From the neighbourhood
News & events in Pattaya
What's happening around the neighbourhood — local news, new launches, and events worth knowing about.
Amazing Thailand Pattaya Marathon — 26–27 September, entries close 15 September
The city's biggest running weekend returns to Beach Road, starting and finishing at Terminal 21. Fun run through full marathon — and registration shuts two weeks before race day.
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Pattaya International Film Festival — free screenings 22–30 August, red carpet on the 28th
Nine days of free films across Central Pattaya cinemas under the theme "The Cinematic Wave", with a red-carpet awards night on 28 August — part of the city's bid to become a UNESCO Creative City of Film.
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Tomorrowland comes to Pattaya — 11–13 December 2026, its first full festival in Asia
The legendary festival lands at Wisdom Valley in Bang Lamung with six stages and up to 50,000 visitors a day — most of them flying in from abroad.
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Pattaya International Fireworks Festival — 27–28 November 2026, free on Central Beach
Two nights of international fireworks teams over Pattaya Bay, with live orchestra, Khon performances and food stalls — free beachfront viewing from 7 pm to 11:30 pm.
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Wonderfruit returns — 3–7 December 2026 at The Fields, Siam Country Club
The art, music and sustainability festival returns to the fields outside Pattaya for five days this December — one of Thailand's most loved boutique festivals.
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Second Road overhaul underway — 90-day rebuild of central Pattaya's main artery
Pattaya began rebuilding Second Road on 21 July 2026 — new surface, phased 300 m sections from Pattaya Central toward the Dolphin Roundabout, with completion targeted in about 90 days.
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U-Tapao airport expansion is finally moving — and a faster-to-build Pattaya rail link is on the table
The 50-year U-Tapao concession went active in April 2026 with construction decoupled from the delayed high-speed rail, and the government now favours a quicker medium-speed Pattaya–U-Tapao link.
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