Out and about in Chiang Mai (2024)

06/11/2024

Balloon @ Chiangmai 🎈
From tomorrow, Thursday November 7, 2024, until Monday November 11, 2024, every day from 4:30pm, you'll have the opportunity to admire hot-air balloons in the Chiang Mai sky 😃 As usual in this type of event, they don't fly very high but always make their effect once night falls.

With Thai artists hosting the evening, the best known of them being : Sek Loso, who will be performing on Sunday, November 10. Of course, street food is also on the menu. Please note: admission is charged (THB 159.-) except for children under 10.

This takes place on the Central Chiangmai esplanade (เซ็นทรัล เชียงใหม่), here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWacQm86pv19PGZ3A 👈

06/11/2024

Great Pu Thao Kong Shrine Festival 🐲

After a hiatus of several years, the Great Festival of Pu Thao Kong Shrine and the Goddess of Tubtim, celebrated by the Sino-Thai community in neighboring Lampang province is making a comeback. Over 1,000 participants are expected. And everyone is invited.

It starts tomorrow, Thursday November 7, 2024, with a bonfire at 9am and a strange ceremony at 5pm. This will be followed by six evenings of Chinese opera, from Thursday November 14 to Tuesday November 19, 2024. But the main day of the festivities is set for Monday November 11, 2024, with a parade starting at 8.09am and a second procession in the afternoon.

The Chao Mae Tub Tim Shrine (ศาลเจ้าแม่ทับทิม) is located in Lampang town, on the banks of the Wang River, precisely here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eTn45ZhzUgrJkLRv7 👈

You can also find it on Facebook:ศาลเจ้าแม่ทับทิมลำปาง (https://www.facebook.com/TumtimLampang)

#ศาลเจ้าแม่ทับทิม

06/11/2024

🕉 CHIANGMAI MU FEST 🔥
Lovers of mysticism won't miss this esoteric 4-day event for the world, starting tomorrow at Jing Jai Market! What can you expect?

MU Aarti: a sacred fire ritual during which you can pay your respects and ask for blessings from revered deities, inviting harmony and success into your life. A blessing ceremony led by two Brahmins: Rambandit & Bank.

MU meeting: a close encounter with astrology, as experienced astrologers guide you through various mystical arts.

MU workshops: discover the art of good fortune with hands-on workshops, from flower garland making to traditional blessing sweets, led by experts.

MU parade: join the sacred procession of deities brought to the site for blessings, creating a rare opportunity to pay homage up close.

And that's not all! The site offers fortune-themed food zones, relaxation areas, beautiful spots to take photos and capture magical moments. Immerse yourself in mystical Hindu vibes and let good fortune flow at Chiangmai Mu Fest 🔮

Chiangmai Mu Fest takes place from Thursday November 7 to Sunday November 10, 2024, at Jing Jai Market (จริงใจมาร์เก็ต เชียงใหม่), here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5HxGiwvquaz9rfuw6 👈

Full event details on the official page: Chiangmai Mu fest (https://www.facebook.com/ChiangmaiMuFest)

05/11/2024

✈️ In Chiang Mai, air traffic picks up again 😃

A new direct link with the Philippines 🇵🇭 A welcoming ceremony was organized on October 31 by the National Tourism Board at Chiang Mai International Airport to celebrate Cebu Pacific's inaugural direct flight between Manila and Chiang Mai (inaugural flight 5J 874). Over 100 passengers were welcomed with traditional flower garlands and commemorative gifts, marking the start of this new air service.

From Manila to Chiang Mai (and vice-versa), 3 weekly flights are offered by Airbus A320, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The flight takes 4 hours.

Cebu Pacific now offers the largest number of direct flights between the Philippines and Thailand, from Manila, Clark, Cebu and Davao to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports, and now Chiang Mai. In 2023, Thailand welcomed 461,251 Filipino visitors, and between January and September 2024, over 420,812 Filipino tourists have already visited the country, representing a 26% increase on the previous year. This growth reflects Thailand's growing appeal as a vacation destination for Filipino travelers, who rank it among their top five favorite international travel spots, alongside Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

🇵🇭 And this Philippine airline gives its first advice to tourists visiting the Northern Rose, with Filipino tourists at the top of the list: https://www.cebupacificair.com/en-PH/pages/discover-with-smile/go-global/6-things-to-do-in-chiang-mai

Cebu Pacific
➥ on Facebook: Pacific Air (https://www.facebook.com/cebupacificair)
➥ on the web (to book your plane tickets): https://www.cebupacificair.com/en-PH/

Editorial source: TAT (https://www.tatnews.org/2024/11/tat-marks-cebu-pacifics-new-direct-flight-between-manila-and-chiang-mai/)

04/11/2024

SALE OF THE YEAR @ Chiangmai 🤑

A trade fair that runs from Saturday November 2 to Sunday November 10, 2024, from 10:30 am to 9 pm, at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition Center. If you're just passing through, you won't be tempted by the glittering offers. On the other hand, this is an excellent opportunity to meet the local population, as there are few or no tourists here.

