Songkran 2015 – The Biggest Water Fight Festival in Thailand – Traditional Thai New Year 2015. When is Songkran in Thailand? Songkran 2015 festival will take place April 13th through the 15th, a festival that is the country’s traditional New Years Eve celebration.

Songkran in Bangkok	Songkran in Chiang Mai	Songkran in Pattaya

The Songkran Festival is also known as the Thai New year or Thailand Water Festival, originally celebrated as a way for the Thai people to sprinkle water on their family members and elders for good fortune and pay their respects to images of the beloved Buddha. Today, the festival has transitioned into 3 days of water play fun, splashing locals and visitors alike with buckets of water, water hoses and super soakers as they gather in the streets.