Shrimp Procession Phenomenon Reopens at Kaeng Lamduan

MGR Online•Society•12d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ubon Ratchathani Nature and Wildlife Education Center is organizing a shrimp procession festival at Kaeng Lamduan from September 1-30, 2026.

•Millions of freshwater shrimp migrate to spawn at Kaeng Lamduan on the Phanom Dong Rak mountain range.
•The Ubon Ratchathani Nature and Wildlife Education Center invites tourists to view the phenomenon from September 1-30.
•The official opening ceremony for the shrimp procession festival is scheduled for September 5.
•The site was previously closed during a period of border instability last year.

•The shrimp procession involves millions of small freshwater shrimp, including hairy claw shrimp, small shrimp, and crown shrimp, migrating to spawn at the headwaters of the Dom Yai stream on the Phanom Dong Rak mountain range.
•Shrimp walk in lines across the rock flats of Kaeng Lamduan to avoid being swept downstream by strong currents.
•The quantity of shrimp depends on natural factors, specifically rainfall; heavy rain signals the start of the breeding and spawning period.
•The phenomenon was discovered approximately 20 years ago by officials from the Ubon Ratchathani Nature and Wildlife Education Center.
•The Ubon Ratchathani Nature and Wildlife Education Center has reopened the site for viewing after it was closed last year due to border instability.
•The shrimp procession festival is scheduled to take place from September 1-30, 2026, at Kaeng Lamduan, Ban Nong Khon, Dom Pradit Subdistrict, Nam Yuen District.
•The official opening ceremony for the festival will be held on September 5.

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Ubon Ratchathani Nature and Wildlife Education Center(ศูนย์ศึกษาธรรมชาติและสัตว์ป่าอุบลราชธานี)

The organization inviting tourists to view the shrimp phenomenon and organizing the shrimp procession festival.

Kaeng Lamduan(แก่งลำดวน)

The location on the Phanom Dong Rak mountain range where the shrimp procession occurs.

Phanom Dong Rak Mountain Range(เทือกเขาพนมดงรัก)

The mountain range where Kaeng Lamduan and the Dom Yai stream are located.

Nam Yuen District(อ.น้ำยืน)ℹ️

The district in Ubon Ratchathani Province where the shrimp phenomenon takes place.

Ubon Ratchathani Province(จ.อุบลราชธานี)ℹ️

The province where the shrimp procession phenomenon occurs.

Ban Nong Khon(บ้านหนองขอน)

The village in Dom Pradit Subdistrict where the festival is held.

Dom Pradit Subdistrict(ต.โดมประดิษฐ์)

The subdistrict in Nam Yuen District where Kaeng Lamduan is located.

Dom Yai Stream(ลำน้ำโดมใหญ่)

The stream on the Phanom Dong Rak mountain range where shrimp migrate to spawn.