During the festival, roads around the Old Town, including Thalang, Krabi, Dibuk, Phang-Nga, Thepkrassatri and Phuket, will be turned into walking streets.
There are three main objectives of the festival: to develop and conserve culture, to promote the area, and to encourage all Phuket residents to contribute to the treasure that is the Phuket Old Town.
The four main streets of the Old Town will have themes: Thalang Road will be about “stories of the past”; Krabi Rd will focus on “stories of the present”; Phang-Nga Rd will be about “stories of the future”, and Dibuk Rd will have clothes and food made by the Thai Peranakan Association.
There will also be numerous street acts, traditional performances and costumes, and plenty of food.
On Friday (February 15) – the first day of the festival – there will be a large parade starting at 5pm, finishing up at Queen Sirikit 72 Years Chalearmprakiet Park (the Dragon Park) on Thalang Road.
On Sunday (February 17), on the last day of the festival, there will be worshipping of Chinese gods and goddesses from 11pm to 12am at Hai Leng Ong space, in front of the Dragon Park.
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