Vang Vieng Local Events
There a several events in Vang Vieng, see below for more details.
Events
Christmas and New Year in Vang Vieng
18/12/2010 - 05/01/2011
Place: Vang Vieng
Christmas and New Year in Vang Vieng is a very busy time. Advance booking is highly recommended.
Pii Mai (Lao New Year)
14/04/2011 - 16/04/2011
Laos New Year is the biggest and most famous of the festivals in Laos, and is one of the Hid Sip Song (12 traditional festivals). Vang Vieng can get very busy aound this time and advance booking is highly recommended.
Boun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)
01/05/2011 - 31/05/2011
Place: Vang Vieng
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. Villages, communities and civil departments compete for the best decorated and the highest traveling rockets. Beginning around the middle of May, the festival dates are staggered from village to village, enabling more participation and larger attendances.
