Lao New Year

Hundreds of excited locals, as well as honored guests from afar, gathered in downtown Merced for the fifth annual Lao New Year last weekend. A section of Main Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Way and the parking lot of the popular Bangkok Thai Restaurant were cleared of normal traffic and filled with a variety of festive events,…

The 2022 Lao New Year was celebrated by residents and town visitors last Saturday, April 30, right outside the doors of Bangkok Thai Restaurant in…

Mercedians, distinguished guests and visitors to town will mark Lao New Year on Saturday, April 30, from 10AM to 8PM, with a community celebration outside…

The Laotian community of Merced filled Main Street with color, cheer, and holiday fun as they celebrated Lao New Year with residents, community leaders, and government representatives on Saturday, April 13. Coming together in Downtown Merced, the celebration works to shed light on the rich culture of the Laotian community in Merced…

For the first time in about 30 years, residents and leaders came together for an open, public celebration in Downtown Merced to ring in the traditional Lao…