Kamphaeng Phet
Kamphaeng Phet (กำแพงเพชร) is a city in Lower Northern Thailand with around 30,000 citizens. Its historical park with ruins of 14th- to 16th-century temples, city fortifications and Buddha statues is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns". Wikivoyage
Population 29,178 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Thailand
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Kamphaeng Phet National Museum Museum · 830 m
- Fort behind Youth Correctional Institution Attraction · 390 m
- Ban Non Fort Attraction · 570 m
- Ban Non Gate Attraction · 600 m
- Wat Hang Nok Yung Attraction · 610 m
- Shiva Shrine Attraction · 680 m
- Thai Mueang Gate Attraction · 680 m
- Wat Pa Sak Attraction · 700 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Nop Phra Len Phleng festival
February – March
Nop Phra Len Phleng festival on Makha Bucha, i.e., full moon in late-February or early-March, commemorates the donation of a Buddha relic to the city of Nakhon Chum (one of the precursors of Kamphaeng Phet) by king Li Thai in 1357.
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Thai kite festival Cha-kang-rao
February – March
(February to March), traditional kite competition at Sirichit Park
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Banana Festival
September
Banana Festival on ten days around Sat Thai, i.e., new moon in late-September, celebrating and promoting the province's best-known product.
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Loi Krathong
November
Loi Krathong on November's full moon, like in most Thai cities the festival of lights in honour of the river goddess is celebrated in Kamphaeng Phet, too.
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Food fair and noodle festival
December
(1-3 December), Noodle dishes are the favourite food of many locals, so an annual fair was established around this theme with many food stalls offering local products around Sirichit Park
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kamphaeng Phet); 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.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.