The festival runs from 4pm to midnight and early bird tickets have already gone on sale. They start at Bt800 for the first ticket with additional tickets costing Bt900 from now until June 20. After that, they go up to Bt1,200.

Nakhon Si Thammarat is the second largest province in southern Thailand, located 780 kilometres south of Bangkok along the Gulf of Thailand within the lush interior of the Isthmus of Kra. The province boasts many undeveloped beaches as well as two national parks within an interior of verdant jungles abundant with vegetation, beautiful waterfalls, and exotic wildlife.

The Khanom Festival takes place in Khanom District, which boasts a series of beautiful beaches such as Na Dan, Nai Praet and Nai Phlao.

When attending the Khanom Festival, visitors may also want to visit the town’s famous landmarks including Prathap Cape at the village of Thong Nian. Here, the villagers turn from fishery to tourism, offering a popular sightseeing tour that includes pink-dolphin watching, the fresh water pond of Khanom Sea, Luang Pu Tuad shrine, Phap Pha mountain, the islands of Tha Rai and Phi, and snorkelling and fishing. A must-buy product is Khanom’s famous shrimp paste.