Full of health benefits, the longan is the most popular fruit in northern Thailand, and one town celebrates it like no other

• Lamphun, near Chiang Mai, goes longan crazy in July and August, honouring the fruit full of vitamin C and riboflavin with an event-packed annual festival
• There’s fruit judging, an eating race, fancy-dress competition, even a Miss Longan contest; for visitors, the town has a number of non-edible attractions too