Things to do in Portsmouth: 19 pictures of people enjoying food, massages and music at Southsea Thai Food and Craft Festival 2023

Joe Buncle
Updated ·2-min read
Pictured is: Anthony and Carly Read enjoying the day with their family.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Anthony and Carly Read enjoying the day with their family.Picture: Keith Woodland

The Southsea Thai Food and Craft Festival kicked off at 10.00am on Saturday, September 9 and carried on across the weekend. Visitors relished an array of food, music and other performances on offer – as well as enjoying other cultural mainstays like massage.

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The festival, which has been coming to Southsea for years, was postponed after yellow weather warnings stopped the event from taking place on July 15 and July 16, between 10am and 7pm.

Entertainment this year will included Lady Boy shows, a Thai costume fashion show, a Buddhist monk blessing ceremony, sword fighting shows, Thai pre-fight war dances, and a Thai boxing demo.

Pictured is: Thai dancers entertained the visitors.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Thai dancers entertained the visitors.Picture: Keith Woodland

You can find out more about the festival on the event’s Facebook page.

Here are 19 photos taken on the first day of the event.

Pictured is: Sarah King from Portsmouth receives a Thai massagePicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Sarah King from Portsmouth receives a Thai massagePicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: One of the many stalls at the event.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: One of the many stalls at the event.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: The comperes at the festival.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: The comperes at the festival.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Joanne and Alan shelter from the sunPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Joanne and Alan shelter from the sunPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Thai dancers entertained the visitorsPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Thai dancers entertained the visitorsPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Nee, Colin and Tina at the FestivalPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Nee, Colin and Tina at the FestivalPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Atlas, Artemus and James Batney ride a Tuk-TukPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Atlas, Artemus and James Batney ride a Tuk-TukPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Food outlets at the event.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Food outlets at the event.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Alice, one of the stall holders at the event.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Alice, one of the stall holders at the event.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Two of the chefs at Lilly's Thai KitchenPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Two of the chefs at Lilly's Thai KitchenPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: People could receive a blessing from the Monks of the Wat Mongkhonwararam templePicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: People could receive a blessing from the Monks of the Wat Mongkhonwararam templePicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Visitors and stalls at the festivalPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Visitors and stalls at the festivalPicture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: One of the singers at the event.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: One of the singers at the event.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Visitors at the festival.Picture: Keith Woodland
Pictured is: Visitors at the festival.Picture: Keith Woodland
Children join a singer to dance on stage.Picture: Keith Woodland
Children join a singer to dance on stage.Picture: Keith Woodland