About 500 people are expected to bring some color to Big Buddha Hill when the Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya hosts the Pattaya Color Run for charity Jan. 18.
Club President Vutikorn Kamolchote on Jan. 5 put the finishing touches on the walk-run and related activities.
The event will include a two-kilometer walk and five-kilometer run from 8-11 a.m. starting at the Chalerm Prakiat Public Park parking lot. Entry tickets for the walk are 200 baht and 400 baht for the run.
Vutikorn Kamolchote, president of the Rotary Club of Jomtien – Pattaya.
Planned activities include a “color powder shower,” live music and stage shows, award presentations, and souvenir sales. Colored powder will be splashed at two points; yellow will be splashed by Big Buddha Hill and pink just before the finish line.
Organizers said yellow and pink are bright colors that make unusual combinations designed to the draw attention of tourists.
Participants also will receive colorful t-shirts made especially for the event.
Food and drink for the event are sponsored by Sponsor Electrolyte Beverage, Lactasoy, Mama noodles, and Jotun Paints.
Local authorities will supply first aid, ambulances and directional signs. The day will also feature booths selling products, photography and assistance to the many expected to attend.
Vutikorn said the Color Run money raised from the event will support community, family activities, tourism promotion, and the charity works of the Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya, especially those for students, children, the disabled, and underprivileged.
The running route around Big Buddha Hill.
