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Yee Peng Festival in Chiang Mai (sometimes written as ‘Yi Peng’) is celebrated on the full moon of the twelfth lunar month ever year, which normally means mid-way through November, but this can vary. The Yee Peng lantern festival is held in November every year.

Those incredible photos of hundreds, if not thousands of brightly lit lanterns rising into the night’s sky over Chiang Mai is an iconic image and Loy Krathong.

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in Chiang Mai, Loy Krathong is preceded by Yee Peng (The Lantern Festival), during which people release floating lanterns into the sky. It is during Yee Peng that you see locals' homes and public places decked out in colourful hanging lanterns and flag decorations. The act of releasing the lantern and krathong symbolizes letting go of all ills and misfortunes in the previous year, and Buddhists also believe that if you make a wish when you set off the lantern, it will come true (but only if you do good deeds the following year, of course).

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Food and drink

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Quick facts about Yi Peng or The Thailand lantern Festival

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Quick facts about Yi Peng or The Thailand lantern Festival

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When the Buddhist monks give the order, the thousands of locals illuminate the sky with spectacular incandescent paper lanterns, known as "Khom Loy", which are released to fly in the dark of the night to venerate the light of Buddha and announce the new cycle of life that matches with the second new moon. Incandescent lanterns are made of rice paper on a bamboo or wire frame and fed with the fire of a candle or a small fuel tank. The custom is to make a wish before releasing paper lanterns. For three days, music, traditional dances, color and fireworks flood the streets and temples offering a magical image.

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Fun fact: All lanterns and food containers are made with natural, compostable material to minimize environmental impact. 

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Fun fact: All lanterns and food containers are made with natural, compostable material to minimize environmental impact. 