Loy Krathong is as old as Thai heritage and represents a close bond between Thai culture and water. The festival takes place on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month when the water level is high and the climate is cooler.
“Salak Yom” is an ancient merit making ceremony specifically for women of the Tai Yong minority. The Tai Yong originally come from Myanmar and migrated to Lamphun in the early 19th century. Some 90% of the people living in Lamphun are descendants of the Tai Yong. The Tai Yong speak their own dialect and have stuck to their traditions. The Salak Yom ceremony is one of these traditions. This ceremony takes place each year in Wat Prathat Haripunchai, in Lamphun, and, on different dates at certain temples in the vicinity of Lamphun.
The annual Lamphun Longan Fair will be held on August at the Lamphun Provincial Stadium.
The event starts off with a Longan Parade. At 1600 the parade starts at the Provincial Governor House on Inthayoungyot Road and ends at the Lamphun Provincial Stadium.
