2024 Songkran (Thai New Year) Festival April 13 & 14
Wat Thai Los Angeles celebrates Songkran (Thai New Year) on April 13 & 14, 2024.
Program Schedule
Songkran (Thai New Year) Festival
Saturday, April 13, 2024
8:00 AM Ceremony preparation at the hall and area downstairs
11:00 AM Food presented to the monks.
11:10 AM Performance by students at Wat Thai of Los Angeles
11:15 AM Traditional song
11:50 AM Instrumental music performance by students at Wat Thai of Los Angeles and students from Thailand
12:40 PM Thai dance by students of Wat Thai of Los Angeles and students from Thailand
- Thai art and culture show
- Beauty contest Songkran festival queen
2:00 PM Merit making
- Prayer & Chanting
- Offering to the monks
- Water blessing the Buddha’s statue
- Building Sand pagodas
- Donation for the temple
- The food court is open all day
- And much more!
6:30 PM End of Saturday’s program
Sunday, April 14, 2024
8:00 AM Ceremony preparation at the hall and area downstairs
9:00 AM Instrumental music performance by students at Wat Thai of Los Angeles
9:30 AM Food donations to monks around the prayer building
10:15 AM Performance by students at Wat Thai of Los Angeles and students from Thailand
10:30 AM Traditional song
1:00 PM Unity cloth procession
- Opening Ceremony
- Welcome and Opening by Consul-General
- Speech by Abbot of Wat Thai of Los Angeles
- Speech by:
Chairman of the event
Chairman of the cloth offering - Speech by City representatives and certificates presentation
2:00 PM Presentation of unity cloth
3:00 PM Various performances by local artists and students from Thailand
3:00 PM Water blessing the monks
6:30 PM End of Songkran Festival 2024: The food court is open all day
Wat Thai Address:
8225 Coldwater Canyon Ave North Hollywood, CA 91605