

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.
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