Luang Prabang Local Events
Luang Prabang offers several local events and festivals that you should be aware of before travelling.
Events
Christmas and New Year
18/12/2008 - 05/01/2009
Luang Prabang is a very popular place for people to spend Christmas and New Year. Hotels and Guesthouses are often booked months in advance. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Pii Mai Lao (Lao New Year)
13/04/2009 - 15/04/2009
Lao New Year is the biggest and most famous of the festivals in Laos. Luang Prabang gets very busy over this time and hotels are often fully booked, weeks if not months, before this time. Book early to ensure rooms are available.
Boun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)
01/05/2009 - 31/05/2009
Place: Luang Prabang
A ceremony for calling for the rains is performed in the temple during the morning. In the afternoon, people gather in fields on the outskirts of towns and villages to launch their rockets with much revelry.
