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Chiang
Rai : Festivals & Events 2012 |
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King Meng Rai Festival
(Jan - Feb)
This festival, consisting of spectacular parades, cultural
performances and competition, is held to celebrate the
establishment of Chiang Rai and the Lanna Kingdom. There
will be also a great deal of food stalls and shops selling
other products such as house decorative items.
Songkran
Festival The
traditional Thai New Year
(13 - 15 Apr)
 The
Thais celebrate this joyous festival throughout
the country, including Chiang Rai. Apart from parades,
decorated floats and beauty contests, which are
guaranteed to impress you, there are also boat races
among 4 countries--Thailand, Laos, China and Myanmar,
waiting for you to see on the Mekong River in Chiang
Saen County. |
Lychee
Fair (mid
May)
 Chiang
Rai is famous for its tasty lychees. Therefore,
this fair is the ideal opportunity to enjoy this
fruit. And certainly, you can buy as many as you
would like at very reasonable prices. Of course,
local entertainment and beauty contests will be
performed to add colour to the fair. Many beautiful
handicrafts are also available for purchase. |
Loi
Krathong Festival (28 Nov)
Little vessels made from banana leaf with lit candles
and joss sticks are floated on water as a thanksgiving
and worship to the Goddess of Water.Thai people celebrate
this festival boisterously and Chiang Rai is a place that
holds this festival on a grand scale. A beauty contest
and folk entertainment are featured. Local handicrafts
and food are available at stalls during the festival.
Tribal
Culture & Mexican Sunflower Blossom
(November)
 Mexican
Sunflower fields on the mountain are in the full
bloom season. It brings the magnificent picturesque
to Doi Hua Mae Kham, Mae Fah Suai District, Chiang
Rai. In addition, there are tribal culture demonstrations
on the natural stage, as well as tribal sport competition,
tea tasting, tribal food, and traditional Northern
dinner. |
For more details, please contact TAT Chiang Rai Office,
Tel. 0 5371 7433, 5374 4674.
| *The event dates are tentative,
please check before travelling. |
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