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The Monkey Buffet festival is held annually in Thailand to promote tourism. In 2007, the festival included giving fruits and vegetables to the local monkey population of 2000 in Lopburi province north of Bangkok to give thanks to the monkeys, which help to boost tourism in the area.The festival was described as one of the strangest festivals by London's The Guardian newspaper along with Spain's baby-jumping festival.
Buffet tables are laid out with over 2000 kilograms of food,cabbage, watermelon, bananas, pumpkin and many other foods. The fruits and vegetables are sometimes arranged in festive, colorful pyramids or simply laid out on mats by the temple, to the delight of the monkeys.The buffet sparks a feeding frenzy among the 3,000 macaques that live in the area, and the festivities have become a popular attraction for both local and foreign visitors.
According to Festival Asia, the festival also hosts performances and activities that celebrate all things monkey, such as dances with monkey costumes and masks. The town is also decorated with monkey sculptures.
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