August 26, 201016 yr An event worth seeing firsthand... Bring your bf, Thai friends, Expat friends... you will enjoy The Chonburi Buffalo Racing Festival October 16-22, 2010 On Tuesday, an official meeting was held announcing the ever-popular staging of the 139th Chon Buri Buffalo Racing Festival 2010 at the Chon-Buri Provincial and District Fields. The popular festival will take place at the Chon-Buri provincial and district fields over the 16th-22nd of October 2010. The festival will be separated into two segments, with all merchandise stalls, games, activities, exhibits and shows to be held on one field while the main attraction of Buffalo Racing will be held separately. Kicking off the festival will be a traditional Thai parade involving Chon-Buri and the surrounding districts displaying the unique Thai culture and tradition surrounding the festival. The opening ceremony will be followed by the ‘Buffalo Pageant,’ were awards will be given to best male and female buffalo, and several other pageant style competitions involving trainers, breeders and jockey’s. Unique to and an ancient pastime in Thailand, the Buffalo Racing this year will be separated into four categories based on the varying size of the animal and jockey. Classifications will include super tiny, tiny, small and large. read more.... ---------------- A MUST ATTEND Festival... Enjoy and ...bring your camera. tj
August 26, 201016 yr This looks fabulous! Can't wait to see it if I am in LOS. I agree - looks like a lot of fun - is it all day every day on the dates you mentioned, or is there one particular day/period you highly recommend?
August 26, 201016 yr WOW! I'll actually be in thailand when something special happens. Can't wait to go. Do I put in an order for a LARGE one now? After bouncing around on a buffalo's back I doubt the large would apply for awhile tho.
August 26, 201016 yr Found this on the TAT website but doesn't really give a breakdown by day/time, but does explain how to get there: http://www.tourismthailand.org/see-do/events-festivals/info-page/destination/chon-buri/cat/11/event/231/parent/180/lang/0/
August 26, 201016 yr We went last year and had a good time. I think it is a thing you need to do once, but not sure if we will do it again.
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