Luang Prabang hotels and tours

Luang Prabang Local Events

Luang Prabang offers several local events and festivals that you should be aware of before travelling.

Events

Rice and Boat Racing Festival

20/08/2010

On the Khao Padabdin ceremony day, people visit the local temples to make offerings to their dead ancestors as well as to share in merit-making. This festival includes boat racing on the Nam Khan river and a trade fair in Luang Prabang town.

Lao Tapas Night

27/04/2010 - 31/08/2010

Place: Hive Bar, Luang Prabang

Every Monday night at hive bar & restaurant, you can get the chance to discover Real Lao Food.
Our Lao Chef Sanh has made a selection of his favorite lao dishes and turned them into tapas to give you the opportunity to sample many for a very small price. The dishes are 5,000k/vegetarian dish and 10,000k/meat dish. A great way to discover Lao food in one single experience!

Splendour and Sacrifice: Taoism in Northern Laos Exhibition

30/09/2009 - 31/08/2010

Place: Traditonal Arts and Ethnology Centre, Luang Prabang

Splendour and Sacrifice: Taoism in Northern Laos Exhibition is the culmination of 2 years worth of research on the Taoist traditions of the Yao Mien and Yao Mun people of Luang Namtha Province.

Lao Tea Tasting

27/04/2010 - 30/09/2010

Place: Kopnoi, Luang Prabang

At Kopnoi Export Promotion Center, every day from 4 to 6 pm, you can sample all the wonderful teas that Laos has to offer. Iced or Hot, green, flower or fruits, there is something for every one (Mulberry, Maktoom, Hibiscus, Ginger and more). Try as many as you'd like! As a special promotion during this event, if you buy 4 boxes of tea, you get the 5th one for free.

Yoga Retreat

03/11/2010 - 12/11/2010

Place: Zen Nam Khan Resort, Luang Prabang

Zen Nam Khan Resort invites you to join then for a special 10 day "Yoga in Laos" retreat. Combine daily yoga practice, philosophy, rest and relaxation with the delights of the Lao culture including a boat trip, trekking, textile workshop and a Lao cooking class. Held at Zen Nam Khan Resort on the banks of the Khan River only 15 minutes from Luang Prabang.

Maximum 12 particiapnts
Participants of all levels are welcome to join this unique retreat in Laos.


Yoga Retreat

03/11/2010 - 12/11/2010

Place: Zen Nam Khan Resort, Luang Prabang

Zen Nam Khan Resort invites you to join then for a special 10 day "Yoga in Laos" retreat. Combine daily yoga practice, philosophy, rest and relaxation with the delights of the Lao culture including a boat trip, trekking, textile workshop and a Lao cooking class. Held at Zen Nam Khan Resort on the banks of the Khan River only 15 minutes from Luang Prabang.

Maximum 12 particiapnts
Participants of all levels are welcome to join this unique retreat in Laos.


Ethnik Fashion Show

02/04/2010 - 31/12/2010

Place: Hive Bar, Luang Prabang

Twenty Lao models parade down the catwalk modelling over 95 different outfits with intricate designs including traditional jewelry, headwear, and ceremonial outfits, basketry and baby carriers used by the different ethnicities. Also, a collection by Phaeng Mai Gallery's, Laos' Top Silk Designer is featured in the last segment of the show.

Christmas and New Year

18/12/2010 - 05/01/2011

Place: Luang Prabang

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.

Stay Another Day Exhibition

04/04/2010 - 01/04/2011

Place: Kopnoi Exhibition Centre, Luang Prabang

In collaboration with the Stay Another Day Laos, Kopnoi Export Promotion Center in Luang Prabang holds a multi-media art exhibition in their upstairs gallery designed to help travelers get the best out of their visit to Laos.

Pii Mai Lao (Lao New Year)

14/04/2011 - 16/04/2011

Place: Luang Prabang

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.






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