• Silk Festival, Phuk Sieo
Tradition and Red Cross Fair. This annual fair is held from 29 November to 10 December of each year right in front of city hall. Besides growing rice, silk production is the main source of extra income among people in the Northeast, and Khon Kaen today is called a major silk production center. ‘Phuk Sieo’ is a native tradition of Northeast and serves to tighten friendship.

• The Festival of Dok Khun Siang Khaen and Khao Niao Road
The provincial festival of Khon Kaen is held annually from13-15 April to celebrate the Songkran festival. Based around Kaen Nakhon Lake and on Si Chan Road, the people of Khon Kaen always start their celebration with donation of food to the monks, ritual bathing of a Buddha image, and blessing elders. Local performances are held to entertain all fair goers.

• Phrathat Kham Kaen Fair
The fair takes place at Wat Chetiyaphum, where Phrathat Kham Kaen is situated, on the full-moon day of the sixth lunar month. The fair is intended for the people of Khon Kaen to pay homage to the much revered Phrathat as well as for them to have something to rely on spiritually and make merit.

• Golf Courses:
There are many wonderful golf courses in the area such as: Ubol Ratana Dam Golf Course, Military Regiment 8 Golf Course, Khon Kaen Railway Golf Course, Si Phatcharinthon Camp Golf Course, Khon Kaen Driving Range