Pattaya April 2021

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PATTAYA BECOMES A MUST-GO-TO
DESTINATION WITH MANY EVENTS PLANNED
Pattaya is already starting
to be busy at weekends,
but is now to become
a must-go-to destination on
account of more than a dozen
special events being held
in just the next few months
alone.
Although businesses in
the city will still find it hard
to thrive on just weekend activity,
the events are seen as
a way to increase the popularity
of Pattaya to domestic
tourists and to provide
good occupancy rates for
hotels and restaurants on
at least Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays. As well, with
the government announcing
an additional number of
long weekends it is hoped
that some people will extend
their stays to include some
weekdays.
The plan is to ensure
Pattaya does indeed survive
on weekend trade whilst it
builds up weekday occupancy
over the course of the
year.
Lan Poe, Naklua, will
host the Pattaya Traditional
Festival (Gong Khaoon) on
April 20th, and then the following
week from April 21st
to April 25th, Jomtien Beach
will be home to the Jet Ski
World Cup. This is a weeklong
event and will be a test
to see how events that occur
on weekdays fair in the resort
city.
No less than four music
festivals are to take place in
April and May with the first
expected to be held at Pattaya
Beach from April 30th
to May 1st. The following
weekend, from May 7th to
May 8th, a music festival will
be held at Jomtien Beach.
Music acts will be announced
closer to the dates
in question. Other music festivals
at Lan Poe public park
and Pattaya Central Beach
will be held on the subsequent
weekends of May 14th
to May 15th and May 21st
to May 22nd respectively.
Proper social distancing will
be observed to ensure the
events are safety conscious.
The month of May has
another weeklong event taking
place. From May 3rd to
May 9th the Honda LPGA
Thailand 2021 will be in full
swing at the Siam Country
Club Old Court.
From the end of May to
the middle of June, Pattaya
hosts a number of other
sporting events. The somewhat
unusual Teqball competition
takes place from 27th
May to 30th May. Teqball is
a cross between table tennis
and football, using a curved
table. The ball can be propelled
by any part of the
players’ bodies but not their
hands or arms. The event
will be held for the first time
ever at Pattaya Beach
Also at Pattaya Beach,
from June 4th to June 6th,
the Beach Volleyball Pattaya
Open will take place and
from June 10th to June 13th
visitors can enjoy the Beach
Tennis Tournament.
The following week from
June 17th to June 20th,
Pattaya Beach will host the
Sepak Takraw (or kick-volleyball)
competition, a kind
of volleyball in which players
can only use their head,
feet or knees to engage with
a rattan ball.
The Pattaya Festival at
Pattaya Beach, which will
include a food festival, concerts
and more, will mark
the anniversary of Pattaya
from June 25th to June 26th.
July 2021 ushers in the
Pattaya Swimming competition,
with dates yet to be
announced, as well as the
Annual Pattaya Marathon on
July 17th commencing at the
Bali Hai pier.
Many other events are
planned for later months.
All events are of course dependent
on the status of the
Covid-19 conditions at any
given time.
The events roadmap is a
positive step for Pattaya and
is expected to have both immediate
and also long-term
benefits.
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