This year, the event will be held for 3 days from the 23rd until the 25th of November 2016 at Bueng Sithan Khon Kaen University on both sides. But Loy Kratong will be held on one side (west) and a new podium will be setup as a new important tourist attraction. If people come to Loy Kratong they have to come to the Sithan KKU Festival . Loy Kratong is a romantic festival of the youth and is will now be a water merit making festival which shows awareness of the importance of water. This is called the Sithan KKU Festival.