Champasak Local Events
Festivals and events in Champasak are numerous. Please see below for some of the Champasak events which make a great time to visit:
Events
Pi Mai Lao (Laos New Year)
13/04/2010 - 16/04/2010
Place: Laos
Lao New Year is the biggest and most famous of the festivals in Laos. Champasak Province gets very busy over this time and hotels are often fully booked. Book early to ensure rooms are available.
Boun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)
01/05/2010 - 31/05/2010
Place: Champasak Province
A ceremony for calling for the rains is performed in the temple during the morning. In the afternoon, people gather in fields on the outskirts of towns and villages to launch their rockets with much revelry.
Wat Phou Festival
05/02/2011 - 08/02/2011
Place: Wat Phou, Champasak
The Wat Phou festival attracts thousands of visitors every year to this magical UNESCO World Heritage site which dates back to the 6th Century.
