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The Pattaya Vegetarian Festival turns back up the heat after a quiet event in 2017, kicking off Oct. 8 in Naklua.
Last year’s festival intentionally was a bit blander than normal, with organizers cutting out entertainment during the end of the royal mourning period.

This year’s 10-day event will return to normal at the Sawang Boriboon Tham­masathan Foundation, starting with a ceremony to invite the Chinese gods to the party on kickoff day.

A parade starting at 2:30pm will snake its sway through Naklua and Pattaya, passing Wuthi Kha Watsadu, Sukhumvit Road, Sawangfa Road, Naklua New Market, the Old Market, Lan Po Public Park and to Pattaya Beach where a ceremony will be held to honor Kiew Hong Huk Jow, the Nine Emperor Gods and Bodhisattva.

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