Chiang Mai Flower Festival

The Chiang Mai Flower Festival is an annual event held from the 5th to the 7th Febuary.

One of the many beautiful floral display floats presented at the 2010 festival

During the Chiang Mai Flower Festival, sculptures are made from beautifully colored flowers representing temples, animals and mythical scenes from the Ramayana (the Hindu stories of the Gods) and then driven on motorized parade floats through the streets of Chiang Mai.

1000′s of different species of orchid are in bloom in Thailand at this time of the year and many of these are on display at the festival.

Apart from the flower parades there are endless floral displays, local handicrafts sales and beauty pageants to entertain visitors to Chiang Mai for this festival.

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