Nov12026
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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What's on in North.
Events across the North region, checked against official sources.
Nov12026
Chiang Mai Saturday Walking Street (Wua Lai, weekly)
The Saturday counterpart to Tha Phae, on Wua Lai Road in the old silversmith quarter south of the moat.
Nov12026
Chiang Mai Sunday Walking Street (Tha Phae Walking Street, weekly)
Northern Thailand's biggest weekly market: a kilometre of craft, food and performance along Ratchadamnoen Road every Sunday evening.
Nov12026
Festival of 100,000 Lanterns in Lamphun 2026
Tens of thousands of coloured Lanna lanterns are hung through Lamphun and around Wat Phra That Hariphunchai as an offering in the run up to Loy Krathong.
Nov12026
Kad Kong Ta Walking Street, Lampang (weekly)
Lampang's Saturday walking street in the old riverside quarter of Kad Kong Ta: heritage houses, northern food and crafts.
Nov12026
Kew Mae Pan Nature Trail Season 2026-27, Doi Inthanon
The dated cool season opening of the Kew Mae Pan ridge trail on Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest mountain.
Nov12026
Nan Walking Street (weekly)
Nan's weekend walking street in front of Wat Phumin, withขันโตก style ground seating for northern food in the temple square.
Nov12026
Pai Walking Street, Mae Hong Son (nightly)
Pai's nightly walking street: food stalls, crafts and buskers in the centre of the mountain town.
Nov112026
Bua Tong Mexican Sunflower Season at Doi Mae U Kho 2026
Whole hillsides at Doi Mae U Kho in Mae Hong Son turn yellow with wild Bua Tong, or Mexican sunflowers, for a short cool season bloom.
Nov152026
Sukhothai Loy Krathong, Burning Candles and Playing with Fire Festival 2026
Ten nights of Loy Krathong in Sukhothai Historical Park, ending on the full moon night of 24 November 2026, with the Light and Sound Show at Wat Mahathat.
Nov202026
Chiang Mai International Balloon Festival 2026
Hot air balloons, night glow shows and a fairground north of Chiang Mai city.
Nov212026
Loy Krathong Sai Festival 2026, Tak
Tak's Loy Krathong Sai: thousands of coconut shell krathongs floated in a line down the Ping River, 21 to 24 November 2026.
Nov242026
Chiang Mai CAD Khomloy Sky Lantern Festival 2026 (Yi Peng)
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.
Nov242026
Yi Peng and Loy Krathong in Chiang Mai 2026
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.
Nov272026
HOKA Chiang Mai Thailand by UTMB 2026
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.
Dec12026
Colours of Doi Tung 2026 (13th edition)
The Mae Fah Luang Foundation's winter festival at Doi Tung, with flower gardens, a hill tribe walking street, food and cultural performances on weekends and holidays.
Dec52026
Chiang Mai Design Week 2026
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.
Dec52026
Nimmanhaemin Art and Design Promenade (NAP) 2026
An open air promenade of art, craft and design stalls along Nimmanhaemin Soi 1, run by the makers themselves during Design Week season.
Dec182026
Chiang Rai ASEAN Flower Festival 2026
A provincial winter flower festival along the Kok River in Chiang Rai, with themed gardens, light shows, Lanna culture, tea and coffee, run with the TAT Chiang Rai office.
Dec202026
Chiang Mai Marathon 2026
Chiang Mai's cool season road marathon, starting at Tha Phae Gate with full marathon, half marathon, 10 km and fun run distances.
Dec262026
Chiang Rai Flower Festival (Dok Mai Ngam) 2026 to 2027
Chiang Rai Municipality's long winter flower show by the Kok River, with tulips, lilies and temperate flower gardens lit into the evening.
Dec282026
Doi Mae Salong Tea, Sakura and Tribal Food Festival 2026
A New Year week festival in the tea village of Doi Mae Salong, with oolong tastings, early wild Himalayan cherry blossom and hill tribe food and performances.
Dec282026
King Taksin Maharaj Fair 2026-27, Tak
Tak's year end fair at the King Taksin Shrine, starting on Taksin Day, 28 December.
