skylar Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hello everyone, some of you may remember me from a couple of years ago. Anyway, I've relocated to Melbourne and there's a festival coming up! Date: Sunday 2nd March, 2008 Location: Federation Square (opposite Flinders Street Station) Time: 10am - 9pm The Festival will feature the following stalls: Thai Products - Thai cultural and handicraft displays/items for sale, from the different regions of Thailand, North to South and West to East. Thai Tourism - Information stalls from Tourism Authority of Thailand; Thai Airways Thai Fashion - Stalls featuring Thai silk Thai Community in Victoria - an information tent will provide more information on local Thai community activities Thai Food - Cooking demonstrations on the main stage. Thai Health - Traditional Thai massage Festival Supporters' tents According to the site, there will be the following at the main stage at Federation Square: 10.00am Monks arrive; offerings from public, monks pray, with a Buddhist ceremony and water blessing 10.50 Buddhist talk 11:00 Water blessing 11:10 Songkran video 11.20 Thai drum parade through square 11.35 Blessing dance 11.45 Thai Drum parade 11.50 Opening ceremony 12.15 Outline of events 12.30 Thai Classical Dance 12.35 Thai Dance 12.50 Thai Language school dances 1.00 Thai Festival Beauty Contest - Round 1 1.20 Promote raffle 1.25 Tourism Authority of Thailand - video 1.35 Thai Classical Dance 1.45 Thai Dance/ Thai Stick Fighting 1.55 1st Raffle draw - win a return trip to Bangkok with Thai Airways & Thai cooking demonstration by Thai Select 2.00 Video - Thai Fashion 2.10 Thai Silk Fashion Show 2.30 Thai Dance 2.40 Thai Festival Beauty contest - round 2 3.05 Thai Dance 3.10 Thai boxing 3.20 OTOP Video 3.35 Thai band 4.00 Singha Beer promotion 4.05 2nd Raffle draw - win a return trip to Bangkok with Thai Airways 4.10 Thai Classical Dance 4.15 Thai silk fashion show 4.30 Thai Dance 4.40 Thai Festival Beauty Contest - round 3 5.05 Thai dance 5.15 Thai Sword fighting 5.25 Thai dance 5.35 Thai festival Beauty contest the winner 6.00 Thai Drum Parade 6.10 3rd Raffle draw - win a return trip to Bangkok with Thai Airways 6.20 Thank you speech, Auld Lang Syne verse and Thai drum parade and there will be the following at the Singha Beer Garden Sound Stage at Federation Square: 12.00 Thai music CDs 1.00 Acoustic set by Veroon 2.00 Bonus Band 2.45 Thai Fashion Show 3.00 Megahorn's Jazz 4.00 Thai band 4.45 Thai Fashion Show 5.00 Marta 6.00 Kick boxing 6.00 Hip hop band 7.00 Bonus Band 8.00 Tiffany Show 8.00 Thai band 9.00 Thai music CDs The site is http://www.thaifestvic.com if you want to know any more information. See you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter991 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Sounds like a fantastic day and a great way to promote Thailand to the uninitiated. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Good luck with the festival. Songkran is usually April 13-15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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