Events · July
Candle Festival
Ubon Ratchathani
No confirmed date for a specific year yet — this event usually falls in July, see below.
Khao Phansa, the start of the monks' three-month retreat during the rainy season. Before there was electricity, people donated candles to the temples so the monks would have light to study by. From this grew eight-metre wax sculptures that temples spend months making, competing over whose is better.
Meaning
Marks Khao Phansa, the beginning of Buddhist Lent, when monks retreat for three months during the rainy season.
Last verified 17/09/2026.