Dec312026
Chiang Mai CAD New Year Countdown 2027
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.
Dec312026
Chiang Mai City Countdown 2027
The city's free New Year countdown at Tha Phae Gate, separate from the ticketed lantern events outside the city.
Jan52027
Khun Chang Khian Cherry Blossom Season 2027, Chiang Mai
Wild Himalayan cherry blossom above Chiang Mai, in the Hmong village of Khun Chang Khian.
Jan72027
Phraya Phichai Dap Hak Fair 2027, Uttaradit
Uttaradit's hero fair, ten days at the Phraya Phichai Dap Hak monument in January.
Jan82027
Chiang Mai Winter Fair and Red Cross Fair 2027
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.
Jan82027
Ultra Trail Chiang Mai (UTCM) 2027
A mountain ultra in the Chiang Dao valley, with distances from about 16 km to 200 km under Doi Chiang Dao.
Jan82027
Ultra Trail Chiang Mai 2027
Chiang Mai's long distance trail weekend, expected 8 to 10 January 2027 with a 200 km flagship race.
Jan152027
Bo Sang Umbrella and San Kamphaeng Handicraft Festival 2027
Bo Sang village decorates its main street with hand painted paper umbrellas for three days of parades, craft demonstrations and the famous bicycle parade.
Jan152027
Chiang Mai International Food Festival 2027
Two days of northern Thai and international food stalls and chef demonstrations in Chiang Mai.
Jan172027
King Ramkhamhaeng Day 2027, Sukhothai
Worship and a fair at the King Ramkhamhaeng Monument in Sukhothai Historical Park on 17 January.
Jan262027
King Mengrai Festival (Wai Sa Phaya Mengrai) 2027
Chiang Rai honours its founder King Mengrai with ten days of homage ceremonies, parades, cultural performances and a local products fair.
Jan292027
Pai World Rhythms Festival 2027
A small world music gathering in Pai built around handpan and global sounds, with workshops, movement sessions and night stages in the mountains.
Feb12027
Chiang Mai Blooms Festival 2027
A month of flower themed events across Chiang Mai hotels, cafes and gardens in the cool season peak.
Feb52027
Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2027
Chiang Mai's flower weekend, centred on a Saturday morning parade of floats covered in fresh blooms and displays at Nong Buak Haad Park.
Feb52027
Jai Thep Festival 2027
A three day arts and music festival in Mae Rim, north of Chiang Mai, with international and Thai acts.
Feb52027
Khantok Chang Fair, Lampang 2027
At the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, elephants are feasted from giant khantok trays of fruit and vegetables, with shows and a Lanna khantok dinner for visitors.
Feb102027
Singha Park Chiang Rai International Balloon Fiesta 2027
Southeast Asia's largest hot air balloon fiesta, with international balloons, night glow shows, concerts and Valentine's events over five days at Singha Park.
Feb122027
Phra Buddha Chinnarat Fair 2027, Phitsanulok
Six days of temple fair at Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, home of the Phra Buddha Chinnarat image.
Feb122027
Phra That Cho Hae Festival, Phrae 2027
Ten days and nights of worship at Phrae's sacred relic temple, with the great Tung Luang banner procession, light installations and a cultural market.
Feb122027
Shambhala In Your Heart Festival 2027
A ten day Japanese and Thai community music and arts camp under Doi Chiang Dao.
Feb192027
Hok Peng Festival 2027, Wat Phra That Chae Haeng, Nan
The north's Makha Bucha celebration at Nan's most sacred temple, Phra That Chae Haeng.
Feb202027
Nop Phra Len Phleng Festival 2027, Kamphaeng Phet
Kamphaeng Phet's Makha Bucha tradition of worshipping the relic and playing folk games, revived from the chronicles.
Feb272027
Chiang Mai Pride 2027
Chiang Mai's Pride parade and street festival, held in the city in late February.
Mar32027
Pho Khun Ngam Mueang Festival 2027, Phayao
Phayao's city founder fair, centred on the Pho Khun Ngam Mueang monument on 5 March.
