Student marching bands from Thailand, Malaysia and Hong Kong drummed up lots of interest from Pattaya locals and tourists as they battled in the first round of the Thailand International Marching Band Competition.
Twenty-two school high school and elementary school bands completed Sept. 8 on Beach Road near Central Festival Pattaya Beach in a “street parade” contest. The contest moved to the MBK mall in Bangkok the next day for a “drum battle” and wrapped with a conventional marching band competition at the National Sports Arena in Bangkok.
Marching bands march down Beach Road trying to be the best of the Thailand International Marching Band Competition.
The three-day competition, which organizers predicted would draw more than 100,000 people in all, was organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports with the World Association of Marching Show Bands and Asia Pacific Bands Association.
