Sunday Market in Chiang Mai

Location – Tha Phae Gate through Ratchadamnoen Road
Hours – 4pm-Midnig

The Sunday Market offers the opportunity to shop and bargain with local vendors. It features high-quality Thai crafts of silk, fabric, metal, wood, ceramic, and glass. These make beautiful gifts and home decor. Also for sale are clothing, shoes, jewellery, and souvenirs. After dark, the Sunday Market becomes especially lively, when street entertainers take center stage. Musicians, bands, puppeteers, and dancers delight the crowds. Coloured lights further amp up the festive atmosphere. The area also features a number of cafés and restaurants.

Saturday Evening Market

Location – Wua Lai Street
Hours – 4:30pm-10pm

This weekly market event hosts the city’s silversmiths and jewellers. You can also browse bags, belts, candles, clothing, perfume, housewares, and ornaments. Handcrafts are a highlight, including wood carvings and aluminium sculptures. Street performers entertain, and food stalls feed the crowds. At dusk, the market glows with lights and lanterns. With vendor umbrellas in vivid colours, the market resembles a rainbow.