[2025 Mae On Attraction] Travel Guide for Yi Peng and Loy Krathong (Lantern Festival) (Updated Jul)

This year, the Yi Peng or Loi Krathong Festival in Chiang Mai will be held on November 7-9. Yi Peng or the Yi Month Festival is an ancient tradition of Lanna that has been practiced for a long time. Yi means two and Peng means full moon. Temples and houses will be beautifully decorated. There will be lighting of candles to worship the Triple Gem and releasing lanterns into the sky to worship the Phra Ket Kaew Chulamani in the Tavatimsa heaven. This year, Chiang Mai has organized it very beautifully. There will be a light and sound show and a contest for 15 Krathong processions. Each point in the moat will be decorated with colorful lanterns. Krathongs with decorative lights. #VisitChiangMai #BeautifulPhotoPlaces

#AbsolutelyFreeTrip A moment to let your heart loosen in the Thai night, letting your wishes flow with light✨ Loy Krathong is one of Thailand's most beautiful traditional festivals, held every November on the night of the full moon. On this day, people all over Thailand float lanterns called "krathongs" in rivers and ponds, offering thanks to the god of water and praying to wash away their sins and misfortune with the water. The light of the candles lit on the krathongs made of banana leaves draws countless sparkles on the water, and the city is enveloped in a fantastic atmosphere. The Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai is especially popular with tourists, and the scenery created by the countless lanterns flying into the sky and the light of the krathongs swaying on the water is a spectacular sight that you should see at least once in your life. Loy Krathong is a special experience unique to Thailand, where you can harmonize with nature and quietly reflect on your heart. #loykrathong

Thailand's Loy Krathong Festival is a heartwarming traditional event centered around respect for nature and the purification of the soul. On the full moon night of the 12th lunar month, people place candles, flowers, incense, and their heartfelt wishes onto handmade lanterns called "Krathong" and release them into the river. The countless lights swaying on the water's surface evoke a deep sense of prayer amidst the silence, soothing the hearts of those who watch. Especially in Chiang Mai, the festival is celebrated as "Yi Peng," where sky lanterns (Khom Loi) are released into the air, creating a magical scene that illuminates the night sky. This festival offers a unique cultural experience, allowing visitors to connect with Thailand's view of nature, spirituality, and the kindness of its people. It's a night where everyone feels inspired to quietly light a spark in their own hearts.

Chiang Mai Festival of Lights Although I used to see other peoples 10,000-day skylights on news and websites, I thought that most of them were fake, but when they arrived at the scene, when everyone really lit the skylights in their hands, Feel this kind of spectacular, when the current left and right guests and tourists hold the sky lanterns silently praying, accompanied by the melodious music of the main venue, when countdown to a moment, people have released the skylights that have already been filled with happiness, all present. Almost all people simultaneously pronounce the sound of WOW. The feeling is really indescribable by the language. The moments that give people the touch, smile, happiness, and tears are all true. Even if the wish of most people is to hope that their families are happy and healthy, But because I am at the scene, the powerful shock that I have brought to me is still very huge.