Ongkharak Ornamental Plants and Flowers
Fair is annually held in April at
Khlong 15, Tambon Bang Pla Kot, Amphoe Ongkharak. The contests
of ornamental plants and flowers, mini-garden arrangement
contests, and an academic exhibition regarding plants and
flowers.
Sweet Plum Mango and
Nakhon Nayok Products Fair
Sweet Plum Mango and Nakhon Nayok Products
Fair
takes place annually during
February-April in front of the City Hall. It is held to promote
Ma-prang (sweet plum mangoes), and other agricultural products
and handicrafts. The fair features a procession of agricultural
products, sweet plum mangoes contests, agricultural products
contests, sweet plum mango beauty pageants, student
performances, goods stalls of the public and private sectors as
well as selling of inexpensive goods.
Tak Bat Thewo Rohana
Fair
Tak Bat Thewo Rohana Fair,
a festivity where offerings are made to monks. The festivity is
held annually on the 1st day of the waning moon of
the 11th
month of the lunar calendar or the end of the Buddhist lent.
During the festivity, 109 monks descend from Wat Khao Nang Buat
to accept offerings from the townspeople.
Thai Merit Making (Sat
Thai) & Long boat Racing Festival
Thai Merit Making (Sat Thai) & Long boat
Racing Festival
is annually held in October along Khlong 29 at Wat Thawiphon
Rangsan, Amphoe Ongkharak. The fair showcases a variety of long
boats racing, making Krayasat contest (Krayasat is a
sticky paste made from rice, bean, sesame, and sugar, usually
eaten during Sat Thai Festival), merit making on Sat Thai day,
and local entertainment at night.
