Night Bazaar

Night BazaarHow can you go wrong with the Night Bazaar? Over the past two decades trends have been set (and copied) by innovative and smart Night Bazaar shop owners. The products and trends available at the Night Bazaar change constantly so it's still an exciting place for locals to occasionally shop, as well as for tourists looking for souvenirs. Open daily between sunset and midnight, the Night Bazaar is the place to go for souvenirs, handicrafts, fake goods, textiles, and other knickknacks.
Chiang Mai Shop & Shopping

Sankampaeng

Sankampaeng
Crafts galore. Buses crammed with tourists descend daily onto the dozens of massive craft industries and showrooms along the Sankampaeng Road. Because of this, many locals often dismiss Sankampaeng shopping as a tourist trap. But for those seeking the more traditional crafts: silks, weaving, wood carving, silverware and lacquer ware, Sankampaeng is the place to go. Thirteen kilometres east of Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai Shop & Shopping

Borsang

BorsangUmbrellas are inextricably associated with Bo Sang where villagers have been engaged in their manufacture for at least 200 years. All materials - silk, cotton, sa paper (manufactured from the bark of the mulberry tree) and bamboo - are produced or found locally. Visitors to Borsang will see literally hundreds of designs and sizes of umbrellas ranging from the miniature to the gigantic.
Chiang Mai Shop & Shopping

Baan Tawai

Baan Tawai
Woodcarving is a traditional northern Thai art featured in numerous temples, while in modern times it has been increasingly used to embellish furniture-screens, chairs, tables, beds, indeed anything bearing a wooden surface, large enough to be carved-as well as in carved elephants, figurines, tableware and other popular items. Chiang Mai's Bantawai village in Hang Dong district is a leader in making furniture. Principal materials used include teak, rosewood and rattan. The development of Hang Dong has been a Chiang Mai success story. Not many years ago Hang Dong consisted of a couple of shop-fronts and factories stretching as far as the eye could see, but now showrooms as sophisticated as any in Europe line the street. Hang Dong is an importer's heaven. Eleven kilometers south of Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai Shop & Shopping

Walking Streets

Walking Streets: Roads are closed to traffic and a festive vibe of shopping, eating, drinking and hanging out with friends are what draws the crowds to these events?

Kad Sum Murd (Midnight Market)
Kad Sum Murd, which means Midnight Market, takes place in front of Kad Suan Keaw department store on every Thursday to Saturday from 6 p.m.-11 p.m., it is lit up by candles creating a surreal shopping experience with a variety of cheap and cheerful products from northern Thailand.

The Wisdom of Lanna Arts & Craftsmen Walking Street
This market showcases art from 21 villages, including the Yong, a popular group from the north. The Yong are known for their unique handicraft techniques. They are famous for their elephant wood carvings, bamboo products, souvenirs, for drawing pictures on cloth, creating dolls made from cloth, and more. This fair is at Buak Kang, Sankamphaeng District, every Saturday from 4 p.m.-11 p.m., the fair covers a distance of four kilometres, offering a wonderful variety of ethnic products and exhibitions on these peoples ways of life.

Wualai Walking Street
At Wualai Road every Saturday from 5 p.m.- late. The famed old silver street sells souvenirs, silver products, home decor and more.

Ratchadamnoen Walking Street
At Tha Pae Gate and along Ratchdamnoen Road., every Sunday from 5 p.m.- midnight. The perfect place to spend a Sunday evening, shopping, drinking, eating, watching the crowd go by, enjoying buskers, sales, artists, etc. Nice vibe.
Chiang Mai Shop & Shopping

Nimmanhaemin

Nimmanhaemin
Great little area featuring such famous shops as Gong Dee Gallery, Wit's Collection and Gerard Collection, whose designs are becoming very famous in Bangkok and beyond. Perfect gift buying shops in a quaint little shaded area of the city. Some of the products include very original hand-painted ceramics, water hyacinth furniture, lacquer home décor items and much more. Not the cheapest area, but its boutique feel makes it very popular. West side of town, towards Chiang Mai University.
Chiang Mai Shop & Shopping

Tha Pae Area

In the city centre and where many of Chiang Mai's prestigious shops are located. It's a bit of a pain to find a parking space, but shops such as Living Space, Lost Heavens and Nova Collection are well worth visiting, each selling unique and beautiful products. There are also the general tourist shops selling silk, handbags, hill tribe artifacts, handicrafts and other great souvenirs.
Chiang Mai Shop & Shopping