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S.P. Publishing Group Co., Ltd.
11/1 Soi 3 Bamrungburi Rd., T. Prasingh,
A. Muang., Chiang Mai 50200
Tel. 053 - 814 455-6 Fax. 053 - 814 457
E-mail: guidelin@loxinfo.co.th
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What's On in Chiang Mai and Beyond
5th – 6th August : Kad Phaya Lanna Fair
5th – 6th August : Kad Phaya Lanna Fair
On the 5th – 6th August, the Lanna Wisdom School will open classes for those interested in Lanna local wisdoms, handicrafts and architecture. Also you’ll be able to stroll around Kad Mua Krua Hom (Friday market) in an airy atmosphere with Lanna style. All of these activities will be held in the sixth Kad Phaya Lanna Fair at the Lanna Wisdom School. Tel. (053) 244 231, Fax. (053) 306 612.
20th – 21st August : Creative Watercolor Workshop
20th – 21st August : Creative Watercolor Workshop Participate in the “Creative Watercolor Workshop” presented by artists from 8 July to 18 September 2011 at 116 Art Gallery on Charoen Muang Rd. For more information, contact (086) 670 0153 or whan_wizard@hotmail.com.
20th – 21st August : HUCKY Eichelmann and ANTHONY Garcia Thailand Tour 2011
20th – 21st August : HUCKY Eichelmann and ANTHONY Garcia Thailand Tour 2011 AMI Events and the Australian Embassy (Bangkok) proudly present “HUCKY Eichelmann and ANTHONY Garcia Thailand Tour 2011”, which will be held between 15 August to 3 September 2011 in Bangkok and other provinces throughout Thailand, including Chiang Mai. The concert in Chiang Mai will take place on 20 August 2011 at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Hall, Chiang Mai Montfort College and the workshop will be on 21 August 2011 at 9 a.m. at Slope Hall, Saint Mary Building, Chiang Mai Montfort College. For more information, call (02) 662 1836, or (086) 312 8555.
2nd June – 29th December : Sizzling Salsa Night
2nd June – 29th December : Sizzling Salsa Night Salsa Night, every Thursday at the 2nd Floor Gallery and Café Chiang Mai, runs from 8 p.m. to midnight. Come learn to dance in various styles at Salsa. There will be ‘open-floor’ fashion with some introductions to other dance styles and with equal amounts of fun. Salsa Night is located on the intersection of Ratwithi and Ratchapakinai Rds. (near Kodak Store). Open 6 p.m. - 12 midnight. (Closed Mondays).
1st March – 31st December : Happy Day and Night in Chiang Mai
1st March – 31st December : Happy Day and Night in Chiang Mai Pay only 799 baht for travel to Chiang Mai Zoo, with visits to the Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium and the panda enclosure, with a trolley pass during the day. At night your payment gets you into the fantasy show at the Chiang Mai Playhouse Theatre. Tel. (053) 893 111.
Don't Miss Corner
Him Naam Pai Resort
Him Naam Pai Resort is a nice place in Pai, offering seven rooms decorated with materials from nature and a scenic view of the Pai River with the Pai Memorial Bridge and forested mountains. It’s the place where you can get back to nature and experience the up-country way of life for people living in Pai. Many adventure activities are on offer. Special promotion from today on is to stay one night and get one night free until 30 September 2011.
Tel. 081-162 8623, or 086-317 9970.
Fax 053-065 779.
Shangri-La Hotel Chiang Mai
Enjoy the Chiang Mai Gems Package at the Shangri-La Hotel, which includes a two night stay in a deluxe room with buffet breakfasts, a round-trip airport transfer, a half-day tour to the city’s most famous mountaintop temple, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep and a one-hour Lanna Blend Massage or Thai Massage at CHI, The Spa. Its prices from now until 31 October 2011 are 6,000 baht per night for single or double occupancy.
Tel. 053-253 888.
RatiLanna
If you would like to alleviate stress, enhance your well-being and rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit, just come and relax with the “Spa and Dine Delight 2011” package, which includes a 60-minute crystal oil massage, a 90-minute facial treatment with crystal oil, and a healthy dinner at the Mira Terrace at 3,800 baht… or “The Crystal Lanna” package including a 90-minute crystal oil massage, a 30-minute foot massage at 1,600 baht, on offer from now until 31 December 2011.
Tel. 053-999 333 ext. 5901.
The Oasis Spa
The Oasis Spa offers a complete sense of relaxation with treatments and therapies such as scrubs and wraps; facial, foot and body massages; Jacuzzi and steam baths; and much more. Today, try the “Show Your Body Some Love” package with a two-hour signature massage and then get a free one-hour body scrub from the trained specialists who will bring guests to better health, beauty and tranquility with traditional Thai herbs and other natural ingredients.
Tel. 053-920 111.
The Other 11 Months
January
Chiang Mai Red Cross and Winter Fair (First days of year)
King Mengrai Festival (Chiang Rai)
Bo Sang Umbrella Festival
Handicraft Fair, Ban Tawai, Chiang Mai
February
Flower Festival
Weddings on elephant back (Lampang)
Tea Tasting Festival (Mae Hong Son)
Dteen-jok Festival, Mae Jaem
Chiang Mai Mardi Gras, Chang Klan Road,
Strawberry Fair, Samoeng District, Chiang Mai
March
Phra That Cho Hae Fair (Phrae)
Poy Sang Long (Mae Hong Son)
International Elephant Day, Mae Rim
April
Poi Sang Long, Shan-style Ordination Ceremony, Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai
Songran Festival
Cricket Sixes Tournament, Gymkhana Club
May
Lychee Fair (Chiang Rai)
Song Nam Phra That Hariphunchai (Lamphun)
Walking Up Doi Suthep Annual Celebration (Visakha Puja - May or June)
City Pillar (Sao Inthakhin) Festival (May-June)
June
City Pillar (Sao Inthakin) Festival
Buffalo Sacrice Ceremony - Piti Bu Se Ya Se
Doi Suthep Pilgrimage
July
Buddhist Lent (Asalaha Puja)
Khao Pansa (Rains Retreat for Monks)
September
Tan Kuay Salak
October
Traditional Boat Races (Nan)
End of Buddhist Lent (Awk Pansa)
Devo-Rohana Procession (Buddha's Descent from Heaven, Wat Fai Hin)
Commemmoration of King Chulalongkorn (Wan Maharat)
November
Yi Peng / Loi Krathong (Festival of Lights)
Mexican Sunflower Blossom Festival (Mae Hong Son)
Chiang Mai Hilltribe Festival, Doi Suthep
December
Sukwan Kao Festival
Northern Souvenir Fair
Nimmanhemin Street Fair
Chiang Mai Food Festival
Doi Kham Annual Royal Project Fair
Chiang Mai Red Cross and Winter Fair (Last days of year)
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