FLORA FESTIVAL

@ ROYAL PARK RAJAPRUEK NOV 1-FEB 28, 2019

Thailand’s North is the go-to destination the moment December comes along; Chiang Mai being a hot favourite. The Royal Park Rajapruek with its expansive gardens covering more than 800,000m², which contain plants from around the world divided into sections, is always the main attraction. The annual Flora Festival is being co-hosted by the Highland Research and Development Institute, who are promoting the highland communities. A winter flower show from the Royal Project Foundation will be displayed on 470 rai for 120 days. There will be numerous exhibitions dedicated to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as well as other royal figures that will capture Thai pride and the late king’s accomplishments throughout his reign over seven decades. Other attractions and exhibitions include “The New Theory of Agriculture”, which aims to educated on living a self-sufficient life through a new theory of farming, sculptures depicting royal figures from the Chakri Dynasty, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Thai Elephant Tricolor flag, an “Amazing Mar Garden”, an orchid house filled with various types of orchids complete with music and cultural performances and a marketplace with products from the highland communities.

8am-6pm / Chiang Mai / royalparkrajapruek.org / B100 for Thais (B70 for children). B200 for foreigners (B150 for children).