WEEKEND GUIDE

Find out where you can enjoy Songkran, plus activities where your little ones can have a good time.

Songkran, the Thai New Year that’s also a three-day water festival, runs until April 15 this year. Our suggestion? Skip second attempts at resolutions and dive right into these tempting Songkran dining offers.

Tong Thai at JW Marriott Marquis is celebrating Songkran with a buffet for Dh215 per person including water and soft drinks. Valid today and tomorrow from 6-11pm; call 04 414 3000. Pai

Thai, at Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah, is serving a three-course sharing menu of Thai classics. You can savour chor muang (purple-flower chicken dumplings with fried onions, peanuts and sweet chilli sauce) and phad nor mai fa rang (wokfriend asparagus cooked with mushrooms, garlic, chilli and oyster sauce) and desserts such as tim krob (crispy water chestnut, sugar syrup, coconut milk and crushed ice). In-house entertainer Wanthakan will be entertaining guests with dance performances from an abra. Available until April 23, Dh280 per person; call 04 432 3232.

Sukhothai at Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre is celebrating Songkran with traditional performances and buffet options that start from Dh199 per person. If you go dressed in traditional Thai attire with your friends, a group of five can eat for the price of four. Until tomorrow; call 04 702 2455.

The Royal Buddha restaurant at Holiday Inn Al Barsha, Dubai, has a Songkran Festival running today and tomorrow. The celebrations kick start at 6.45pm with a water ceremony followed by a four-course set menu dinner and a traditional Thai dance performance. Dh135 per person from 7-11.45pm; call 04 3234333.