Festivals and Events Calendar for February 2008

• Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations ‘08’ (19th Jan to 24th Feb)

• Re-Woven: Contemplation, Remembrance and Reminiscence (Exhibition) (16th Nov ’07 to 22nd Feb ’08)

• Classical Greek Masterpieces of the Louvre (Exhibition) (12th Dec ’07 to 16th Mar ’08)

• On the Nalanda Trail (Exhibition) (2nd Nov ’07 to 23rd Mar ’08)

• Singapore River Market (Special Programme) (2nd to 3rd Feb)

• From Porcelain to the Olympics (Exhibition) (2nd Feb to 27th Apr)

• Beatbox Asia Championship ‘07

• Singapore River Hong Bao ’08 (5th to 16th Feb)

• Usher in the Year of the Rat at the Singapore Zoo! (7th to 21st Feb)

• 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th – Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts ‘08

• Chingay Parade of Dreams (15th to 16th Feb)

• The Dim Sum Dollies in “The History of Singapore” (Theatre) (21st to 28th Feb)

• HSBC Women’s Championships (Sports) (28th Feb to 2nd Mar)

Malaysia

• Chinese New Year

•  Malaysia International Space Adventure (Until 16th March 2008)

•  Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 (9 February 2008 Until 17 February 2008)

Thailand

• The World Sand Sculpture Festival (Chachoengsao Provincial centre, Chaochoengsao)

•  Thailand Chinatown Festival (Yaowarat Road, Bangkok)

•  Elephant Kantoke Fair (Lampang) (North)

•  Flower Festival (Chiang Mai) (North)

•  King Narai Reign Fair (Lopburi) (Central)

•  7th - Chinese New Year

•  21st - Mahayana Buddhist New Year

•  21st - Makha Bucha / Magha Puja Day

Indonesia

• Bau Nyale Putri Mandalika (Lombok)

•  Tabuik Festival (Pariaman, West Sumatra)

•  Chinese New Year

•  Sea Offering Ceremony (Cilacap, Central Java)

•  Hondodento Sea Offering (Bantul, Jogja)

•  Tourism Funday Anyer (Jakarta)

•  Gathering ‘Tourism Funday’ (Anyer, Banten)

•  Grand Racing Speed Car and GP2 (Sentul Circuit, Bogor, West Java)

•  The Pitcher’s Filling Ceremony (Bantul, Jogja)

•  Indonesia Run (Jakarta)

Phillipines

• The Feast of William(Pamulinawen)laoag City Feb 7-10

•  Tinagba Festival (Iriga City, Camarines Sur) February 11

•  International Bamboo Organ Festival (St. Joseph’s Parish of Las Pinas )

•  Valentine’s Day

• Edsa Revolution Manila

•  Dia de Zamboanga Festival, Zamboanga City

•  Baguio City Flower Festival

Brunei

• Chinese New Year

•  National Day

Myanmar

• Full Moon Day of Dabodwei (Countrywide)

•  Htamane Festival (Countrywide)

•  Mahamuni Pagoda Festival (Mandalay)

•  Salone Festival (Tanintharyi Division)

Laos

• Magha Puja (Makkha Bu-saa, full moon)

•  Vietnamese Tet & Chinese New year

•  Sikhotabong Festival

•  Wat Phu Festival

Cambodia

• Chinese New Year

Vietnam

• Cau Ngu Festival

•  The Giao Thua (New Year’s Eve)

•  Lunar New Year (Tet)

•  Lim Festival

•  Perfume Pagoda (Huong Tich) Festival

•  Dinh Mai Festival (Beginning of Feb)

•  Thai Duong Village Festival (Early Feb)

•  Cua Ong Temple Festival (Early Feb)

•  Dong Da Festival (Early Feb)

•  Co Loa Festival

•  Eel Catching Festival (Mid Feb)

•  Vieng Market (Mid Feb)

•  Trieu Khuc Village Festival (Mid Feb)

•  Sinh Village Wrestling Festival (Late Feb)

•  Va Temple Festival (Late Feb)

Thailand

• The World Sand Sculpture Festival (Chachoengsao Provincial centre, Chaochoengsao)

•  Thailand Chinatown Festival (Yaowarat Road, Bangkok)

•  Elephant Kantoke Fair (Lampang) (North)

•  Flower Festival (Chiang Mai) (North)

•  King Narai Reign Fair (Lopburi) (Central)

•  7th - Chinese New Year

•  21st - Mahayana Buddhist New Year

•  21st - Makha Bucha / Magha Puja Day

Australia

• Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

•  Adelaide Festival of the Arts

•  Adelaide Fringe Festival

•  Adelaide International Film Festival

•  Australian Blues Music Festival

•  Geelong Tour

•  Loudmouth Festival

•  Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival

•  Perth International Arts Festival

•  Sydney International Wine Competition

Japan

• Narita-san Setsubun Kai (bean throwing) (Narita City, Chiba)

•  Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo City, Hokkaido)

•  Mito Plum Festival (Mito City, Ibaragi)

•  Kitano Tenmangu Plum Flower Festival (Kyoto City, Kyoto)