tuesday night a reggae band will play from 6pm to midnight.
More than 20,000 people are expected to attend the carnival this year.
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The festival will take place at Patong Beach between Bangla Road and the Sea Pearl Junction.
Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup told the media: ''All the parades and cultural shows will still be part of the festival, but the big attraction will be the Seafood Festival.
''This year is the 30th year of the carnival, and we want to bring something new and exciting to the event, and this year we will deliver more creativity.
''We hope to push our city to the next level and generate creative tourism in the Patong area.''
The festival will hold activities and attractions including an entertainment zone with live music, cultural shows and stage presentations of local and international foods and seafood.
Bangla Road will feature street art and an exhibition of the history and cultural heritage of Patong.
At 5pm on Sunday a parade will start from Phang Muang Sai Kor Road and move along Prachanukroh Road to Thaweewong (beach) Road, before ending on Bangla Road.
Governor Jamleran Tipayapongtada will officially open the Festival at 7.30pm on Sunday night from near the beach end of Bangla Road.
Many seafood and local restaurants will be open to serve festival guests over the three-day event.
Festivities on Sunday end at midnight.
From 6pm to midnight on Monday, a dancing school and jazz band will perform at the festival.
On Tuesday night a reggae band will play from 6pm to midnight.
More than 20,000 people are expected to attend the carnival this year.
GrabCar are running a promotion of a flat rate of 100 baht to anywhere on Phuket (only two times per user). Use the Promo code: gcseafood.
Do you know if the music's going to be at Loma Beach area pls?
Posted by Anonymous on October 31, 2015 01:03