This is a rare opportunity to experience a large-scale temple fair like how it once was. Coloured lanterns, decorative flags, food vendors as well as fairground games and rides bring the place to life. Crowds of worshippers, families and fair-goers pack the temple grounds from early evening to midnight for the entire week. There’s hardly room to walk. If you go after sunset, the queue up to the Golden Mount can begin as far as Rattanakosin Hotel. So plan to go as early as possible.