The Surin Elephant Round Up Festival takes place the third weekend of November. You will find more than 100 elephants taking part in this festival. In addition to showing their working skills, there are plenty of fun activities including elephant dining, an elephant welcome float, elephant football and an elephant war show. The festival finishes with a tug of war competition between elephant and man. The Surin Provincial Office has already announced this year's festival for November 14-25. The parade and performance are set for November 17-18, which sees the elephants take part in a procession along with local dignitaries and people in traditional dress. The parade ends with an "Elephant Breakfast", where the pachyderms feast on fruit.