Samui Festival 2018 is due to take place September 25-30 with design to make it one of the world’s top tourist festivals.
Surat Thani Provincial Governor Wichawut Jinto chaired a meeting to prepare the organizing for the third time on Koh Samui.
He said government agencies and private firms have joined hands to hold the festival to help boost the local economy by increasing tourism from throughout the world.
The organizers plan to make Samui Festival one of the world’s top tourist festivals by showcasing local arts and culture.
Part of the proceeds from the festival will be donated to Bhavana Bodhigun Vocational College in a bid to support the education of the local people.
The festival at Na Thon Pier, Phru Chaweng, the Wharf, and Lamai Beach will feature a merit-making ceremony, cultural performances, sales of local products and delicacies, boxing bouts, marathon race, cycling race, musical performances, gastronomic feast, OTOP sales, and tourism exhibition.