Monkey Buffet Festival
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The Monkey Buffet Festival is an annual event in Lopburi, Thailand, where locals present elaborate fruit and food offerings to the town’s large population of macaque monkeys as a unique tourist attraction and cultural celebration.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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festival ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| animalSpeciesInvolved | long-tailed macaque ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| city | Lopburi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Thai culture ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
generates tourism revenue
ⓘ
increases hotel occupancy in Lopburi ⓘ supports local businesses ⓘ |
| foodTypeOffered |
fruit
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soft drinks ⓘ sweets ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
cultural performances
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dance performances ⓘ decorating food displays ⓘ music performances ⓘ offering fruit to monkeys ⓘ offering sweets to monkeys ⓘ offering vegetables to monkeys ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lopburi Monkey Buffet Festival
NERFINISHED
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Monkey Buffet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Thai ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
honoring local monkeys
ⓘ
local cultural celebration ⓘ tourism promotion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lopburi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lopburi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Phra Prang Sam Yot temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
local residents
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macaque monkeys ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
documentary programs
ⓘ
international travel media ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elaborate fruit sculptures
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large buffet tables for monkeys ⓘ monkeys freely roaming among visitors ⓘ |
| organisedBy | local authorities in Lopburi ⓘ |
| region | Central Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
need to secure personal belongings from monkeys
ⓘ
risk of monkey bites ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
cultural tourism
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wildlife tourism ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | November ⓘ |
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