Suphan Buri province invites all vegetable lovers to visit Dermbang Nangboud district for its homegrown vegetable festival on August 16-18. The event will be held at the Homegrown garden for sustainable living at Bung Chawak, which aims to promote its organic farming and agro-tourism. Highlights include dishes made from various home-grown vegetables, vegetable painting competitions, farming exhibitions, agriculture quizzes. Nearby destinations include a visit to an ancient vegetable community and water vegetable garden. For details, contact Suphan Buri Agriculture Office at 035-555-266 or fax 035-545-451.

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A small pomelo festival is being held at the Nakhon Nayok- Chatuchak market in Tambon Sarika from today until August 12. Visitors en route to Nakhon Nayok’s waterfalls and forests should make sure they stop by for top quality pomelos at the festival. For details, call Nakhon Nayok Agriculture Office at 037-312-139.

The elaborate and colourful designs of Prae Wa silk in Kalasin are praised as the ‘queen of silks,’ woven by the ‘Phu Thai’ settlers, descendants of Vietnamese immigrants from Meung Taeng. The annual Phae Wa festival celebrating the beauty of this fabric will be held from August 15-20 in Kalasin province. The silk festival will also features a variety of contests and competitions, including the finest Prae Wa silk, a Prae Wa costume contest, Pong Lang folk entertainment, and a spectacular fashion show of Prae Wa by top models. For details, contact Kalasin Provincial Office at 043-811-695