Events · October
Buffalo Racing
Chonburi
No confirmed date for a specific year yet — this event usually falls in October, see below.
Over 150 years of tradition. It started with an argument between two farmers over whose buffalo was faster. Today it's a thank-you to the buffaloes for a year of work in the fields — the competing animals get a special diet and daily massages. Riders on bare backs, a hundred-metre track, plus a buffalo beauty contest.
Meaning
A thank-you festival for buffaloes' year of farm labour, held as a race with a buffalo beauty contest alongside it.
Last verified 17/09/2026.