Chiang Mai beauties vie for Miss Flower Festival and take part in the parade. (File Photo)
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Chiang Mai is ready for the 40th annual Chiang Mai Flower Festival which will be held from February 5 – 7, 2016 at Suan Buak Haad Public Park, Tha Pae Gate and the Three Kings Monument.
The Flower Festival will have flower and plant contests, plant sales, and of course the Miss Flower Festival beauty pageant as well as the Miss International Flower Festival to be crowned. There will also be music concerts in the park and the OTOP market as well as many food stalls.
Chiang Mai will be decorated with flowers as the city celebrates the 720 year anniversary of the founding of Chiang Mai.
The opening ceremony will be held on February 5, 2016 at
The opening ceremony on February 5, 2016 while the parade will be held on February 6, starting from Nawarat Bridge to Tha Pae Gate and on to Suan Buak Haad Park. Many streets in the area will be closed for the parade. The parade features floats decorated with plants and flowers from districts from across the province and the floats will be parked at Suan Buak Haad for the weekend so that visitors can take their photos. The inner moat roads Arak and Bumrung Buri will be closed at the Suan Buak Haad corner for the festival.