You can also get to know Ban Mai through the festivals of its municipality. These cultural events differ considerably: a dated Loy Krathong event is alongside a community festival with market stalls and activities, as well as plans for Songkran and a Buddhist Lent candle tradition. When planning your trip, it is worth keeping these forms and time references distinct. A past event describes a specific date, while a project plan first sets out an intended activity. This helps you distinguish whether a notice concerns a single dated event, a festival held in several past years, or a planned activity.

A dated Loy Krathong event

On November 5, 2025, an event for the Loy Krathong festival for fiscal year 2026 was held at Wat Sri Sisa Loeng, Moo 10, in Ban Mai Subdistrict. Representatives of the municipal administration, local officials, groups, and residents attended the opening ceremony. The date and venue give this event a clear temporal and local context within the municipality. At the same time, the attendees at the opening ceremony show that the municipal administration, local officials, groups, and residents were represented at this event. For travelers who would like to combine their stay with a festival, the specific date is a cultural reference point, but not a guide to a future travel date. Check current event dates if a festival is to determine when you travel.

Community festival with a variety of activities

The Ban Mai municipal administration organized the community festival “งานเดิ่นของกิน ถิ่นของดี วิถีคนบ้านใหม่”; editions were held in 2022, 2023, and 2024. At one edition, the program included more than 200 vendor stalls, a lucky egg activity, a men’s Sepak Takraw competition, and light and color shows at Chumchon Ban Sisa Loeng School, Moo 10, in Ban Mai Subdistrict. The festival therefore brought together a range of activities: vendor stalls, an activity, a sporting competition, and shows. The activities listed relate to one edition of the community festival. They give a concrete picture of the range of a festival program, without implying that every edition must have the same lineup. The school venue places these shows in Ban Mai Subdistrict.

Songkran and a candle procession in the plans

For April 2026, the Ban Mai municipal administration planned a Songkran festival for fiscal year 2026. In the same fiscal year, a project to continue the Buddhist Lent candle tradition was also planned: candles were to be offered and carried in a procession. Temples in the Ban Mai Subdistrict area were intended as venues. These details describe plans and their timing. The Songkran festival was planned for April 2026; the candle project concerned a tradition and the temples proposed in the subdistrict. Together, the plans show two different cultural themes in the municipality, without providing a specific date for a future trip.

Cultural information for trip planning

The three topics offer different points of reference for a stay: the event with a fixed date for Loy Krathong, the community festival held in several past years, and the plans for Songkran and Buddhist Lent candles. If you are considering Ban Mai for its festival culture too, this distinction helps you keep the type and timing of each event in mind. If you are planning a trip for a particular festival, check current dates in advance rather than treating the past dates listed here as future event dates.

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