Anyone know of any ?

Thanks.

I know there is a flower festival held on the first weekend of february every year, anyone know if it is on this year as usual ?

I know there is a flower festival held on the first weekend of february every year, anyone know if it is on this year as usual ?

Yes and it is a terribly boring event.

Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2012 3-5 Febuary, 2012 Flower parade is on Saturday morning (7-8 am.) from Nawarat Bridge to Nong Buak Haad Public Park.

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re .. anyone know if it is on this year as usual ?

it is !

dave2

• Chiang Mai Flower Festival - early February, a definite horticultural highlight held during the first week of the month, with magnificent displays of exotic flowers and plants, together with a procession of floats along Tha Pae Road
  
• Chinese New Year Festival - mid-February, with lion dances, colourful parades, decorated floats, fireworks and general festivities with a strong oriental theme, to see in the Chinese New Year
  
• Makkha Puja Day - mid-February, a major Buddhist celebration, involving a candlelit parade to Wat Chedi Luang
  
• Lanna Wedding on Elephant Back - mid-February, many people come to Chiang Mai at this time of the year to get married in this most unusual way, at the Elephant Conservation Centre
  

http://www.chiang-mai.world-guides.com/chiang_mai_events.html Nice website tracking all over the world

Thank you.

E...,

Your facebook page is temproraly unavailable. 7 am is too early for me. Do you know if the floats will on be display after those hours ?

Mugg,

I know the Chinese New Year events are held at Chinatown for only 2 or 3 nights during the first few days of CNY only. Do you know of any CNY event around the last day(full moon day) ?

Go on the City Life magazine website and check what's happening under the events tab.

• Chiang Mai Flower Festival - early February, a definite horticultural highlight held during the first week of the month, with magnificent displays of exotic flowers and plants, together with a procession of floats along Tha Pae Road
  
• Chinese New Year Festival - mid-February, with lion dances, colourful parades, decorated floats, fireworks and general festivities with a strong oriental theme, to see in the Chinese New Year
  
• Makkha Puja Day - mid-February, a major Buddhist celebration, involving a candlelit parade to Wat Chedi Luang
  
• Lanna Wedding on Elephant Back - mid-February, many people come to Chiang Mai at this time of the year to get married in this most unusual way, at the Elephant Conservation Centre
  

http://www.chiang-ma...mai_events.html Nice website tracking all over the world

I think you missed Chinese New Year!

Completely missed it, Chinese New Year was held on January 23 and 24.

The Flower Festival starts at on the 3rd of February with the parade on Saturday, and the Lifescapes Film Festival at Payap tomorrow.

Thank you.

E...,

Your facebook page is temproraly unavailable. 7 am is too early for me. Do you know if the floats will on be display after those hours ?

Mugg,

I know the Chinese New Year events are held at Chinatown for only 2 or 3 nights during the first few days of CNY only. Do you know of any CNY event around the last day(full moon day) ?

Chiang Mai flower festival (as others have mentioned) is quite good, loads of stalls, a stage with dancing and stuff and all the floats parked up. Evening event with a good atmosphere....south west corner of moat and in the park (where the stage is) from 3rd to 5th Feb.

It's a great place to take a few photo's, especially after the procession. The floats settle near chiangmai gate daily 3/4 during the afternoon, evening stalls with lots of food and beetles and insects