Mar52027
Chiang Mai Fest 2027
An outdoor music and art weekend at Royal Park Rajapruek, south of Chiang Mai city.
Mar202027
Poy Sang Long Festival Season, Mae Hong Son 2027
Shan novice ordination season in Mae Hong Son, when boys aged 7 to 14 are carried in procession in princely dress before entering the monkhood.
Apr132027
Bubble Wave Phayao Songkran Fest 2027
Phayao's Songkran foam and water festival on the Kwan Phayao lakefront.
Apr132027
Songkran in Chiang Mai 2027
Chiang Mai's Songkran, the country's best known city celebration, around the Old City moat and Tha Phae Gate.
Apr132027
Songkran in Si Satchanalai 2027, Sukhothai
Songkran at Si Satchanalai, known for its traditional processions and the Haad Siao elephant ordination tradition in Songkran week.
May22027
Inthakin City Pillar Festival, Chiang Mai 2027
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.
May142027
Song Nam Phra That Hariphunchai Festival, Lamphun 2027
Lamphun's relic bathing festival at Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, a week of drum competitions, parades and processions ending on Visakha Bucha.
May192027
Doi Suthep Pilgrimage on the Eve of Visakha Bucha 2027
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.
May192027
Song Nam Phra That Doi Suthep Festival 2027
The annual bathing of the Doi Suthep relic, on the eve of Visakha Bucha, distinct from the pilgrimage walk already in the dataset.
Jun52027
Chiang Mai Spartan Race Weekend 2027
Obstacle racing at Huay Tung Tao reservoir, north of Chiang Mai city.
Jun252027
Chiang Mai Book Fair 2027
The northern edition of Thailand's book fair season, with Thai and international publishers.
Jul92027
Lanna Expo 2027, Chiang Mai
The northern region's big trade and culture expo, with Lanna products, food and performances.
Jul312027
AKHA Trail 2027
An Asia Trail Master series race through the Akha villages above Mae Sai, expected 31 July and 1 August 2027.
Sep42027
Phichit Long Boat Racing Festival 2027
Thailand's oldest long boat racing, on the Nan River in front of Wat Tha Luang in Phichit.
Sep172027
Kluai Khai Banana Festival 2027, Kamphaeng Phet
Kamphaeng Phet's banana festival, built around the small sweet kluai khai banana and the Sart Thai season.
Sep172027
Salak Yom Festival 2027, Lamphun
Lamphun's Salak Yom: towering decorated offering trees presented by young women at Wat Phra That Hariphunchai in the tenth month season.
Sep252027
Uttaradit Lang Sat and Fruit Festival 2027
Lang sat and durian season in Laplae, the fruit district behind the hills west of Uttaradit town.
Sep282027
Um Phra Dam Nam Festival 2027, Phetchabun
Phetchabun's diving Buddha festival: the provincial governor dives into the Pa Sak River carrying the Phra Phuttha Mahadhamaracha image.
Oct22027
Phitsanulok Long Boat Races 2027
Long boat racing on the Nan River in front of Phitsanulok's great temple, in the robe offering season.
Oct92027
Nan Traditional Boat Racing Festival 2027
Long boat racing on the Nan River in Nan town, in the end of Lent racing season.
Oct142027
Ok Wa Festival 2027, Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son
Mae Sariang's Ok Wa, the town's end of Lent festival: a cultural plaza at Wat Uthayaram, sound and light shows and a candle procession.
Oct162027
Tak Bat Devo Festival 2027, Uthai Thani
Uthai Thani's great Devo alms giving: hundreds of monks descend the 449 steps of Khao Sakae Krang to receive offerings the day after Ok Phansa.
Oct232027
Nakhon Sawan Longboat Racing 2027, Pak Nam Pho
Longboat racing at Pak Nam Pho, where the Ping and Nan rivers meet to form the Chao Phraya, in the end of Lent racing season.
Oct312027
Mae Moh Half Marathon 2027
A half marathon at the Mae Moh power station in Lampang, expected on Sunday 31 October 2027.