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Queen’s Birthday: The queen’ birthday is recognized as Mother’s Day throughout thethcountry. Heldon 12 .September/OctoberNarathiwat Fair: An annual week-long festival celebrating local culture in NarathiwatProvince, with boat races, dove-singing contests, traditional Southern music and dance.Thailand International Swan-Boat Races: Take place on Mae Nam Chao Phrayaoutside of Ayutthya near the Bang Sai Folk Arts Center.Vegetarian Festival: A ten-day celebration notably in Bangkok, Phuket and Trangduring which devout Chinese Buddhists eat only vegetarian food.NovemberFat Festival: Sponsored by FAT 104.5FM radio, Bangkok’s indie bands gather for anannual fest. Held in early November.Bangkok Pride: A week-long festival of parades, parties and awards is organized by thecity’s gay businesses and organizations. Held in mid-November.Kathin: A month at the end of the Buddhist lent during which new monastic robes andrequisites are offered to the Sangha (monastic community).Loi Krathong: On the proper full-moon night, small lotus-shaped baskets or boatsmade of banana leaves containing flowers, incense, candles and a coin are floated onrivers, lakes and canals.River Khwae Bridge Week: Sound-and-light shows at the Death Railway Bridge inKanchanaburi. Events includes historical exhibitions and vintage-train rides on theinfamous railway.Surin Annual Elephant Roundup: Held on the their weekend of November,Thailand’s biggest elephant show is popular with tourists.DecemberKing’s Birthday: Thais Celebrate their monarch’s birthday with lots of parades andfireworks. Also recognized as Father’s Day. Held on December 5 th .6-3. FilmsCinemas in Thailand are popular venues for entertainment. Especially in Bangkok, themovie theaters tend to be multiplex facilities offering many other forms of entertainment besidesmovies, such as bowling or karaoke, along with restaurants and small shops.The films playing in Thai cinemas are usually first-run Hollywood features, which tend todominate the box-office scene. There is a burgeoning Thai film industry that is making dozens offilms each year that are increasingly popular with local audiences, and routinely outpace theHollywood films at the box office. Films from other Asian countries, such as Korea, Japan andHong Kong, are popular as well.As of 2007, there were 570 screens in Thailand, with 300 in the Bangkok metropolitanarea. Nationwide, the person-to-screen ratio is 170 people per screen, with a 30:1 ratio inBangkok.Ticketing, Seating and CustomsTicket prices range from around 70 baht to 160 baht, depending on the time of day, theday of the week, the location of the theater and the movie being screened. In a Bangkok cinema,the price for a new-release film will generally be 140 baht. In Chiang Mai, the flat-rate price for anormal class seat is 100 baht.62