YASOTHON, 24 April 2015 – Yasothon Province is to hold “Bun Bang Fai 2015” which is the annual Rocket Festival of the province. This year the festival will be even more grand than usual, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Thai-Japanese Joint Rocket Festival.
Thailand’s Yasothon and Japan’s Chichibu are Sister Cities which have similar rocket festival. The festival usually takes place on the second Saturday of May in each year. This year the three-day event runs from 8th to 10th May.
On the opening day, visitors will enjoy the grand parade and rocket procession, a cheer leader contest and a Miss Bang Fai Contest. On the second day, Japanese and International rocket floats will join the local procession. The last day is reserved for a variety of rocket competitions such as the Fancy Rocket and the Powerful Rocket in crowd pleasing action.
