Patong Beach Carnival in December - Phuket Carnival - Patong Beach tourist attractions

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The Patong Beach Carnival is celebrated in December every year. Carnivals are held throughout Phuket to celebrate the start of the high season. The Patong Beach Carnival (organised by the Patong Municipality) is celebrated just as much (if not more) by the locals as it is by the tourists. In Patong Beach the event starts around the middle of December and always begins with a big parade in the evening down the main beach road. This video shows the literally hundreds of stalls which are set up for the carnival all the way along the beach road on the sea side of the road. The amount of delicious foods and drinks including seafood, spareribs, corn, noodles, curries, deserts, cakes, insect delicacies and drinks available is mind baffling. The foods especially the seafood like prawn, squid, crabs, oysters and fish are beautifully presented at the stands. This is a true feast for the eyes and the stomach. The carnival continues for about a week after which all the stalls are packed away and once again set up for New Year again. The Patong Beach carnival took place from around the 15th December to the 21st December when I was there. This video is filmed with a Canon Powershot SX210 IS Camera. Wiki writes about Patong Beach, "Patong refers to the beach and town on Phuket's west coast. It is the main tourist resort in Phuket, and is the center of Phuket's nightlife and shopping. The beach became popular with Western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late 1980s..."