Songkran is one of the most festive times of year in Thailand. It is their version of New Years celebrations according to the Thai calendar. Songkran is a holiday that represents new blessings and is a time for being with family. You can see various Songkran celebrations across the entire country. Bangkok has one of the biggest Songkran festivals in Thailand.
Songkran will be held from April 13-15. Songkran is celebrated in a few ways. The traditional celebration of Songkran involves surrounding yourself with family. People are encouraged to return to their hometown and take part in the local celebrations. Songkran is also a time for cleaning, which symbolizes cleaning the slate for the new year.
Many of the Songkran traditions have evolved for the modern times. Water is one of the most significant features of the Songkran holiday. It was originally used to just sprinkle on family members. Now, Songkran transforms the entire city into a fun water fight. You’ll see people playing with everything from water balloons to water hoses.
Thong Lo is an area of Bangkok that has one of the top Songkran celebrations in the entire city. Staying at Centre Point Hotel Thong Lo will put you right in the middle of the action. You’ll only be a short distance away from two of the best Songkran celebration in Thong Lo: Show DC and RCA.
Show DC is one of the newer shopping malls in Bangkok. This mall already has its share of shops, food, and entertainment but it becomes even more exciting during Songkran. Every year, Show DC hosts a major Songkran music festival in its Oasis Arena. This year, they will hold the Songkranzonic Festival. The festival features live DJ and enough water fun to keep you entertained.
Also in Thong Lo is the RCA, or the Royal City Avenue. This is a famous avenue in Bangkok, known for it’s large selection of night clubs. If you like to party, then this is the perfect place for be for Songkran. The entire street is lined with clubs that will each host their own Songkran party. Since the clubs vary in the type of music, atmosphere, crowd, you will have a nice mix of venues to spend every night of the Songkran celebrations.
The best part about staying at the Centre Point Serviced Apartments Thong Lo property, you’ll have easy access to both of these exciting destinations for Songkran. The Centre Point property is located only about 10 minutes away, which you can use a taxi or tuk-tuk.
You have your choice of the top destinations for celebrating the Songkran holiday. You can either stop by Show DC to attend one of the largest electronic Songkran festivals. Or you choose to take a stroll down RCA and party the entire festival. Either destination, make sure that you’re prepared to get wet. Songkran will be one of the most fun celebrations to be a part of, with enough water to keep you cool.
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