Get back to 30 years ago, Chiang Mai was facing tremendous changes in the name of modernization. Most of Chiang Mai were concerned that this would definitely damage identity of Chiang Mai. Since The northern Capital known as “The Rose of the North”, Chiang Mai people all tried restoring Chiang Mai centuries old charming by planting flower, orchids, shrubs and blossoming trees throughout the city. Then in 1977, Chiang Mai provincial administration office cooperation with Chiang Mai city Municipality and Tourism Authority of Thailand including other public and private organization joined hands to organize the 1st Chiang Mai Flower Festival Week, from 6th - 12th February. Later in 1978 this festival was changed to the Chiang Mai Flower Festival, and the period reduced to 3 days. The Festival has been held since on the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February annually. Tourism Authority of Thailand has been recorded this event into festival calendar of event of Thailand as well as has promoted Chiang Mai Flower Festival to overseas. The number of tourists attending this festival was increasingly year by year.
On Saturday morning the procession of glorious decorated floats are opened by parading from Nawarat Bridge over the Ping River to Buak Haad public Park at the south west corner of city moats, where the inauguration of the festival took place. The highlight of this festival is the beauty pageant contests, for Ms Flower Bloom and Ms International Flower Bloom. (The first is for Thai and the second is for foreigner.) There are also the floral exhibitions as well as the exhibitions from private organization, local products fair, flower’s photo and painting contest and musical show in the garden. Most of Major activities are held at Buakhaat Public Park, except the traditional market “Kad Mua” is held in front of the Governor’s residence at the Nawarat Bridge.
Remarked: This year 2007, the Flower Festival will be held occasionally from 1-4 February, 2007 which continue to the Royal Flora 2006.
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Tentative Program of 31st Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2007
Thursday 1st February, 2007
09.00 am - 12.00 pm Flower exhibition and gardening Contest at Buak haad Public Park
09.00 am - 12.00 pm Local Product Fair at Buak haad Public Park
05.00 pm Opening ceremony of Flower exhibition Gardening contest and local product fair at Buak haad Public Park.
05.00 pm - 12.00 pm Musical Show in the garden
Friday 2nd February, 2007
09.00 am - 12.00 pm Flower exhibition
09.00 am - 12.00 pm Local Product Fair
06.00 pm - 12.00 pm Miss Flower Bloom contest and Miss International Flower Bloom
Saturday 3rd February, 2007
06.00 am - 12.00 am “Kadmua” ( traditional market ) near governor’s residence08.00 am Opening ceremony of 31st Flower Festival 2007 at Nawarat bridge
09.00 am - 12.00 pm Flower exhibition and gardening contest at Buak haad Public Park
09.00 am - 12.00 pm Local Product Fair at Buak haad Public Park
05.00 pm - 08.00 pm Musical Show in the garden
Sunday 4th February, 2007
09.00 am - 24.00 pm Flower exhibition and gardening contest at Buak haad Public Park
09.00 am - 24.00 pm Local Product Fair at Buak haad Public Park
17.00 pm - 20.00 pm Musical Show in the garden
source : tatchiangmai.org
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