Buri Ram

Buri Ram Traditional Boat Races This annual regatta is staged on the Mun River in Amphoe Satuk during the first weekend of November. Celebrations include parades and cultural performances, as well as, an elephant swimming race.Prang Ku Suan Taeng is located at Tambon Thong Luang in Amphoe Phutthaisong. The three pagodas were erected of brick and mortar in the Khmer style. Their door panels are carved, depicting episodes from the epic of Ramakian (Ramayana). The exquisitely carving of Narai Bantomsin, once stolen and sold abroad, has been returned and is kept at the National Museum in Bangkok.Buri Ram Cultural Center, situated in the Buri Ram Rajabhat Institute, was built to protect and preserve the unique culture of Lower Isan and to be a museum for arts and artifacts from that area.Northeastern Kite Festival held annually in early December at Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir, Amphoe Muang. The festival hosts a parade and competition of local vehicles decorated with various kinds of kites. A beauty contest and an Aek kite competition are also scheduled. The Aek kite (ancient yoke shaped kite) looks like 2 kites attached to each other when flown . Activities include kite shows and cultural performances