To provide Thai communities with support as well as to introduce Thai products to the world, King Power and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports are organising the Thai Power Community Fair from Thursday May 23 until June 2 at Mahanakhon Square of King Power Mahanakhorn, Narathiwas-Ratchanakarin Road.
The fair features 30 local community shops selling high-quality handicrafts, creative crafts and lifestyle merchandise from various provinces nationwide, as well as 17 sumptuous dishes from popular local shops and street-food vendors.
Held under the theme "Believe In Thai Power", the community fair aims to showcase the power and potential of Thai people, communities, manufacturers and designers. It is also a platform to support, develop and promote Thai merchandise to Bangkokians, consumers and overseas visitors, and to help add new distribution channels for them to sell their products and acquire more income.
There are two key zones. The Community Products Zone will bring 30 shops of product highlights from producers from various communities nationwide, including batik indigo-dyed clothes, bags, teen jok handicrafts, mudmee silk fabrics, bamboo weaving crafts, ceramics, miniatures, gold and silver ornaments, 5-star Otop products, processed food and many more.
The Food Zone will offer 17 tasty food shops and street foods like Hong Kong noodle Housek, Lamai Hoy Thod Yaowarat (Thai oyster omelette), Jek Meng Chicken Rice, Kang Ban Phe Rayong (seafood noodle), Samyan pork leg with rice, Tidlom Moo Tod Pla Ra Kaset Nawamin (deep-fried marinated pork), Karim Roti Mataba Phra Athit Road, and Yaowarat Toast.
Visitors will also enjoy daily demonstrations of popular local Thai handicrafts from various communities and Thai performances such as an Aksara Thai puppet show and dance from the four regions by Petchcharassang Dance company on Friday and Saturday at 4pm and 6pm.
There is no admission fee. Visit www.facebook.com/kingpowerthaipower.
