Wat Phou Festival

04 Feb 2012 - 06 Feb 2012
Place: Wat Phou, Champasak

The annual Wat Phou Festival is held in the full moon of the 3rd month of lunar calendar, in the grounds of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Wat Phu in Champasak Town. Festivities include elephant racing and performances of Lao traditional music and dance. Lively entertainment in the evenings also follow this event.  Thousands of visitors attend this 3 day event.

Feb 16th will see a traditional sports competition with parades, a sound and light show and a trade fair selling local handicrafts and goods from throughout the region.

Feb 18th will see the Alms Giving Ceremony in the morning, with a candlelit procession and the lighting of 4000 lamps on Vat Phou in the early evening.

Accommodation is scarce in Champasak Town during this period, so make sure you book your Champasak Hotel well in advance.