Bo Sang Umbrella
Festival is held in January in Bo Sang Handicraft
Centre. The festival features paper products, paper
parasols in particular, cultural shows, a parade showing
traditional ways of life, and several contests.
Flower Festival is held in February.
The festival includes ornamental garden flower contests,
floral floats parade in the morning and beauty pageants.
The parade begins at Chiang Mai Railway Station and
passes Nawarat Bridge and ends at Nong Buak Hat Park.
Songkran Festival is held annually
from 13 to 15 April. The 13th of April is the Great
Songkran day featuring the revered Phra Phutthasihing
Buddha image parade around Chiang Mai town for bathing,
sand pagoda making, blessing of elders, and water
splashing.
Doi Suthep Pilgrimage On the night
of Visakha Bucha Day, worshippers gather to light
candles and make the 7-kilometre pilgrimage up to
the temple on Doi Suthep.
City Pillar Inthakin Festival is
held to invoke blessings of peace, happiness and prosperity
for the city and its residents. Buddha images are
paraded around the city. It is held at Wat Chedi Luang
for 7 auspicious days and nights in the 7th lunar
month.
Yi Peng Festival is held annually
on Loi Krathong day. It is a very interesting event
of Chiang Mai. The festival features the release of
lanterns into the sky to worship the gods. There are
also fireworks, lantern contests, and beauty pageants.
