Festivals
Date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012Bo Sang Umbrella Festival ; annually in January
Bo Sang Umbrella Festival is held in Bo Sang Handicraft Centre. The festival features paper products, paper parasols in particular, cultural shows, a parade showing traditional ways of life
City Pillar Inthakin Festival ; annually in May
City Pillar Inthakin Festival is held to invoke blessings of peace, happiness and prosperity for the city and its residents. Buddha images are parade around the city. It is held at Wat Chedi Luang for 7 auspicious days and nights in the 7th lunar month
Songkran Festival ; annually from 13 to 15 April
Songkran Festival is held annually from 13 to 15 April. The 13th of April is the Great Songkran day featuring the revered Phra Phuttha Sihing Buddha image parade around Chiang Mai town for bathing, sand pagoda making, blessing of elders, and water splashing
Flower Parade Festival
Flower Festival is held in February. The festival includes ornamental garden flower contents, floral floats parade in the morning and beauty pageants. The parade begins at Chiang Mai Railway Station and passes Nawarat Bridge and ends at Nong Buak Hat Park.
Doi Suthep Pilgrimage
On the night of Visakha Bucha Day, worshippers gather to light candles and make the 7-kilometer pilgrimage up to the temple on Doi Suthep
Yee Peng Festival
Yi Peng Festival is a very interesting event of Chiang Mai. The festival features launching lanterns into the sky to worship the gods. There are also fireworks, lantern contests, and beauty pageants.
Songkran – Mid-April – Hot Season
Thailand’s Songkran Festival is the most important holiday period of the year for the Thai people. Whilst it’s a time of fun, its also a special time not just for the New Year ritual. Above all, its the one time of year that most people “go home” from the big cities! For a 5 – 6 day period, Bangkok literally empties out, as millions of people migrate back to their homes and families.
Songkran 2009 - Mae Sariang
Songkran falls sometime between April 10 and April 18 and has its origins in ancient astrology. The phases of the moon and the lunar calendar also play an important role in determining the actual date of the Thai New Year.
Loi Krathong
Loy Krathong is another of Thailand’s annual festivals, taking place at the full moon in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar. This is usually in mid November.