Pattaya City and The Department of Banglamung Culture and Arts were hosts for this special Buddhist Candle Festival. The event took place between 7 and 8 July.

The purpose of such event is to preserve the Buddhist traditions and a mark of respect for the Lord Buddha. The event featured on the 7th July began with a candle festival at Wat Poh in Naklua.

Contestants from Pattaya schools took place in such a special Buddhist event by creating impressive displays of meticulously hand-crafted candles.

Myriad colourful displays of great and small candles paraded along the streets of Naklua, creating a sea of magnificent sights to visitors from far and wide as they weaved their way through Beach Road and ended up at Wat Chaimongkol in South Pattaya.

Competitions for the best candle displays attracted a handsomely price of 30,000 TB. Winners for the creative candle displays went to Pattaya 9th School, Srisuvit School and Bohtisumbhan Bhittayakarn School, they each received a prize money of 30,000 Baht.