But what might attract you are the many street food stalls outside, and the unrivalled local atmosphere. The Chiang Mai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (ศูนย์ประชุมและแสดงสินค้านานาชาติ เชียงใหม่) is located to the north of the city, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GoqntXFMBbY8g9YZ7 👈

To get an idea of the scope of this trade fair: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=949358783893626&id=100064585400841

#ตลาดอาหารย้อนวันวาน #งานเเฟร์เชียงใหม่

02/11/2024

Yipeng Lanna - Lantern Festival 🏮

On the occasion of Yipeng, a recitation of the Maha Vessantara jataka takes place from Friday November 1 to Wednesday November 13, 2024, every day from 7pm, at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Ratchaworawihan (วัดพระธาตุดอยสุเทพราชวรวิหาร), the most sacred temple in Northern Thailand, at the top of Doi Suthep, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/p8Tf6oToxcQw3tBw7 👈 A great way to visit this temple away from the daytime tourist crowds.

The psalmody is broadcast live every evening on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/วัดพระธาตุดอยสุเทพราชวรวิหาร-Doi-Suthep/100064810353757/?sk=videos

☸️ All Buddhist Thais are familiar with the jātaka, tales of the Buddha's past lives, which take the form of sermons lent to Gautama, the historical Buddha. An authentic way of living Buddhism...

The Vessantara Jātaka is one of the most popular jâtaka ("birth") in Theravāda Buddhism. It tells of Siddharta Gautama's final birth before he became Buddha. During this last existence, in the form of a compassionate prince named Vessantara, he abandoned everything, even his children, thus realizing the tenth paramita, the virtue of giving. It is therefore both the last (and longest) of the 547 jâtaka, and the final story in the cycle of the last ten jâtaka collected under the name of Mahânipâta, the "Great Section". Find out more with Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vessantara_Jātaka

02/11/2024

🎠 THINK PARK FESTIVAL 2024 🎡

Think Park Shibuya will be particularly lively until Sunday, November 10, 2024, from 5pm to midnight, including a Cosplay contest - as popular as ever in Thailand - on Friday, November 8, 2024 😀

Think Park Shibuya (ติ้ง พาร์ค) is located in the trendy Nimman district in the west of the city, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9BeyFF3CuSzaZQR78 👈 There's a mini-amusement park there. And nearly 40 street food stalls. And if that weren't enough, just cross the road to the two nearby shopping malls, One Nimman and Maya.

#ติ้งพาร์ค

31/10/2024

Chiangmai Oktober Fest 2024 🍺

An event to delight hop lovers! A Beer Festival in this period when the cool season is announced while Munich has already celebrated its Oktober Fest. There's plenty to eat and drink (we're in Thailand 😏 ), with almost 50 different stands.

A 4-day beer festival, from today, Thursday October 31, until Saturday November 3, 2024, from 5pm to 10pm, at the Central Chiangmai shopping center, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/La2C3UXQAi5VoCji7 👈

The Chiangmai Oktober Fest brings together Thai craft brewers, some local, as well as imported brands. With musical entertainment. Cheers 🍻

30/10/2024

Scent of Northern Thailand with the Akha people 🐘

🙏 The full set of Somchai Rak-in photos can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=26795514253397759&id=100000976429171

29/10/2024

Today, Tuesday, October 29, 2024, the country officially enters “the cold season” (ruedu nao in Thai, ฤดูหนาว) 🥶 A relative cold although at the top of Thailand's highest peak, Doi Inthanon, temperatures can approach 0 degrees °C in the morning. To speak of winter would be an exaggeration. In any case, this is the peak tourist season.

28/10/2024

And Chiang Mai back in Lonely Planet's top 10 cities to visit in 2025 😍
As the end of the year slowly approaches, many travelers are already looking ahead to 2025. With one question in mind: where to go next year? Lonely Planet, a publisher specializing in travel guides, has some answers. The company has unveiled a list of the 10 destinations not to be missed in 2025. And Chiang Mai, renowned for its night markets and delicious cuisine, is once again among them!

