Songkran is here! Join the epic water fights and experience Thailand’s biggest festival in the heart of Bangkok. Don’t forget ...

Thailand’s Songkran festival, famous for its massive water fights, offers the perfect mix of tradition and fun. Here’s what visitors can expect in 2025.

Thailand’s Songkran festival, famous for the massive nationwide water fights, offers the perfect mix of tradition and fun. Here’s what visitors can expect in 2024.

In 2023, UNESCO added Songkran to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list, noting that it refers to the sun’s annual passing into the Aries constellation, the first sign of the Zodiac ...

Thailand is in the middle of its Songkran celebrations, marking the country’s traditional New Year, which have millions participating in the world’s biggest water fight.

Songkran, as the festival welcoming in the new year is called in Thai, is often celebrated with playful water fights on city streets over the course of three chaotic days.

Songkran's entrance, tucked discreetly between Urbe and Etoile, reveals eye-catching interiors showcasing colorful murals and Thai decor. The dark and moody dining room extends to two outdoor spaces.

Songkran, a traditional Thai festival, often involves splashing and squirting. But the continuing crackdowns on all forms of dissent in Hong Kong made things different this year.

Thailand's COVID-19 task force said on Friday it will ban for a second year the street water fights that usually take place during celebrations for the upcoming Thai New Year due to the pandemic.

Songkran marks the start of the traditional Thai New Year and is usually celebrated from April 13-15, though some cities stretch out the fun a few extra days. Taking place at the height of the ...