Floating Light Festival (ShweKyin, Bago—October)

The Floating Light Festival is one of the most beautiful festivals in Myanmar. Visitors and locals alike release candles in the rivers and waterways seeking good luck. People celebrate it auspiciously in the Bago region and the surrounding areas as well. Traditional dances and singing lighten up the setting as there are many other events like boat racing and fairs in the ShweKyin River. Fireworks light up the sky as evening appears with stalls providing local delicacies accompanied by other forms of entertainment. One can time their trip for the festival while doing the Belmond Orcaella cruise to Mandalay as well for bonus delights of the Floating Light Festival in Bago.