Cultural vibrancy in Pattaya

Apart from beaches, bars and girls the city of Pattaya also have art and cultural value. Pattaya has excellence for performing arts that your family will enjoy a lot. In the month of April you can enjoy the festival at Pattaya Pier. There are some effervescent cultural shows where music performances and beauty pageants can be seen. The art galleries offer some exquisite arts from local artists. It is better to have some prior information about the history of the place before you reach there. It will enable you to feel at home and enjoy in a better way.

Though jazzy bars, noisy music, skimpy clothed girls, and mouthwatering food are common features of Pattaya, still you can find some temples, traditional shops, lanes full of ever smiling Thai people, etc. Some of the temples are so fascinating that often religious foreigners feel attracted to live at the place for a longer time. From ancient times people from different cultures have come to Pattaya and lived here. Thus the culture of this place has enriched a lot. Mural art is very famous at this place. Thai culture gives a colorful vibe because of its costumes, traditional music and elegant dance. Some of the restaurants owners dress their employees in colourful way just to give a traditional touch to the whole thing.

Thai people in Pattaya always maintain their etiquette. The way to show respect in their way is ‘wai’ where the person brings both hands to his or her chest. Then he bends his head to the tips of fingers. Thai people usually do this to show respect to the elders. Thai children are taught all these manners from childhood and tourists are expected to learn the important ones in order to feel comfortable.

Many festivals are celebrated in Pattaya throughout the year. The city cheers up at the time of such joyous celebrations. In April one can enjoy the water festival while in the month of November one will take the pleasure of light festival.

No one can forget the ladyboy cabarets if ever enjoyed in a lifetime. This is a contemporary dance of Thai people that they perform with beauty and elegance.