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Travel · 5 Nov
Grand Diwali Festival Lights Up Three Thai Cities
Thailand’s Amazing Grand Diwali Festival runs from 3–29 November across Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket. Seven venues feature lamp-lighting ceremonies, Bollywood music, Indian food, cultural performances and festive markets. Supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the celebrations highlight Thai–Indian friendship ahead of 80 years of diplomatic relations next year, 2027.
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Sun 1 Nov · 8:00 AMUdon Thani International Horticultural Expo 2026Nong Dae Wetland, Kut Sa, Mueang Udon Thani - 6Nov
Fri 6 Nov · 4:30 PMPattaya International Jazz Festival 2026Pattaya Beach, Chon Buri - 6Nov
Fri 6 Nov · 6:00 PMNeramit Sakon Nakhon 2026 Sakon Nakhon Old Town - 6Nov
Fri 6 Nov · 6:00 PMPARK UTOPIA X Chiang Rai FestSingha Park, Chiang Rai - 10Nov
Tue 10 Nov · 12:30 PMSACRED MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL165 Soi Ban Rai 1 Mu 1, น้ำแพร่ อำเภอหางดง เชียงใหม่ 50230, Thailand - 11Nov
Wed 11 Nov · 6:00 PMNakhon Nayok Winter Festival and Fantasy Kite Festival 2026 Khun Dan Prakan Chon Dam, Nakhon Nayok - 13Nov
Fri 13 Nov · 9:00 AMSisaket Coffee & Music Fest.4 x 52nd King’s Cup 2026Ko Huai Nam Kham (เกาะห้วยน้ำคำ), Sisaket
Culture, travel & food
More →- Travel · 5 NovTAT presents Thailand's 2030 sustainable tourism vision at WTM LondonThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) presented its sustainable tourism vision at WTM London 2026. The plan prioritises high-value travel, 19 destinations and 55 tourism communities, guided by "Value Over Volume" and the Thailand Green Tourism Plan 2030. TAT also brought 47 tourism businesses to the event.
- Travel · 5 NovPattaya tourism slows as airfares to Thailand rise 30–40%, group saysPattaya tourism is slowing as airfares to Thailand have risen 30% to 40%, Chon Buri Tourism Federation president Thanet Supornsahasrungsi said on 4 Nov. He blamed the US–Iran conflict for higher fuel and airline costs. Operators still see no clear high-season bookings, he said.
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The world in brief
More →- 5 NovDemocrats win control of both chambers of US Congress in midterms
- 5 NovDemocrats win control of US House and Senate in midterm elections
- 4 NovFirst results come in as US midterm election polls begin closing
- 4 NovSpanish transport minister Óscar Puente resigns after Urda train crash
- 4 NovTrump says US will end military aid to Israel this year
- 4 NovAmericans vote in US midterm elections to decide control of Congress