A huge group of wild monkeys raced through the streets of a Thai town when they were startled by fireworks.

Dozens, possibly hundreds, of the creatures ran and hid when they heard the explosions.

The monkeys - already common in Thailand - were drawn to the town in particularly large numbers as it was holding an annual 'birthday party' buffet of fruit and sweets for them.

Tables full of watermelons, bananas, candy, ice cream and juice were laid out throughout the day for the primates in Lopburi, 140km (86 miles) north of Bangkok, on 24 November.

Locals have been providing the annual feast for more than a decade as a way of celebrating the creatures, which they believe are sacred and bring good luck to the area.

This is the chaotic moment dozens of wild monkeys ran away and hid at the corner of a shop because they were afraid of fireworks. Chalita Yinyom went to the winter carnival in Lopburi, central Thailand on November 29 night.

Footage shows a moment the fireworks started - causing the scared the monkeys to scatted and hide at the corner of the building. Chalita said: "It was chaos as so many monkeys ran across the road some of them were almost hit by cars."