The Songkran festival was the most legitimate cultural fair I have been to since I was a kid.  I treat most events like this with a tired disgustedness, knowing that I will arrive, and instead of seeing anything remotely “cultural”, I will be assailed by people trying to sell me socks and cookware like you see on QVC.

This was not the case at the Songkran Festival.  All goods were Thai, not all food was Thai, but the non-Thai cuisine was occupying only 3 or 4 tents.  There was Muay Thai boxing matches all day, a Thai beauty pageant, tons of Traditional music and theatre, and a great deal of people n traditional dress.  I stayed for 5 hours and took over 600 photos, eventually ending up at The Stone (a bar on Hollywood) with curry stains all down my shirt, drinking Thai Beer until it cooled down enough outside to ride my bike home.

For those of you who missed it this year, or those of you who, like me, expect these events to be nothing more than a swap meet - enjoy my photos and try and get down to Songkran next year.

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