 BO
SANG UMBRELLA FAIR & SAN KAMPHAENG HANDICRAFTS
FESTIVAL
Bo Sang Village, Chiang Mai
Almost everyone in the small village of Bo Sang,
near Chiang Mai derives a livelihood from making
gaily painted paper umbrellas. This fair, held
on the main street celebrates their traditional
skill and features contests, exhibitions, stalls
selling umbrellas and other handicrafts, and
procession decorated by umbrellas and cycling
ladies with umbrellas.
 TAWAI
VILLAGE WOOD CARVING FAIR
Tawai Village, Chiang Mai
This fair features demonstration, contests and
sales of wood carvings and local handicrafts.
Products can be made within the fair. And includes
local folk performances and a procession highlight
on the entire range of popular northern Thai
wood crafts. Hosted by the Tawai village, Hang
Dong district.
 Flower
Carniva
Buak Hat Park, Chaing Mai
A festival centered around flowers. Features
a parade with beautiful flower floats, a beauty
contest, flower displays. and judging, gardening
techniques, and flowers for sale. Takes place
throughout the main city streets and at Buak
Hard Park.
Chaing Mai Songkran And Lannathai
Festival
Tha Pae Gate and citywide, Chiang Mai
Traditionally the Thai New Year, this festival
is celebrated by making merit, constructing
sand chedis, and pouring lustral water over
respected elders and Buddha images. As the years
went by, it became a part of tradition to splash
water on one and all. It is a city-wide festival,
and one of the most popular in Chiang Mai, so
expect to have a good time and get wet!
Chaing Mai Great Arts And
Culture Festival
Tha Dton Payom Market on Suthep Road, Chiang
Mai
The Chiang Mai Great Arts and Culture Festival
will be held from April 2 - 6. The objectives
are to promote the image of Chiang Mai as an
important centre of art and culture, and to
stimulate the  preservation
of local arts and the cultural heritage for
future generations.
The Chiang Mai Great Arts and Culture Festival
gathers at one time and at the same location
a variety of important activities relating to
Thai culture. The activities include. April
2-6. A festival of outdoor music will be held
at Three Kings Monument. Open to the public.
April 3-6. A fair to promote Lanna arts and
culture at the open space opposite the Dton
Payom Market on Suthep Road. There will be demonstrations
of the various activities of the original lifestyle
of the Lanna people. Stalls will sell various
items significant to the local culture highlighting.
Northern culsine. Daily useful implements will
be on exhibit.
Intakin Festival
Held at the Chedi Luang Temple,it lasts a week
and is used to ask for peace and for rain to
fall during the right seasons.The temple holds
the city piller which traditionally marks the
center of a town.
Salakpatt
A festival special to North, it involves making
merit by taking necessities to temples without
designating which monk is to receive them. This
festival varies slightly from place to place.
Loy Krathong or Yi Peng
An important Thai festivel, it is a way of paying
respect to the goddess of the river for the
water that was provided, and to repent for dirtying
the river under the full moon, creating a beautiful
sight. In addition, there are float contests,
boat races, and a beauty contest. Lanterns similar
to balloons are also lighted and sent drifting
up into the sky. |
