Festivals
- Chak Phra Festival. When Buddha return to earth from heaven and was greeted by crowd.Chak Phra annually take place immediately after the end of 3 month rain retreat about October. It is celebrate in many south but in Surat Thani is the biggest. It is Chak Phra Festivals on land and on the Tapi River.Before Chak Phra Day, on the night there are build the screen of Buddha's story around the city and celebrate its all day all night. On land, the splendidly adorned floats are pulled across the town by the participants. At the same time, on water a float decorated in colorful Thai design of a float made to carry the Buddha image. Chak Phra Festivals then concludes with and exciting boat race and treaditional game.
- Rambutan and Thai Fruits Festivals The rambutan trees were first planted in Surat Thani in 1926 by the Chinese Malay Mr. K. Vong in Ban Na San. An annual rambutan fair is held during August harvest time.
- Boon Sad Dean Sib Festival (Southern Traditional) It is held on the full moon of the 10th month in traditional calendar (about August). Many people will go to the temple and remember for the ancestor. Friend and relations will come back home and go to temple altogether. Traditional people can make sweetmeat for this festival.
- Surat thani Songkran festival, Thai New Year (water festival) @Surat Thani is celebrated every year on 13 April at Bandon bay street and around the town and Ko Samui is celebrated on 13–15 April at chaweng beach lamai beach and around the island street.
- Surat Thani Loy Krathong Festival on the Tapi River.It is held on the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. During the night of the full moon, many people will release a raft like this on a river.
- Bull Fighting (กีฬาชนวัว) This ancient popular sport on Ko Samui was once held on large undecorated terrain in coconut fields or farms. Now, permanent stadiums in various districts take turns hosting the monthly bull fighting.
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