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34th Chiang Mai Flower Festival, February 2010
Category: Hot Events January 20th, 20102 CommentsIf someone asks me about winter in Chiang Mai, one of the very first things that flash up on my mind is the vividly-colored scene of the Chiang Mai Flower Festival – the time when all the roads surrounding the old city’s moat are awash with colorful arrays of floral fantasy. Not only because it is usually held annually in the nice and cool month of February, this fantastic festival takes place during the time of the year when all flowers in the city – the gentle purplish orchids, sexy [...]
Come Join the 10th Nimmanhaemin Art & Design Promenade in Chiang Mai
Category: Hot Events November 28th, 20091 CommentThis article has been reprinted with permission from Thailand Travel Online.
Welcome to Nimmanhaemin Road, Soi 1 in Chiang Mai. This small, lively street becomes an extraordinary attraction each year during the Nimmanhaemin Art & Design Promenade. Nimmanhaemin Soi 1 will be transformed into a walking street market filled with quality merchandise and local art; this vibrant event is to be enjoyed by anyone who wants to come enjoy the beautiful Chiang Mai weather and take in the local art and design scene.
The 10th Year Anniversary Nimmanhaemin Art & Design Promenade [...]
Northern Eco and Adventure Mart 2009
Category: Hot Events October 30th, 2009No CommentThis article has been reprinted with permission from Thailand Travel Online.
Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Business Association of Chiang Mai invites you to the Northern Eco and Adventure Mart 2009 from November 6 – 8 at Ratchapruek Garden, Chiang Mai.
With a goal to support and expand eco-tourism and adventure travel in the north of Thailand, the Northern Eco and Adventure Mart 2009 is a hub where traders can meet up to exchange opinions and tourism information in order to stimulate Chiang Mai as a center of ecotourism and adventure [...]
Loi Krathong Festival (Yi Peng) 2009 Chiang Mai - Schedule
Category: Hot Events October 28th, 2009No CommentThis article has been reprinted with permission from Thailand Travel Online.
Usually celebrated on a full moon night during late October or early November, Loi Krathong Festival is held through out the country bringing a vibrant atmosphere to water bodies and where people come to float their small lotus-shaped boats and to the skies, which fill with thousands of bright floating lanterns.
In Chiang Mai, Loi Krathong Festival is locally known as “Yi Peng,” and Chiang Mai is recognized as one of the best places in Thailand to enjoy the Loi Krathong [...]
The 22nd Chiang Mai Food Festival - The Very Best of Northern Thai Foods
Category: Hot Events October 3rd, 2009No CommentThe 22nd Chiang Mai Food Festival will be held on October 9-15, 2009 at Muan Jai Square, Chiang Mai Central Airport plaza. The event has been organized again this year to help promote Northern Thai cuisine and strengthen Chiang Mai’s reputation for world class food services. The Chiang Mai Restaurant Association has held this event for over 20 years and has very successfully contributed to Chiang Mai’s good name with locals and visitors alike.
This year the festival will open with a welcoming ceremony and there will be presentations of food [...]
Jaran Manophet Memorial Concert - Chiang Mai University Art Center
Category: Hot Events September 1st, 2009No CommentThis article has been reprinted with permission from Thailand Travel Online.
Whenever talking about Lanna Folk-Songs, Jaran Manophet, the renowned musical artist of the North, always comes to mind for his timeless artistic works and his sweet sounding and melodious songs that he left for all of us before he passed away.
To remind people of Jaran Manophet, the 8th year anniversary Memorial Concert will take place in Chiang Mai to bring people together and pay tribute to a great contributor to Lanna traditional music. The revenue from this concert will go [...]
Nimman Life Fair 2009 – Chiang Mai
Category: Hot Events August 28th, 2009No CommentIn attempt to boost tourism and business in Nimman area of Chiang Mai, Nimman Life Fair will take place from August 28 – 30, 2009 at Think Park, Nimmanhaemin Road.
Nimman Life opens to all visitors to stroll among Nimmanhaemin’s trade area, a lively and entertaining street. The south-bound portion of Nimmanhaemin Road will be closed to traffic between the Amari Rincome Hotel and Soi 15. Here you will enjoy music, entertainment, and more than 200 booths featuring handicrafts, art displays, food, beverage and much more.
Venue: Think Park, Nimmanhaemin Road, Chiang [...]
Macabre Thai Ceremony - Pu Sae - Ya Sae Ceremony in Chiang Mai
Category: Hot Events August 27th, 2009No Comment
This article has been reprinted with permission from Thailand Travel Online.
Pu Sae - Ya Sae Ceremony is one among several macabre Thai ceremonies. Held in Chiang Mai annually every May or early June, at the beginning of the rainy season (in 2009 the ceremony will be held on June 7), the ceremony of Pu Sae Ya Sae is believed to predate the beginning of Buddhism in Northern Thailand.
Chiang Mai people worship Pu Sae - Ya Sae as guardian spirits of their region. Pu Sae Ya Sae, in their lifetime, were [...]
Celebrating Mother’s Day in Chiang Mai - 28th Lanna National Floral and Ornamental Plants Fair
Category: Hot Events August 4th, 2009No CommentThis article has been reprinted with permission from Thailand Travel Online.
On Mother’s Day, August 12, the people of Thailand celebrate nationwide in tribute to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit on the date of her birth. Special events take place just about everywhere, from small rural villages to the royal palace.
To celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday in 2009, Chiang Mai Municipality participating with Chiang Mai Queen’s Royal Orchid Association, Pa Ton Agricultural Gardening Group, and Bonsai Club will host the 28th Annual Lanna National Floral and Ornamental Plants Fair. The fair [...]
Traveling Around with Chiang Mai Public Bus
Category: Getting there & around February 23rd, 2009No CommentI stumbled on an old file in my computer and found a piece of local news I wrote while studying in 2005. It was only one page of oral presentation script with a subject of Chiang Mai public bus. The nostalgia suddenly urges me to google and to find out how the public bus of Chiang Mai does today.
Chiang Mai public bus was created to campaign Chiang Mai mass transportation and help reduce fast-growing traffic and pollution problem of Chiang Mai city. Unfortunately, the campaign failed to meet its goal [...]
