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Samut Prakan Temple fair - Thailand

Samut Prakan Temple fair

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This large festival organized around Wat the Phra Samut Chedi, Samut Prakan most emblematic temple located about thirty kilometers south of Bangkok is held every year in October on each side of the river.

You will find a huge night market and fair with games stalls, big wheels but also a very wide choice of food stalls ... There are a lot of temples in Thailand organizing big fairs but it is the longest one as it lasts arounfd 2 weeks.

It is quite easy to come to Samut Prakan Temple Fair from downtown Bangkok. Just take the BTS metro to Paknam station. You will then be in one of the parts of the festival and can take a boat to cross the river and join the other part for 5 THB.

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