The Crucial Guide to Celebrating Songkran Festival in Bangkok!

The craze of Songkran festival has already started! The Thais will be celebrating the festival from April 13th to 15th annually, when the sun shines brightest in Bangkok. The renowned ‘Songkran Water Festival(เทศกาลน้ำสงกรานต์)‘ is arriving this year too with much enthusiasm. The three days will be taken over completely by a mass celebration when the whole country will shut down to enjoy the momentous water fight. The wild scenes of exuberance will be seen with enjoyment through music, dancing, drinking, and people fully drenched in water from head to toe.

It’s time for the Thais to take out their water guns, hose pipes, buckets, and everything on their hand so that they can splash on people and get drenched up in the colour of Songkran festival.

Look on below, how you can celebrate the three adventurous days of Songkran Festival in Bangkok!

The 3 days of Songkran Festival

The first day of celebration on April 13th

Besides being the first day of Songkran celebration, this day is enjoyed and celebrated as the National Day for the elderly in Thailand. The family members celebrate the day by spending time with their families at home, shopping mall, or any other popular attraction around the city. Also, at elder day care centres, all the entertainment activities will be arranged by volunteers of all ages and celebrate the day which will be close to their heart.

The second day of celebration on April 14th

The second day of Songkran Festival is again a family day celebration in Thailand. Many families prefer to go on a family trip or want to organize a warm party at home. The members are invited to join the day or organize a warm party at home and spend private time with each other. During this festival time, many online shopping stores like Shopee, Aliexpress and Lazada offer great offers and discount on their products from where you can shop festivity essentials.

The last day of celebration on April 15th

Now, on the last day of Songkran festival, everyone indulges in several water fights and extend their celebration for 1-2 days with a lot of energy by splashing water on each other. The Bangkokians after enjoying water fighting may wish to continue their adventure to other regions of Thailand and get soaked up with joy and happiness.

What to wear

Colourful floral printed T-shirts

Colourful floral printed T-shirts are quite popular during the festival are very popular during the festival. You can find them from online stores and use the unique ส่วนลด Lazada to enjoy a discount on your shopping. By wearing them, you can enjoy with your friends and have a fun time with real festive feels. You’ll notice the city, all coloured up including many stores offering their staff to wear them to give a nice feel to Bangkok.

Waterproof sunglasses

Also, do not forget to wear waterproof sunglasses. This sunglass will give you the up to date fashion feel and will keep your eyes protected from water and sunrays. These are quite desirable props by teens for clicking great snapshots and protecting them from street dust. Shop a nice waterproof sunglass at affordable prices by using the unique ส่วนลด Aliexpress and enjoy it at discount price.

What to eat

There are many ways to enjoy the lustrous food at the festival.

Street Vendors

If you really want to experience the traditional and real Songkran, then try opting for some mouth-watering street food available on the road while you are enjoying the party. Indulge in eating shaved iced topped with thick milk and red syrup of Papaya Salad, Mu Ping (Thai Grilled Pork), and Deep-Fried Seafood are some of the popular dishes for the festival.

Try making at home

You could also try your hand making some delectable food for the festivity. Shop some useful grocery and food item for Songkran festival online using the ส่วนลด Shopee and enjoy a great discount on your purchase.

Shop from the Shopping Mall

Most of the shopping malls will be holding up events and Exhibitions at the festival where traditional Thai food stores will gather and cook their popular dishes live. You can buy them and can also take away at your home.

Are you all excited enough to celebrate the Songkran festival in Bangkok!? So, what are you waiting for? Plan your trip to Bangkok during the April month and enjoy the three days of the festival with fun and laughter.