Chiang Mai Governor Opens Songkran Festival 2026

MGR Online•Society•8h ago

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Chiang Mai marked the Songkran festival with a city-wide merit-making ceremony and the official opening of the 'Pi Mai Muang' (New Year) celebration for 2026, featuring traditional Lanna cultural activities and water festivities.

•Chiang Mai Governor led a Songkran dawn alms-giving ceremony for 120 monks and novices.
•The 'Pi Mai Muang' festival for 2026 was officially opened under the theme 'Enjoyable Travel, Fun Splashing, Serving Happiness for the New Year'.
•The event aims to promote and preserve Lanna culture while boosting tourism and the local economy.
•Activities include a procession of Buddha images, Lanna cultural performances, and traditional water fights.

Overview

•On April 13, 2026, the Governor of Chiang Mai led a dawn alms-giving ceremony for 120 monks and novices in order to bring auspiciousness and uphold tradition.
•The Governor of Chiang Mai presided over the opening of the 'Pi Mai Muang' festival for 2026, which took place at Khuaing Pratu Tha Phae.
•The 'Pi Mai Muang' festival in Chiang Mai for 2026 is being held under the concept 'Enjoyable Travel, Fun Splashing, Serving Happiness for the New Year'.
•The 'Pi Mai Muang' festival was organized by the Chiang Mai Municipality and Chiang Mai Province in order to promote, preserve, and disseminate the good culture of the Lanna people.
•The 'Pi Mai Muang' festival in Chiang Mai for 2026 aims to foster the economy and attract tourists to Chiang Mai during the Songkran holidays.
•The 'Pi Mai Muang' festival for 2026 will feature an procession of the Phra Phuttha Sihing and prominent Buddha images, Lanna cultural performances, and a "Mae Ying Kee Rod Teeb Kang Jong" (woman riding a bicycle with an umbrella) contest.
•The 'Pi Mai Muang' festival for 2026 will include numerous water-splashing activities, water tunnels, and live music performances on Tha Phae Road.

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Key Entities

Person

Governor of Chiang Mai(ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดเชียงใหม่)

Presided over the Songkran alms-giving ceremony and officially opened the 'Pi Mai Muang' festival for 2026.

Place

Chiang Mai(เชียงใหม่)ℹ️

Location where the Songkran alms-giving ceremony and the 'Pi Mai Muang' festival for 2026 took place.

Organization

Chiang Mai City Municipality(เทศบาลนครเชียงใหม่)

Co-organizer of the 'Pi Mai Muang' festival for 2026, responsible for various cultural and entertainment activities.