Phuket declared World Festival and Events City

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PUBLISHED: 30 Sep 2024 at 12: 34

A statue of a deity is paraded during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. (File photo)
During Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival, a monument of a god is paraded. ( File photo )

The International Festivals &amp, Events Association ( IFEA ) has declared Phuket a 2024 World Festival and Events City.

The recognition was announced in Pittsburgh, in the United States, &nbsp, on Sunday.

The IFEA based the declaration on factors like remarkable events and economic growth based on events, according to Pattanachai Singhavara, southwestern chairman of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau. &nbsp,

Phuket’s rich cultural heritage was showcased through activities like the Vegetarian Festival, which features sophisticated procesions and festivals, and the Phuket Peranakan Festival, which honors the island’s distinctive mix of Thai and Chinese history, according to IFEA’s website.

Additionally, the organization added five additional World Festival and Event Cities to its list for 2004. They were Gwangju Dong-gu in South Korea and four others in the US- McAllen in Texas, Milwaukee in Wisconsin, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.