Will the bars be closed this weekend?

**Fstop** · 02-05-2008, 11:35 AM

From the Pattaya Mail:

Elections for Pattaya City mayor and city council will be held this Sunday, May 4, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. With this, the Election Commission has announced that once again, alcohol sales and public celebrations are prohibited from 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, until midnight Sunday, May 4.

**Marmite the Dog** · 02-05-2008, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by chinthee

Does this mean restaurants in Bangkok won't be serving alcohol?

Is Bangkok in Pattaya?

**chinthee** · 02-05-2008, 01:34 PM

^whoops.

**dirtydog** · 03-05-2008, 08:33 PM

Poxy bars are closed in Pattaya

**Bobcock** · 04-05-2008, 08:12 AM

Told ya

**Fabian** · 16-05-2008, 09:33 PM

^^ What I did not understand (I have been there that weekend too), why have they dimmed the lights and had no music? Not that it bothered me much though.

**Sparky** · 16-05-2008, 09:53 PM

Just enough time to get a couple of boxes of Chang in !

**Fstop** · 14-07-2008, 01:28 PM

So we have a four day weekend this week, 2 buddhist holidays on Thursday and Friday. I assume all bars (Soi 6, Walking Street, etc.) will be closed on those days, but anyone know for sure? Was going to come down Thursday but if the bars are closed I'll probably just wait. I asked this question on Thaivisa and got flamed; should have known better I guess.

**good2bhappy** · 14-07-2008, 02:57 PM

thurs friday should be closed STOCK UP!

**Texpat** · 14-07-2008, 03:40 PM

Cheers G2B.

Why doesn't my wife ever tell me this stuff?

**good2bhappy** · 14-07-2008, 03:42 PM

I have already bought my case of Sing Light 425 bht from Carefour( no I am not a share Holder)

**mediamanbkk** · 14-07-2008, 03:45 PM

My company in Bangkok will close Thursday for the Buddhist holiday but we are back at work again on Friday...apparently Friday is a school related holiday... I know the banks are open on Friday...

**machangezi** · 14-07-2008, 03:54 PM

I am working on Friday.

**Dick Rangerous** · 14-07-2008, 03:55 PM

So Pattaya bars will be open on Friday? Was planning on going down meself this wkend an I'm hopeful all the fine establishments on soi 6 will be open for business. Can't understand why Thailand keeps shooting itself in the foot everytime farangs get time off they wanna close our bars.

**machangezi** · 14-07-2008, 03:57 PM

Should be as 17th is Buddhist holiday, not 18th. I might be wrong though. Double check please.

**good2bhappy** · 14-07-2008, 04:02 PM

18 th is Khao Pan Sah
17th is Ar sara hah Bucha day

**Fstop** · 14-07-2008, 04:49 PM

From Thailand National Public Holidays 2008

July 17th -- Asalha Puja Day ---- Commemorates the Buddha's first sermon to his first five disciples.

July 18th -- Khao Phansaa (Buddhist Lent) ---- The start of a 3 month period of the rainy season when monks stay inside the wats, and the preferred day for young men to enter the monkhood or their traditional short period as a monk

**Fstop** · 14-07-2008, 11:59 PM

From the Pattaya Mail:

This year, the Buddhist holy days of Asalaha Bucha and Khao Pansaa fall on July 17 and 18. Both are recognized public holidays, and therefore banks and most businesses will be closed. It is also against the rules to sell alcoholic beverages during the beginning of Buddhist Lent. Many activities are planned throughout the city, especially at our temples, and everyone is invited to take part.

Pattaya Mail - Vol. XVI No. 28 - Friday July 11 - July 17, 2008 News

**good2bhappy** · 15-07-2008, 06:53 AM

^ thanks for correcting my spelling

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