Khon Kaen Festivals and Events

Festivals and Events

The Festival of Dok Khun Siang Khaen and Khao Niao Road (เทศกาลดอกคูณเสียงแคนและถนนข้าวเหนียว)

The provincial festival of Khon Kaen is held annually during 13-15 April to celebrate the Songkran festival or water splashing. Around Kaen Nakhon Lake and on Si Chan Road, the people of Khon Kaen always start their celebration with donation of food to the monks, ritual bathing of a Buddha image, and blessing elders. Local performances will be held to entertain all fair goers.

Phrathat Kham Kaen Fair (เทศกาลไหว้พระธาตุขามแก่น)

The fair takes place at Wat Chetiyaphum where Phrathat Kham Kaen is situated on the full-moon day of the sixth lunar month. The fair is intended for the people of Khon Kaen to pay homage to the much revered Phrathat as well as for them to have something to rely on spiritually and make merit.

Silk Festival, Phuk Sieo Tradition and Red Cross Fair (งานเทศกาลไหมไทย ประเพณีผูกเสี่ยวและงานกาชาด)

The annual fair is held during 29 November to 10 December of each year right in front of the city hall. Besides growing rice, silk production is a main source of extra income among people in the Northeast, and Khon Kaen today can be called a major silk production centre. ‘Phuk Sieo’ is a native tradition of Northeast to tighten friendship. To promote such unique traditions, the fair is held with various traditional related activities such as Phuk Sieo tradition, local products contest, Isan dinner or Pha Laeng, local performances, and shops.