By Roy Lie Atjam
The opening of the Thailand Grand Festival 2025, organized by the Royal Thai Embassy in The Hague. This is the largest festival in the Netherlands that showcases the very best of Thailand.
Lange Voorhout, The Hague,Saturday 12th July 2025. The annual Thailand Grand Festival has triumphantly outdone last year’s attendance, marking an extraordinary celebration of Thai culture.
The beautiful weather played a vital role in inviting crowds to join in this joyous celebration. This year’s carefully crafted program highlighted the richness of Thai traditions, from enticing cuisine to the exhilarating Songkran Thai New Year celebration, reminding us all of the vibrant spirit of togetherness and heritage.
Opening Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Asi Mamanee.
“We’ve brought together the mouthwatering street food, refreshing drinks, authentic Thai products, dazzling performances from all regions of Thailand presented to you by Tourism Authority of Thailand and the prestigious “Banditpatanasilpa” Institute of Fine Arts under our Ministry of Culture.
This year, we are especially proud to highlight Songkran, the Thai New Year, as part of our show. Songkran is one of our most beloved traditions — a time of renewal, family, respect, and joy.
Through this celebration of Thai cultural heritage, we hope to deepen the bond of friendship between Thailand and the Netherlands and between our two peoples which has lasted over four centuries.
I hope you will enjoy the spectacular performances, and feel the spirit of our friendship throughout this festival. But this is just the appetizer — so stay tuned for more showstoppers, including our much-anticipated raffles and competitions!
This year’s raffle prizes include a return air ticket from Amsterdam to Bangkok on EVA Air, luxury hotel stays in Bangkok, Phuket, and Chiang Mai and many more surprises. Who knows — you could already be on your way to Bangkok and beautiful islands in Thailand after this event! So please try your luck at the raffles, which will be drawn at 7 PM today.
We hope this festival rekindles your passion for Thailand and look forward to welcoming you to Thailand very soon. We invite you to help us spread the joy of today event— by sharing your pictures on Facebook and tagging us.
Last but not least, I wish to sincerely thank our wonderful partners: Thai Beverage, Carabao Group, PTT GC, TIPCO Asphalt, EVA Air, บริษัท ท่าทราย รุ่งอรุณ, บริษัท ทวีภัณฑ์ ภูเก็ต บริษัท Artra Lux, บริษัท Crown Aviation, ECCO Group and Tourism Authority of Thailand and all othres generous sponsors for making today possible.
My heartfelt appreciation also goes to all the vendors showcasing the very best of Thailand.Mr Van Zanen, Mayor of the Hague also addressed the crowd.”
Another Thailand Grand Festival 2025, what an extraordinary day it has been.
Photography Courtesy Embassy of Thailand
