Festivals & Events

Get the inside scoop on Southeast Asia festivals & events. We cover both traditional as well as exciting festivals & events happening across Vietnam and Indochina as a whole, including everything that's notable in both Cambodia and Laos.

Fire Boat Festival, Luang Prabang, Laos
Vietnam
5 alternatives to the Hoi An Lantern Festival
The Hoi An Lantern Festival is beautiful, there’s no doubt about it, but when it comes to waterborne parties and flickering lanterns...
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Vietnam
5 ways to meet locals in Southeast Asia
It’s refreshing to take a break from temple traipsing and escape the tourist trail by meeting local people. But with language barriers and...
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5 of the best events and festivals in Laos
Gilded temples, Kuang Si Falls, Mount Phousi at sunset.... tick, tick, tick. While we're all for seeing the sights, timing your trip to Laos...
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Vietnam
5 of the best festivals in Vietnam
Imbued with tradition and rituals, festivals provide an authentic way to see the “real” Vietnam. The calendar is peppered with events,...
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Vietnam
Ecotourism in Laos : Living the vida-local
With the release of yet another news story in the Mail this week (along with a nice little plug for InsideAsia Tours) informing us that more and...
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Vietnam
Hoi An Lantern Festival: 2018 dates
With an array of architectural styles, a charming laidback atmosphere, and some of the country’s loveliest food, UNESCO World Heritage...
Thingyan Water Throwing
Multi-country
Thingyan: A survival guide for the Burmese New Year
With Burmese New Year just around the corner, we thought that now would be a great time to cover a little of the history of...
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Multi-country
Inle Lake Pagoda Festival
Inle is (in my opinion) one of the most beautiful and unique places on this planet. I realise that is quite a bold statement, but the few days I...