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Songkran Festival: Thai New Year

Thai embassador chef Jet Tila celebrates Songkran - the Thai New Year - in Thai town in Hollywood. He will do a giant curry cooking demonstration plus a curry cook-off at 3pm. The festival highlights Thai cuisine, costumes and dancing.

By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Thai embassador chef Jet Tila celebrates Songkran - the Thai New Year - in Thai town in Hollywood. He will do a giant curry cooking demonstration plus a curry cook-off at 3pm. The festival highlights Thai cuisine, costumes and dancing. There will also be a procession of Thai Buddhist monks, Muay Thai boxing matches, Songkran parade and a beauty pageant. It takes place along Hollywood Blvd between Western and Normandie. Take the metro, it's the best way, or park free at the Kaiser Permanente hospital at Vermont Ave via Barnsdall Dr and take a free shuttle ride to the festival.

You can find Jet at the Bangkok Market that his family owns or on his website.

Thai Town Songkran Festival

April 13

10am - 7pm

Hollywood Blvd (between Western Ave and Normandie Ave)

Los Angeles, CA 90027

Wat Thai Songkran Festival

April 12-13

9am - 6pm

Wat Thai Los Angeles

8225 Coldwater Canyon Ave (at Roscoe Blvd)

North Hollywood, CA 91605