Best places to celebrate New Year 2015 in Thailand

Like every year at this time of the year, it’s time to tell you where the best ceremonies and festivals for New Year’s Eve will be. No surprises, every year the same places organize the most important celebrations of this event in Thailand.

The most popular and busiest party will remain no matter what the Countdown Festival organized at Central World in Bangkok (BTS Siam or Chidlom). Elsewhere in the country several major cities will celebrate the event with a festival that usually lasts several days. The Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT), lists 7 cities that will each offer entertainment and fireworks.

Main events for New Year 2015 Eve in Thailand:

• Bangkok Countdown 2015 will take place at the city’s Ploenchit, Ratchaprasong and Pathumwan Intersections from 31 December, 2014 to 1 January, 2015 with dazzling displays of fireworks, concerts and stage entertainment. The New Year countdown will be held in front of the CentralWorld complex and Amarin Plaza. Ratchaprasong is also known as a wonderland of lights and colourful decorations during the festival season.

• Chiang Mai Countdown Festival 2015 is to be held at the Tha Pae Gate and down the entire stretch of Tha Pae Road from 25 to 31 December, 2014. Highlights are mini-concerts, stage entertainment and cultural performances, and the New Year countdown fireworks spectacular.

• Three Nations Countdown 2015 in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai will be organised at the Thailand-Myanmar border crossing on the Thai side from 31 December, 2014 to 1 January, 2015. Activities will include music performances, stage entertainment that showcases the culture of three nations – Thailand, Lao PDR and Myanmar – and the New Year countdown with a spectacular fireworks display.

• Pattaya Countdown 2015 at the Bali Hai Pier on the southernmost part of Pattaya Beach from 25 to 31 December, 2014 promises seven days of fun-filled events with concerts by famous Thai and international musicians and bands before the seaside city’s skies are lit up with the spectacular countdown fireworks display.

• Night Paradise Hat Yai and Countdown 2015 will be organised on four key roads – Niphat Uthit 3, Sanehanusorn, Thammanoonvithi and Chee Uthit – and in front of the Lee Gardens Plaza, as well as at the Gong Kong Villa Market in Songkhla’s Hat Yai city on 31 December, 2014. The one-day celebration will feature concerts by big name Thai singers and bands, and celebrities, and ending with a spectacular fireworks display to mark the New Year.

• Colourful Phuket Countdown 2015 will be held at the Sanam Chai Field opposite the Phuket Provincial Hall, from 29 to 31 December, 2014 with concerts and stage entertainment, floral and light decorations, and the countdown fireworks display.

• Khon Kaen Rock Party Countdown 2015 will take place from 25 to 31 December, 2014 on Srichan Road by the city’s gate. Highlights will include the ‘Magic Light of Happiness” decorative garden and concerts by famous Thai rock singers and bands. As the clocks strike 12, Khon Kaen’s skies will be lit up with a spectacular display of 2015 fireworks. In addition, a Buddhist merit-making activity will be held on 1 January, 2015.

For more information, contact the TAT Call Centre 1672 (only from Thailand).