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Candle Festival (Thung Si Muang Park)
culturalUbon Ratchathani, Thailand

Candle Festival (Thung Si Muang Park)

The venue for Ubon Ratchathani's world-famous Candle Festival (Khao Phansa), held each July to mark the beginning of Buddhist Lent. Communities spend months carving enormous beeswax sculptures — some the size of buses — depicting scenes from Buddhist mythology. The parade along Upparat Road features floats, traditional mor lam music, and thousands of celebrants....

Open during festival (July, Asanha Bucha Day)

Key Highlights

Annual July celebration
Giant hand-carved wax sculptures
Traditional mor lam music
Buddhist Lent procession

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Quick Facts

Address:
Thung Si Muang, Upparat Road, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani 34000
Hours:
Open during festival (July, Asanha Bucha Day)
Entrance Fee:
Free

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