24/09/2025
Schedule
Ok Wa Festival (End of Buddhist Lent), Mae La Kuang District, 2025
Date: October 2 – 7, 2025
Venue: Cultural Ground, Wat Uthayaram (Wat Jong Soong), in front of Mae La Kuang Police Station and Mae La Kuang Municipality Office
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Sunday, October 5, 2025
“Kwa Lae Kom” Mini Marathon, 4th Event
Venue: In front of Mae La Kuang District Office
• 05:00–05:30 hrs. : Registration and physical preparation
• 06:00 hrs. : Opening ceremony and remarks
• 06:10 hrs. : Start of 10 km running race
• 06:20 hrs. : Start of 5 km running race
• 08:00 hrs. : Award presentation
• 09:00 hrs. : Closing of the event
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Monday, October 6, 2025
• 04:00 hrs. : Morning almsgiving (cooked food) along Maesariang Road, Waisuksa Road, Pa Niche Road, and Wiangmai Road within the municipality. Approximately 200 monks and novices will participate in the alms round. Roads, households, and government offices will be decorated with flags, lanterns, and lamps.
• 09:00 hrs. : Ok Wa Traditional Exhibition at Wat Uthayaram Cultural Ground (Wat Jong Soong).
• 16:00 hrs. : Walking Street and exhibitions by various organizations, along with the Opening Ceremony of “Seub Heet San Soy – Reviving Ok Wa Traditions and Tribal Lifestyles”, presided over by the President of Mae Hong Son Provincial Administrative Organization.
• 18:00 hrs. : Cultural performances by schools and youth groups:
• Ban Natlak Dance Performance
• Anuban Maesariang Ban Pong School
• Thairath Wittaya 3 School
• Baslob Group, Maesariang District (2 shows)
• Local Youth Group (2 shows)
• Maesariang Boripat School
• Traditional Drum Contest: “Mong Choeng” and Long Drum performances at the main stage (in front of Maesariang Police Station)
• 21:30 hrs. : Live music performance
• 22:00 hrs. : Special performance by SL Music Band
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 (Full Moon, 15th Day of the 11th Lunar Month)
• 04:00 hrs. : Morning almsgiving (dry food and rice) along Maesariang Road, Waisuksa Road, Pa Niche Road, and Wiangmai Road within the municipality. Approximately 200 monks and novices will participate in the alms round. Roads, households, and government offices will be decorated with flags, lanterns, and lamps.