Chiang Mai Events

The Inthakin Festival, also known as the City Pillar Festival, is an important spiritual celebration held each year in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. The festival honours the sacred city pillar, known as the Inthakin...

Khao Phansa Day in Chiang Mai marks the beginning of the Buddhist Lent period and is one of the city’s most meaningful religious observances. Known in Thai as the start of the three-month rains retreat, the day...

H.M. The Queen’s Birthday Celebrations are held to mark the birth of the Queen. Little surprise therefore, that this event also doubles up as Mother’s Day.

Chulalongkorn Memorial Day is a national holiday in Thailand observed every year on October 23rd to honour King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), one of the country’s most revered monarchs. Known as “The Beloved Great King,” King...

Awk Pansa is an important festival for devout Thais as it marks the end of lent as well as the start of a new season following the end of heavy rains.

Chiang Mai Sunflower Blooming Season, just as the name suggests, marks the bloom of the beautiful flowers planted on expansive flower gardens.

Loy Krathong in Chiang Mai is one of Thailand’s most enchanting cultural experiences, combining riverfront rituals with glowing lanterns, temple ceremonies and deeply rooted spiritual symbolism. Celebrated on the full...

The Nimmanhaemin Art & Design Promenade (often called “NAP” by locals) is one of Chiang Mai’s most creative open-air cultural events, celebrating the city’s design talent, handmade craftsmanship, and relaxed arts...

H.M The King's Birthday is a national holiday in Thailand. The event is slated for every 5th of December, and doubles up as Father’s Day in the country.

Chiang Mai Design Week is one of Thailand’s most significant celebrations of creativity, innovation, and northern craftsmanship, held annually in early December across multiple precincts in the Old City and creative...

Cherry blossom season in Chiang Mai is one of the most enchanting times of the year, transforming the region’s misty mountains and royal agricultural stations into a landscape of delicate pink petals. Unlike Japan’s...

Bo Sang Umbrella & Sankampang Handicrafts Festival is an annual festival that is celebrated in January to honour the efforts of local artisans.

Wai Sa Phaya Mengrai is an important festival held in Northern Thailand. The festival is celebrated between 26th January and 4th February each year.

Chiang Mai Flower Festival brings to life the cityscape of the northern region, aptly living up to its other moniker ‘the Rose of the North’.

Makha Bucha Day is one of the most important Buddhist holy days in Thailand, and experiencing it in Chiang Mai offers a deeply spiritual and visually moving insight into northern Thai culture. Observed on the full moon...

Chakri Memorial Day is an important national observance in Thailand, commemorating the founding of the ruling Chakri dynasty. Held annually on April 6, the day honours the accession of King Rama I to the throne in 1782...

Songkran Festival Chiang Mai brings with it unparalleled excitement for tourists in Thailand as it gives a glimpse into the country’s vibrant culture.

Visakha Bucha Day is an important Thai festival marked on the full moon day of every sixth lunar month. The religious festival is also very insightful.