Veg fest to generate B9bn: TATPeople shop for ingredients for vegetarian meals in Talad Kao (Old Market) in Yaowarat on 24 September 2022. The Vegetarian Festival in Yaowarat will last until 4 October 2022. Mr Thanet said the vegetarian festival will bring a large number of tourists to Phuket during the end of the green season. Some hotels or restaurants will offer an all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet while others will turn their menus into vegetarian food offerings. Meanwhile, Phuket Commerce Office director Woranit Apiratjirawong said officials regularly inspect the food ingredients in markets in Phuket.