Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, Chang Khlan Road (nightly)
Chiang Mai's nightly bazaar on Chang Khlan Road: covered arcades, street stalls and food courts east of the Old City.
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Festivals, illuminations and seasonal events across Chiang Mai, checked against official sources.
Chiang Mai's nightly bazaar on Chang Khlan Road: covered arcades, street stalls and food courts east of the Old City.
The Saturday counterpart to Tha Phae, on Wua Lai Road in the old silversmith quarter south of the moat.
Northern Thailand's biggest weekly market: a kilometre of craft, food and performance along Ratchadamnoen Road every Sunday evening.
The dated cool season opening of the Kew Mae Pan ridge trail on Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest mountain.
Hot air balloons, night glow shows and a fairground north of Chiang Mai city.
The largest ticketed Yi Peng mass sky lantern release, held over two nights at the CAD Cultural Center Lanna in Mae On with Lanna dinner, performances and a monk led ceremony.
Chiang Mai marks the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month with both Loy Krathong krathongs on the Ping River and the Lanna Yi Peng lantern tradition on one night.
The Asia Pacific Major of the UTMB World Series, run over two weeks in Chiang Mai with races from 17 km up to the 173 km Chiang Dao 160.
Nine days of exhibitions, creative markets, workshops and talks across Chiang Mai, organised by the Creative Economy Agency under the theme Local Thunders, Global Transformation.
An open air promenade of art, craft and design stalls along Nimmanhaemin Soi 1, run by the makers themselves during Design Week season.
A 100 km ultra trail under Doi Chiang Dao, with distances from 10 km to 100 km based at Ban Mae Na School.
Chiang Mai's cool season road marathon, starting at Tha Phae Gate with full marathon, half marathon, 10 km and fun run distances.
A ticketed New Year countdown at the CAD Cultural Center Lanna in Mae On, with a mass lantern release, fireworks and Lanna performances on 31 December 2026.
The city's free New Year countdown at Tha Phae Gate, separate from the ticketed lantern events outside the city.
Wild Himalayan cherry blossom above Chiang Mai, in the Hmong village of Khun Chang Khian.
Chiang Mai's big provincial winter fair, with OTOP products, Red Cross charity stalls, concerts and the Miss Chiang Mai pageant behind the Provincial Hall.
A mountain ultra in the Chiang Dao valley, with distances from about 16 km to 200 km under Doi Chiang Dao.
Chiang Mai's long distance trail weekend, expected 8 to 10 January 2027 with a 200 km flagship race.
Bo Sang village decorates its main street with hand painted paper umbrellas for three days of parades, craft demonstrations and the famous bicycle parade.
Two days of northern Thai and international food stalls and chef demonstrations in Chiang Mai.
A month of flower themed events across Chiang Mai hotels, cafes and gardens in the cool season peak.
Chiang Mai's flower weekend, centred on a Saturday morning parade of floats covered in fresh blooms and displays at Nong Buak Haad Park.
A three day arts and music festival in Mae Rim, north of Chiang Mai, with international and Thai acts.
A ten day Japanese and Thai community music and arts camp under Doi Chiang Dao.
Chiang Mai's Pride parade and street festival, held in the city in late February.
An outdoor music and art weekend at Royal Park Rajapruek, south of Chiang Mai city.
Chiang Mai's Songkran, the country's best known city celebration, around the Old City moat and Tha Phae Gate.
A week of flower tray offerings at Chiang Mai's city pillar shrine in Wat Chedi Luang, honouring the guardian spirit of the city at the start of the rains.
Thousands walk the 9 to 11 km mountain road to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep through the night before Visakha Bucha, helped by food and drink stations along the way.
The annual bathing of the Doi Suthep relic, on the eve of Visakha Bucha, distinct from the pilgrimage walk already in the dataset.
Obstacle racing at Huay Tung Tao reservoir, north of Chiang Mai city.
The northern edition of Thailand's book fair season, with Thai and international publishers.
The northern region's big trade and culture expo, with Lanna products, food and performances.