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THAI NAME: ตรุษจีนปากน้ำโพ
DATE: 29th January – 9th February 2019
VENUE: Paknam Pho, Nakhon Sawan
GPS COORDINATES: 15.701928, 100.140825

The large Thai-Chinese community in Nakhon Sawan will be celebrating the Chinese New Year this year from 29th January to 9th February 2019. Chinese New Year’s Eve is on Monday 4th February with Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day on Tuesday 5th February. But, what makes this event special are the festival parades. These are among the biggest in the country and well worth experiencing if you are in the area. They take place a few days into the new year. The first parade of the deities is on the evening of Thursday 7th February 2019. The second parade is in the morning on Friday 8th February 2019.