His Majesty the King presided over the opening of the "Bike Un Ai Rak 2018" event before leading a 39-kilometre round trip ride from the Royal Plaza to the Lad Pho Park in Samut Prakan's Phra Pradaeng district on Sunday.
The opening ceremony was held at 3.30pm at the Royal Plaza. At 6.27pm, His Majesty led other cyclists along the route, which runs past various historical sites.
The Un Ai Rak fair runs from Sunday until Jan 19 at the Royal Plaza and Sanam Sua Pa.
A large number of people, wearing Thai traditional dress, turned up at the Royal Plaza and Sanam Sua Pa on Sunday morning, in advance of the opening ceremony. They were allowed to enter the grounds at about 9.30am to see the various exhibitions through screening points on Si Ayutthaya road, Sua Pa road opposite the First Army headquarters, and on Uthong Nai road before the opening ceremony.
The fair's opening hours are daily from 10am-9pm, except on Friday and Saturday when the closing time will be extended to 10pm. Admission is free. Wheelchairs and volunteer assistants will be available for the elderly and the disabled.
The Un Ai Rak cycling activity was also held in other provinces across the country on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of cyclists registered to participate in the event.