Why visit Chiang Mai this year?
From greetings where “hello” becomes “have you eaten yet?” to heated national debates about the right kind of vegetable in a stir-fry with holy basil, there's a lot more to Thai cuisine than spices and coconut milk. In Chiang Mai, the country's love of unique flavors reaches new heights. Although there are organized gastronomic tours, creating your own culinary itinerary, from modest market stalls to top-flight restaurants, proves far more satisfying both culturally and taste-wise.

Must-do activities in Chiang Mai
1. The Chiang Mai Food Festival, celebrating the best of local cuisine in January.
2. The Friday morning Kad Baan Hor market, where Yunnanese Muslims and ethnic minorities sell food that can only be found here.
3. An all-you-can-eat Khantoke dinner show at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center.

To find out more, discover the best things to do in Chiang Mai according to Lonely Planet: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand/chiang-mai-province/chiang-mai

And let's not forget the activities offered by our partner, the Swiss-Lanna Tour, obviously 😏 https://www.swisslannalodge.com/immersion

Looking for a must-see urban destination for 2025? Discover Lonely Planet's selection of the 10 trendiest cities of the coming year: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/cities

If you're not yet familiar with this travel guide or would like to purchase the latest edition, Amazon presents it to you: https://amzn.to/4e5XAJl

27/10/2024

Chiang Mai 🌾 Now is the time to visit the rice terraces of Ban Pa B**g Piang, in the Mae Chaem district, on the slopes of Doi Inthanon. By mid-November, it'll be too late!

Do it over two days with Khun Wet and his red minibus, the driver-guide from our partner, Swiss-Lanna Tour 🙂 Info and offers by writing to them: [email protected]

**gPiang

27/10/2024

👑 Miss Grand International 2024

While Miss Grand India is still savoring her victory, having been crowned Miss Grand International 2024, let's remember that this beauty pageant is above all an opportunity to admire magnificent costumes 😍

Here we publish those of Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, all three of which made the Top 10 of the “National Costume” competition. The Top 10 can be viewed in full here: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1082837760508542&id=100063469835584

26/10/2024

🕑 Switch to winter time, i.e. standard time!

Last night, Europe switched to winter time. At 3 a.m., the clocks showed 2 hours, i.e. one hour gained. In concrete terms, and as far as Thailand is concerned, the time difference is adjusted to -6 hours in Europe. So when it's 8 a.m. in Thailand, it's 2 a.m. in Europe. You'll understand that in the Land of Smiles, we never change the time.

26/10/2024

It's official, Yipeng - the Lanna Lantern Festival - will take place from Thursday November 14 to Sunday November 17, 2024 in Chiang Mai 🏮 Festivities that merge, here in the North, with Thailand's Loi Krathong, the Festival of Lights.

We'll tell you more soon, obviously 😏

26/10/2024

Miss Grand International 2024 👸

Candidates from South-East Asia came very close to winning the beauty contest against competitors from all over the world: Miss Grand Philippines took the title of 1st runner-up, beating out 2nd runner-up Miss Grand Myanmar! Miss Grand France left with the title of 4th runner-up. But Asia triumphed all the same, as Miss Grand India, Miss Rachel Gupta, took the title of Miss Grand International 2024 😍 Well done to her.

You can watch the Top 5 on video here: https://fb.watch/vru2UoJYEC/

25/10/2024

Mexican sunflower fields, it's almost time 🌻

25/10/2024

✨𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐢 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝟓 - 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 🎪

Starting today, 3 days of free concerts in Chiang Mai! Music but also a great local atmosphere, with the inevitable street food 😍

This takes place from Friday, October 25 to Sunday, October 27, 2024, concerts from 6pm to midnight (and even from 5pm on Sunday), at the Provincial Authorities Park, in Mae Rim therefore, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RU94ufkXxuznJRNV7 (สวนเฉลิมพระเกียรติฯ อบจ.เชียงใหม่) 👈

To find out all about the 5th edition of this music festival, just visit the event's official page: Chiang Mai Music Journey - เชียงใหม่ มิวสิค เจอนี่ (https://www.facebook.com/ChiangMaiMusicJourney)

#เชียงใหม่มิวสิคเจอนี่ #เชียงใหม่มิวสิคเจอนี่5 #เชียงใหม่ #ที่เที่ยวเชียงใหม่ #องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดเชียงใหม่

24/10/2024

Miss Grand International 2024 - Final in Bangkok 👑

We offer you an offbeat look from the official photographer in charge of showcasing the contestants from all over the world 🤩 Can you recognize the countries of origin of all these feminine beauties, starting with Miss Grand Thailand?

