Surin Festivals
The Surin Elephant Round-Up
Surin has been an elephant’s habitat since ancient times and the local townspeople of Surin are skilled in rounding up, training and controlling elephants. The famous ’ Elephant Round-Up’ was first held in 1960 and Surin has ever since become well-known among Thai and foreign visitors alike.
The Surin Elephant Round-Up has been scheduled to take place annually during weekend around mid November. The fair is regarded an international annual which attracts numbers of tourists from every cornor of the world. Planned activities during the fair include a tug-of-war between an elephant and men, elephants in football match, war elephant parade, and local performances
