May Pattaya events: Miss Tiffany Universe & regatta

26 May 2011

May events in Pattaya include;

Coronation Day – national holiday to honour His Majesty The King (3-5/05, all day)
Miss Tiffany Universe – Thailand’s famous beauty pageant (06/05, from 22:30)
Visakha Bucha - Buddhism’s holiest date of the Buddha’s birth (17/05, all day)
Top of the Gulf Regatta – Ocean Marina Yacht Club (01-03/05, all day)

May 01-03: Top of the Gulf Regatta
Where: Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Sukhumvit Road, Na-Jomtien.
When: all day
Sailing event which incorporates one-design Platu Coronation Cup and Thailand Optimist Nationals. Tel: 083 650 6848 or 089 512 7030 for more information.

May 03-05: Coronation Day
Where: Grand Palace, Bangkok
When: all day
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned as Rama IX on May 5, 1950. Coronation Day is observed by a series of religious rites lasting for three days. On the first day, May 3, there is a ceremony at Amarindra Vinichai Hall in the Grand Palace.

May 06: Miss Tiffany Universe
Where: Tiffany's Show Theater
When: 22:30 – 00:30
Miss Tiffany Universe is the world’s best beauty pageant with a gaggle of gorgeous girls pulling out all the stops to be crowed this year’s queen. Live on Thailand’s channel 7, tickets cost from 1,500 baht with proceeds going to the Red Cross.

May 17: Visakha Bucha Day
Where: all over Pattaya
When: all day
Buddhism’s holiest date commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. Devotees bring lunch to monks, then in the evening process around temples by candlelight. Alcohol is banned all day.

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