Date 18-19 Nov , 2000
Venue Surin Provincial Stadium , Surin Province
| Responsible Agencies | Surin Province |
| Background | Surin is one of the provinces in Southern E-sarn , which is the location of the ethnic minority , Suai. This tribe is well known in catching wild elephants and training them to work. Most of the Suai residents live in AmpherThatum( Thatum district) . Their way of life is distinctive from the mainstream E-sarn people. In 1960, an event originated in this district and became widely well known till it became the symbol of the province. Since then, the cabinet has sanctioned this event to be one of the national annual fairs. |
| Activities | - Handicrafts Fair , 18-19 Nov , 2000 at Sri Narong Ground. |
| - Elephant shows , 18-19 Nov , 2000 , at the Elephants Performances Ground , Provincial Stadium ( wild elephant hunts , tugs of war , demonstrations of log pulling skills , and a parade of elephants outfitted for mediaeval war ) | |
| More Details | - Events Division : TAT tel. (662) 6941222 ext. 1962 fax. (662) 6941384 |
| - Surin Provincial Office : (6644) 512039 | |
| - TAT Northeastern Office : Region 1 ( Nakon Ratchasima ) tel. (6644) 213666 , 213030 Fax. (6644) 213667 |