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Fairs and Festivals
Chinese New Year
Celebrated with firecrackers, crashing cymbals,
and colorful costumes, the Chinese New Year
marks the beginning of a new lunar year, and is
an auspicious day for the Chinese. The holiday is
especially important in Phuket Town, where
people dress in bright red costumes and numer-
ous parades and feasts are held.
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Incense for sale during the Chinese
New Year
Late Jan/early Feb
Old Phuket Festival
Chinese opera, rickshaw rides, and a Phuket Baba Light Show are a few of the high-
lights of Old Phuket Festival, which coincides with the Chinese New Year. The festival
is held in Phuket Town on Thalang, Krabi, and Phuket roads.
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Late Jan/early Feb
Phuket Gay Pride Festival
More than a decade old, this festival includes four nights of wild parties and parades
in Patong. With cabaret shows, fashion shows, and more, this annual event seeks to
create a stronger gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community on Phuket.
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Feb
