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Vientiane · Every May to June
Boun Bang Fai rocket festival
Villages around the Lao capital fire homemade bamboo rockets skyward to shake the rain gods awake.
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We track every fare from your airport into Vientiane for May 1 to June 5, 2027, round trips of 3 to 6 nights, across every airline. The moment one drops, you get one email with the dates, the price and a link to book. Free, and you can stop any time.
Know before you go
- Stand well back; rockets are unregulated and occasionally misfire toward the crowd.
- May is the hottest month in Laos, so bring shade and water for a long afternoon in a field.
- Wattay airport is 15 minutes from central Vientiane; launch sites are in surrounding villages reached by tuk-tuk or hired car.
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