Make your way from Pattaya city — approximately 30 minutes by car or taxi — and redeem your ticket at the entrance.

Board one of the five-to-eight-passenger boats and weave through the teakwood stalls to shop for handicrafts, silverware, and textiles.

The day's first major performance winds through the market's waterways — a lively curtain-raiser best watched from the water or the main walkways.

North-East Stage performances run from late morning, while the Southern and Northern Boxing Stages host sea boxing bouts on the slippery bar across the afternoon.

The Central Stage hosts traditional Tap-Chak boxing at 14:00, followed by the Thai Music Band Floating Parade circling the market from 14:30.

The day closes with a final Thai music set, an evening Thai Music Band Parade, and the Bowl-Rowing Race at the Dulala Stage.