Amphawa Floating Market or Evening floating Market Amphawa Floating Market is one of the famous attractions of Samut Songkhram province. Amphawa Floating Market is an evening floating market, Samut Songkhram Province which is located 75 kilometers from Bangkok. The attraction of Amphawa is the traditional village with this floating market Amphawa Eloating Market is along the canal near Wat Ampawan Chetiyaram and is held on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p m on Amphawa Canal and vendors start setting up at around noon. The Amphawa district was an important place in Thai history during the Ayutthaya period to the early Rattanakosin one. Before it was called"Bang Chang" which was a small community and the area was developed to be agricultural and commercial community in Phra Choa Prasart Thong reign. In the past, there was a commercial market which was called"Bang Change" at that time. Later, it was changed to the new one and become Na Bang Chang surname which one of the royal surnames was derived from this name.