When: February
Where: Utthayan Sawan (Nong Sombun Park), Amphoe Mueang
Nakhon Sawan Chinese New Year Festival
Nakhon Sawan Chinese New Year Festival The most anticipated event in festival calendar year for Nakhon Sawan is undoubtedly Chinese New Year Festival and Chao Pho - Chao Mae Pak Nam Pho Procession Festival which are annually held harmoniously side by side for continuous 12-day period during Chinese New Year to bring good luck, fortune and prosperity. Chinese migrants have been settling down all over Thailand for hundreds of years and many of them and their descendants inhabit in Nakhon Sawan nowadays, hence the long-standing tradition of Chinese New Year Celebration since olden days. The two most famous shrines around the city are ones of Chao Pho Thepharak and Chao Mae Taptim whose popularity started almost hundred years ago during cholera outbreak where hundreds of people died. The Devotees of these two shrines held the ritual believed to be a cure of this evil plague and it miraculously worked.
The highlighted programmes are definitely 2 amazing “Chao Por - Chao Mae” Processions which take place in the evening and then the following morning. The festival also features various processions such as lion parade, dragon, angel processions and the goddess Guan Yin procession marching along the main roads in the municipality. Another unmissable event is the spectacular illuminated dragon dance that will keep you mesmerised and stunned by the movement of the dragon, its carriers’ skills and their endless energy. Included are also marching bands, dancers in colourful costumes, acrobats standing on each other’s shoulders and the list goes on. Be a part of this event of Nakhon Sawan and witness one of the most impressive festivals of all time.