Hua Hin
Hua Hin (หัวหิน) is a seaside resort city of about 50,000 residents (2012) in Thailand. Three or four hours south of Bangkok (195 km), it is popular with middle-aged and older foreign visitors, as a weekend getaway spot for Bangkok Thais, and as an expat retirement home. Wikivoyage
Population 59,369 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Thailand
Getting there
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Through the year
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Thailand International Kite Festival
May
Held during Mar-May every other year and features stunt kites, big kites, little kites, high-tech kites, traditional Thai kites and displays of international kites.
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Hua Hin Jazz Festival
June
The popular event attracts world-class jazz musicians from Thailand and all over the world. Annually, in June
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Hua Hin Vintage Car Rally
December
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Hua Hin); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.