21/10/2024

National Nurses' Day (วันพยาบาลแห่งชาติ, 'wan phayaban haeng chat') 🧑🏽‍⚕️

October 21 marks the birth of HRH Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother (of Bhumibol the Great, grandmother of the current King, Rama X), who studied in the United States. And anyone who has been treated in a Thai hospital knows the commitment of the country's nursing corps.

21/10/2024

Miss Grand International 2024 👑

The parade in “national costume” represents one of the highlights of this international beauty pageant, the final of which is held in Bangkok. Always a colorful parade. You can relive it on YouTube, in alphabetical order of the 74 contestants' countries of origin: https://www.youtube.com/live/vaqsWNJmDn0?t=1528. This video sums it all up in just one minute: https://fb.watch/vlbGmIXYA6/

20/10/2024

Band Competition of Thailand 🎺

It's Sunday, and like every Sunday, it's the Sunday evening pedestrian market that will attract the crowds, both tourists and locals alike. We're talking, of course, about the famous 'Sunday Walking Street Night Market' in the heart of the moat. But today, Sunday October 20, 2024, an additional reason to go to this market is the great brass band competition organized there, with the presentation of the Royal Thai Trophy.

Marching bands from Chiang Mai's various schools will be competing today, from 4pm to 6pm, in Three Kings Monument Square (พระบรมราชานุสาวรีย์สามกษัตริย์, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XiMi2JVWYKxLMerf7 👈). A musical and visual event not to be missed. Those who have already seen these martial brass bands of young musicians in action won't deny it: it's something authentic linked to the education given in Siamese schools.

May the best brass band win, in joy and good humor, a Lanna constant.

➥ Official competition page: Band Competition of Thailand - การประกวดวงโยธวาทิตแห่งประเทศไทย (https://www.facebook.com/bct.or.th)
➥ Official website (where everything is in Thai): https://bct.or.th/chiangmai/

20/10/2024

Miss Grand International 2024 👑

This international beauty pageant, whose finals are held in Thailand, is a great opportunity for the Land of Smiles to showcase itself 🇹🇭 And today is the big night in Bangkok for the most beautiful costume representing the candidate's country of origin, the National Costume Competition!

It features
- Miss Grand Thailand of course ( , https://missgrandinternational.com/miss/malin-chara-anan/)
- but also the favorite, Miss Grand Myanmar ( , https://missgrandinternational.com/miss/thae-su-nyein/)
and of course representatives from the main English-speaking countries, such as
- Miss Grand USA ( , https://missgrandinternational.com/miss/cora-griffen/);
- Miss Grand United Kingdom ( , https://missgrandinternational.com/miss/amy-viranya-berry/);
- Miss Grand Australia ( , https://missgrandinternational.com/miss/paitin-powell/)
- or Miss Grand Canada ( , https://missgrandinternational.com/miss/alivia-croal/)

For the time being, we offer you the video of the swimsuit parade! It's on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ObcDULv8JAo 🤩

But tonight, the Misses will be more than just dressed up to represent their country at the National Costume Competition 🤞

19/10/2024

Over the next few days, it's party time at Doi Lo 😃 A chance to see some beetle fighting 🪲

It doesn't get much more authentic than this event in the Chiang Mai countryside, which, we remind you, is a huge province. The authorities invite you to the Doi Lo Good Products Festival, which takes place from tomorrow, Sunday October 20 to Tuesday October 29, 2024, a total of 9 evenings. A cultural event that promotes the preservation of local traditions. With the promotion of OTOP products.

It takes place on the grounds opposite the entrance to the Doi Lo district office (ที่ว่าการอำเภอดอยหล่อ), here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ybRAYK7Ne3sfFCb66 👈 It's an hour's drive south of Chiang Mai city. On the program: numerous activities, such as a motorcycle race, the inevitable beauty contest (Miss Doi Lo), a beetle-fighting competition, Thai boxing matches, dance and music with regional stars. A change of scenery guaranteed!

17/10/2024

Tak Bat Thewo” Buddhist ceremony in Mae Chaem ☸️

Yesterday, we told you about this annual Buddhist ceremony, held at the sacred temple of Doi Suthep from 8am. But many other temples organize it, like Wat Phra That Chang Khoeng (วัดพระธาตุช่างเคิ่ง, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zKQAfoMJPaC8ZBWP7), in the mountainous district of Mae Chaem. It starts just now, with 57 monks in attendance 🙏

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