During Koh Lanta’s annual cultural festival – Lanta Lanta Festival – in Lanta Old Town from Monday, March 7th through Friday, March 11th, lovers of funky and sexy house music are in for a real treat! Mango House Festival is pleased to announce that two of house music funkiest veterans – DJ Nick Power and [...]
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SUNDAY Nov 21st Loy Krathong
Loy Krathong is probably the most picturesque and beautiful of all Thai celebrations. ‘Loy’ literally means ‘to float,’ while ‘kratong’ refers to the lotus-shaped receptacle which can float on the water. Originally, the kratong was made of banana leaves or the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. A [...]
Loy Rua Festival October 23rd 2010
Our favorite party in Lanta Old Town! This Saturday evening, October 23rd is the traditional Chao Ley ceremony “Loy-Rua (Floating Boat Festival)”. The village Chao Ley men will build a symbolic boat and place wooden statues of themselves in it along with nail pairings, hair, popped rice and food. By performing this ritual, they ask for forgiveness [...]
Lanta Old Town Vegetarian Festival- HAPPENING NOW!
The Lanta Old Town Vegetarian festival celebrates the beginning of “Taoist Lent” when devoted Chinese abstain from eating all meat and meat products it involves various processions, temple offerings and cultural performances and culminates with walking barefoot on hot coals. The final day is Friday Oct 22nd. The coal walking begins at 9pm in front [...]
NEW! Cultural Homestay Experience at Ko Por
Ko Por Cultural Homestay: Now you can experience, first-hand, the life of a local island family by spending a few days on the island of Ko Por living in a local family’s house and joining in with their daily routine. A unique opportunity to take part in an islander’s way of life, the Ko Por [...]
Laanta Lanta Festival 2010
LANTA LANTA FESTIVAL March 7th, 8th & 9th 2010 Don’t miss out on our annual party in Lanta Old Town, it is a showcase for the diversity of the Islands inhabitants. Many food and beverage stalls, traditional arts & crafts, local music and dance. Lanta Lanta Festival is an event that attracts people from all [...]
MORE WEEKEND DATES IN 2010
The Old Town Walking Street Festival was a smashing success and has added many more dates for the 2010 season! Join us from 4pm till midnight on the following dates: JANUARY 2/3 AND JAN 30/31 FEBRUARY 6/7 AND 27/28 LAANTA LANTA : MARCH 6/7 Performances include Shadow Puppet Theater (Nang Talung), Traditional Thai Dance and [...]
Walking Street Dec. 26 & 27th 2009
Artist Walking Street December 26 & 27th, 2009 4pm until midnight The LANTA OLD TOWN ARTIST WALKING STREET will be held on December 26th and 27th, 2009 on the main waterfront street in charming Lanta Old Town. Local and Foreign Artists and their crafts with a fine selection of Jewelry, Batik, Leather, Watercolors, Clothing and [...]
Loy Krathong November 2nd 2009
The local authorities here in Old Town have just announced a ‘Loy Krathong’ festival. Loy Krathong is an annual event celebrated in the whole of Thailand which allows you to appease the spirits and to get rid of your bad luck all at the same time! To do this you must set adrift a ‘Krathong’ [...]
Vegetarian Festival Oct. 18th
The Lanta Old Town Vegetarian Festival is an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is believed that the vegetarian festival and its accompanying sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite. During this time, local residents of Chinese ancestry strictly observe a 10-day vegetarian [...]
