culture · 07 Jul 2026
Chiang Mai Voyage of Light 2026: New Lantern Festival Announced
Chiang Mai has unveiled Voyage of Light 2026, a new lantern festival in Doi Saket on 24-25 November. Dates, ticket prices, and how it differs from Yi Peng.
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Feel All the Feelings: Chiang Mai's Three Lanna Events This August
TAT confirms three Feel All the Feelings events in Chiang Mai this August: Lanna fashion runway, omakase dinner, and EDM night. Dates and tips here.
28 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
culture · 30 Jun 2026
Asalha Bucha & Khao Phansa 2026: Chiang Mai's Candlelit Temple Days
Asalha Bucha (Jul 29) and Khao Phansa (Jul 30) bring candlelit temple walks and a nationwide alcohol ban to Chiang Mai. What visitors need to know.
culture · 10 May 2026
Chiang Mai shopping guide: where to buy crafts vs souvenir tat
Chiang Mai shopping — the artist workshops in San Kamphaeng, the silver village, where Sunday Walking Street is the trap, and the malls that actually matter.
culture · 08 May 2026
Best Chiang Mai bookstores for English books and local zines
Chiang Mai bookshops — the secondhand-English giant on the moat, the design-zine cafe in Nimman, the academic bookshop near CMU, and where local writers sell.
culture · 28 Apr 2026
Baan Dam (Black House) Chiang Rai: not a temple — what it actually is
Baan Dam — Thawan Duchanee's anti-temple, the museum of bones, hides and Lanna craft that completes the white-blue-black trio. What to see and what to skip.
culture · 24 Apr 2026
Wat Rong Khun (White Temple): the artist's gate-of-hell explained
The story behind Chalermchai Kositpipat's White Temple — the hand-reaching scene, the mural with Hello Kitty and aliens, dress code, and best photo time.
culture · 20 Jan 2026
Chiang Mai night markets ranked: walking streets vs Warorot
Four Chiang Mai night-market options ranked for food, crafts and price — Saturday Walking Street, Sunday Walking Street, the Night Bazaar, and Warorot.
culture · 19 Jan 2026
Is Chiang Mai worth visiting? A locals' honest take in 2026
A balanced answer to the most-Googled Chiang Mai question — how the city has changed post-2020, what's better, what's worse, and who it doesn't suit.
culture · 16 Jan 2026
Sunday Walking Street vs Saturday Walking Street in Chiang Mai
The two big weekly walking streets compared — Sunday on Ratchadamnoen versus Saturday on Wualai — vendors, food stalls, crowd density, and opening times.
culture · 13 Jan 2026
Monk Chat in Chiang Mai: where to go, what to ask, what to wear
Three Chiang Mai monk-chat locations compared — Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Suan Dok, MCU — schedules, language ability, and questions monks actually like to answer.
culture · 11 Jan 2026
Wat Phra Singh visit guide: dress code, donations, rooms tourists miss
What to wear at Wat Phra Singh, where the original Buddha is kept, why Saturday morning is the best slot, and the side hall most tour groups skip.