Usually May · Yasothon

Rocket Festival

บุญบั้งไฟbun bang fai

Home-made rockets fired to ask the sky for rain.

A home-made rocket launching at a rocket festival in Kalasin — Photo: Ian Taylor (iantaylor.ca), CC BY 4.0

Before the rice-planting season, villages across Isan build their own rockets and fire them into the sky as an old way of asking for rain. Yasothon's festival is the best known, with parades, music and a lot of noise.

Honest note

[A real tip from a local]

Where: Yasothon
When: Usually May
Date: To be confirmed with the official announcement
Facts last checked: 2026-10-24