Thai New Year at Songkran

L.A.'s take on the traditional Thai new year, Songkran (also known as the "Water Festival"), will make Hollywood Boulevard feel more like an open-air Bangkok street market for an afternoon. Festivities include a parade, classical Thai dancing, demonstrations of Muay Thai boxing, a curry festival with public tasting and voting, the Miss Thai New Year USA contest and food from the award-winning Thai restaurant Jitlada. Hollywood Boulevard between Western and Normandie avenues. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun. Free. (800) 921-2597,
www.thainewyear.com/2009/en/index.aspx.