2014 Chiang Mai Flower Festival date announced

[CMfoodie]

(PRESS RELEASE)

Chiang Mai will host its annual Flower Festival from 7 to 9 February 2014.

To take place at Suan Buak Hat in Mueang district, the 38th Chiang Mai Flower Festival will turn the park into an open-air exhibition venue where local and international visitors can marvel at a magnificent tapestry of floral splendour.

Elsewhere in the city, beautiful displays of various kinds of blooming flowers will be on display, including the Damask Rose, which is a variety found only in Chiang Mai.

One of the Festival's highlights, is the parade of elaborately-decorated floral floats at the opening ceremony, to be held on 8 February 2014. The procession starts from Nawarat Bridge and goes along Thapae Road, Kotchasarn Road and Changlor Road, before turning into Arak Road and concluding at Suan Buak Hat.

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Edited January 10, 2014 by Tywais
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[beau thai]

CMfoodie, great post thanks.-you seem to be first with some of this stuff, and also new flights out of cnx. Well done! Source??

[dave2]

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One of the Festival's highlights, is the parade of elaborately-decorated floral floats at the opening ceremony, to be held on 8 February 2014.

does anyone know if the parade is still on ?

dave2

[Oscar2]

apparently the new C.M. governor complained that he is not a "morning person" and wants the parade to start in the afternoon so he can be the VIP to start the whole thing. then the hill-tribes complained that if the parade started in the afternoon they would then get back to their mountain villages late in the evening and it is dangerous for them to be riding on mountain roads after dark. pretty much a Thai soap opera and up in the air last i heard. plenty about it on social media websites.

[dave2]

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apparently the new C.M. governor complained that he is not a "morning person" and wants the parade to start in the afternoon so he can be the VIP to start the whole thing.

well thanks for that

they were building the opening stage and the vip viewing platforms outside the governers house this afternoon so it looks as if its going ahead

great stuff ... the best show of the year is on

some pics from around the moat today !

[dave2]

an update

the stage and asean opening platform are all set up in the park and the shoppers are busy looking at the vendors stalls and the flower displays are ready for tonights opening

enjoy .. dave2

[Nalae]

I heard that the parade won't start until 4 p.m. Anyone know if this is true? Cause, wow, that's a bit late.

[dave2]

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I heard that the parade won't start until 4 p.m. Anyone know if this is true?

im affraid it is

the lady introducing the miss international contest at thaphae gate last night in very good english said is was starting outside the governers office at 4 pm about three times during the hour i was there

so its true

dave2 ... being sarky !

the people building the floats weeks ago had no idea the parade would be at night this year so thats why they didnt put lights on the swan float . kings float , asean float and buddha knows how many others ?

thailand .... hub of secrecy