See Where The World’s Biggest Water Fight Starts A New Year

ByMark Willard•

1 hour ago

Updated: April 18, 2026, 9:22 am EDTPublished: April 18, 2026, 9:22 am EDT

The New Year is just getting started in Thailand and the annual festival that celebrates its arrival has become known as the world’s biggest water fight. Traditionally, Buddhists mark the Songkran festival by splashing each other with water to wash away negativity from the past year. But every year thousands of tourists flood Bangkok to take the water splashing to a whole new level.