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Tomorrow, two popular festivals in Saraburi _ Blooming Sunflower Fields and Cowboy Night _ will be kick-started in cowboy style at the Dairy Farming Promotion Organisation of Thailand's headquarters in Muak Lek district.
Thailand International Balloon Festival is taking place again this weekend.
Watthanapong Phonimdaeng, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Lop Buri office, which also oversees tourism in Saraburi, says November-December is the time when many fields in Saraburi's Muak Lek, Wang Muang and Phra Phutthabat districts are full of sunflower blossoms. The spectacular floral views provide ideal photo shoots.
It is hoped that the two festivals will attract a large number of tourists and generate income for the province and local people. Saraburi has good potential for various kinds of tourism, especially agro-tourism.
The opening of both festivals will feature cowboy shows, a cowgirl beauty pageant, a cowboy dance contest, horse agility shows, a caravan of motorcycles and sale of leatherwear.
For more information, contact the TAT's Lop Buri office on 036-770-096/7, or visit www.tat7.com.
Balloon festival in Chiang Mai
The annual Thailand International Balloon Festival is now in its sixth year. This year, it will take place from Nov 23-25 at the Chiangmai Gymkhana Club.
A highlight will be the display of colourful hot air balloons and kites in various designs, including those shaped like pandas, foxes, beetles and clocks.
Visitors can try manning radio-controlled balloons. Those with a love for speed should not miss the parade of big motorcyles, led by former Miss Thailand and actress Panadda Wongphudee and actors Worawut Niyomsap and Phuri Hiranyapruek, and the procession of Vespas and vintage bicycles.
Other daytime activities are paper balloon workshops for children and musical performances by local students, the Dara Chorus and the Montfort Strings Orchestra.
During the cool night, there will be a light and sound show, the Night Glow of Balloons and concerts by British soul singer Aruba Red, Thai composers and singers Neung Jakkawal and Hugo Chulachak Chakrabongse as well as local acts like Louis Trio, Del Ritmo, Three For You, Project Mayhem and The Skiss Band.
Delicious food and drinks from five-star hotels in Chiang Mai, including roast ham from the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, barbecues from Rati Lanna Riverside Spa Resort and baked items from Dusit D2,will be on sale there.
The festival is expected to draw tens of thousands of people as in previous years. Tickets are priced at 100 baht for adults and 50 baht for children aged seven to 14.
For more information, visit http://www.thailandballoonfestival.com/2012/.
Music in a palace
On Saturday, the annual event called ''Visiting the Palace, Listening to the Music'' will be held from 5-10pm at Phra Narai Ratchaniwet Palace, Muang district of Lop Buri.
At night, the palace will be illuminated with lights while singers Noo Meter, Joey Bazoo and Nick Niranam will be crooning their popular songs.
Lop Buri has been an important city for centuries, especially during the reign of King Narai the Great during the Ayutthaya era. The king had Phra Narai Ratchaniwet Palace built and stayed there for eight or nine months a year.
After the event, visitors can visit Khmer sanctuaries Phra Kan Shrine and Phra Prang Samyod to witness the annual feast for monkeys there on Sunday and see other attractions.
For more information, contact the TAT's Lop Buri office on 036-770-096/7, or visit www.tat7.com.
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