AsiaRooms.com - Celebrate French Culture at La Fete in Bangkok

The annual La Fete festival will be returning to Bangkok in February and March 2012 to celebrate all aspects of French culture.

2012-01-05

BANGKOK, THAILAND, January 05, 2012 (Press-News.org) Bangkok will be the venue for La Fete in February 2012 as the Thai capital once again plays host to a celebration of all things French.

This year's event will begin on February 2nd and will run for almost two months, encompassing around 20 different cultural or artistic shows and performances, before the festival draws to a close on March 29th.

Items on the programme include circus acts, classical music performances, visual theatre, cinema screenings, dance shows and everything in between, with many events set to be free of charge.

Bangkok acts as the hub for La Fete, which is also hosted in six other Thai cities including Koh Samui, Khon Kaen and Phuket.

More than 300,000 people attended one event or more last time around, while the 2012 edition will mark the 100th anniversary of co-organiser Alliance Francaise de Bangkok, a body dedicated to promoting French-speaking cultures in Thailand.

It will also be the eighth time the festival has been held in the last nine years.

French cultural enthusiasts can choose from a diverse array of Bangkok hotels at AsiaRooms.com, such as the Twin Towers Hotel.

Keep up with the latest news on La Fete at http://www.lafete-bangkok.com/.

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