Chiang Mai Yi Peng Lantern Festival 2024: Official CAD Tickets and More

Yi Peng Festival, also known as Yee Peng, is a traditional lantern festival celebration in Northern Thailand, particularly in the city of Chiang Mai.

With strong Buddhist roots, it's a time for homage to the Buddha and making wishes for prosperity. During the festival, locals adorn their houses with lanterns and tiny candles (phang pratheep) and gather at temples to listen to monks' prayers.

The highlight of the festival is the mass release of sky lanterns, with thousands flying into the sky to symbolize the release of worries and negative energy, as well as hope, prosperity, and renewal.

We welcome you to immerse yourself in the enchanting ambiance of Yi Peng Lantern Festival in 2024.

Official Tickets for Yi Peng Festival 2024

Book with us for a truly magical experience. Since 2019, we've been deeply involved in the Yi Peng Festival, going beyond ticket sales to enhance event processes and service levels (especially for the CAD events), including optimizing shuttle services and advocating for entry through QR scanning instead of paper tickets.

We collect customer feedback to find out what you care about and enjoy, and we use this to enhance your experience, from providing exclusive services with a dedicated photographer to offering immersive activities like water lantern making.

This year, we are Authorized Travel Agent to the following two Yi Peng lantern release events:

Chiang Mai CAD will take place on Nov. 15th and Nov. 16th, while Chiang Mai Heritage Sky Lanterns will be held exclusively on Nov. 15th. Both events offer similar schedules and activities for an unforgettable experience.

Chiang Mai CAD Khomloy Sky Lanterns Festival 2024

Prices for the three kinds of tickets:

Premium ticket + transfer + dinner: US$ 179 (6400THB)
VIP ticket + transfer + dinner: US$ 169 (5900THB)
Standard ticket + transfer + dinner : US$ 129 (4600THB)

*For any booking of 10 tickets or more, you'll enjoy a discount of 5% off. If you're a travel agent, please contact us to benefit from our exclusive agent rates.

Chiang Mai CAD Khomloy Yi Peng Festival

Chiang Mai CAD Yi Peng Festival seating map

What is the difference between PREMIUM, VIP, and STANDARD?

Seat allocation: Premium seats are positioned closest to the Holy Pagoda show stage, spanning the first 1-8 rows, while VIP seats occupy rows 9-17, with standard seating in rows 18-28.
Dining area and food: The premium zone offers a richer food selection and a better ambiance than VIP, while standard ticket holders have fewer food choices and dine on blankets. Premium and VIP dine in less crowded buffet zones, and standard ticket holders in a designated area.
Transportation: Both Premium and VIP ticket holders will be transported by a business van, while standard ticket holders will be transported in a local open red cab.
* Meeting Point A for Premium & VIP: Maya Shopping Center (Fountain area).
* Meeting Point B for Standard: MORe SPACE car park

Premium Tickets

Chiang Mai CAD transfer car and dining area, yi peng festival

Vip Tickets

Standard Tickets

Chiang Mai Heritage Sky Lanterns 2024

Prices for the two kinds of tickets:

Premium ticket + transfer + dinner: US$ 159 (5500THB)
VIP ticket + transfer + dinner: US$ 109 (3900THB)

*For any booking of 10 tickets or more, you'll enjoy a discount of 5% off. If you're a travel agent, please contact us to benefit from our exclusive agent rates.

What is the difference between PREMIUM and VIP?

In addition to superior seating, enhanced dining areas, and a wider selection of cuisine, the transportation services provided with these tickets vary. Premium tickets include exclusive hotel transfers, while VIP tickets offer shuttle transportation with pick-up and drop-off at designated meeting points.

* Meeting Point for VIP: Central Festival Chiangmai
* For PREMIUM, pick up at the hotels in the city.

Chiang Mai Heritage Sky Lanterns

Children under 8 years old enter free; 8-year-olds and above are charged the same as adults. You can buy a ticket for your child under 8 if you would like her or him to enjoy the same provision.

We bought 10 tickets for the lantern

We bought 10 tickets for the lantern festival, at the end airline rescheduled our flight. We are so upset and no choice have to give up lantern festival schedule and proceed for refund. Bella is the sales person that liase with us, she did a very good job, help us proceed for refund. She is responsive and reliable.

Really excellent service!!

Really excellent service!! they still had an allocation of tickets available for the Yi Peng festival when other sellers had already run out. highly recommended

The process seemed seamless

Bella is was my agent assisting with my ticket for the festival. However, I was unable to make it there. And made the process seemed seamless. Thank you for your help.

Helpful and making my trip planning easy

Belle is very professional in helping me to decide on what I can do as a solo traveller. She is very helpful and making my trip planning easy. Your trip to Thailand already feel good even at the planning stage.

Easy, competitive price, front row tickets.

We got early bird ticket and Bella was assisting us through whatsapp. Easy, competitive price, front row tickets. Thanks Bella, for being patient explaining everything to me. Highly recommended.

Yi Peng Sky Lantern Release Event E-Ticket Demo

Once we receive your payment, our travel advisor will contact you within 24 hours and send you your e-ticket. The picture below is a sample e-ticket for the Chiang Mai CAD Komloy Sky Lantern Festival 2024.

Timeline for the Celebration

The schedules at the two venues are similar and the activities on November 15th and 16th are the same. The following is the schedule at CAD for reference:

✔ 15:30 - 16:30: Transfer to the Venue.

Arrange your own transportation and meet us at the meeting point. Show your e-ticket to get on the free shuttle to the venue (about a 50-minute drive). Our shuttle leaves every 5 minutes from 15:30 to 16:30, and the last one departs at 16:30.

✔ 16:30 - 18:30: Check-in. DIY activities and cultural performances.

Arrive at the venue, and present your e-ticket to register your ticket at the main entrance. You'll receive a lanyard badge and a souvenir. Then explore the Craft and Art zone and 'tribal village'. Watch cultural arts performances and enjoy activities, including releasing a traditional water lantern of the Loi Kratong.

✔ 18:30 - 19:30: Dinner time.

Enjoy an authentic Thai Lanna Buffet Dinner, snacks, desserts, and non-alcoholic beverages. (Vegetarian food is available.)

✔ 19:30: Shows and religious ceremonies.

Enter the ritual area in from of the great pagoda. Witness an awe-inspiring display of drumming, candlelight shows, religious ceremonies, and monks chanting.

✔ 20:15: Launch your lanterns.

✔ 20:45: End and transfer back to the city downtown.

At the end of the celebration, transfer back from the venue to the city. You can select a drop-off point at the venue to drop off at Maya Shopping Center or Chiang Mai Night Bazaar (depending on traffic conditions).

Chiang Mai Yi Peng Lantern Festival FAQs

1. How to choose between November 15th and 16th in 2024?

Both dates feature the same activities. If your schedule allows, we recommend selecting November 15th.

This would afford you the opportunity to be among the first to experience the ceremony and share it with your friends on instant apps. Additionally, you'll then have the chance to partake in the downtown folk activities that are exclusive to November 16th, such as the city center parade near Tha Phae Gate, candle ceremony at Wat Pan Tao, and releasing a 'floating lantern' on the Ping River.

2. What is the children policy?

Children under 8 years old enter free, but no separate seats, sky lanterns, and souvenirs are provided for them. Children of 8 and above are charged the same as adults and receive the same provision. If you wish for your child under 8 to enjoy the same provisions, you may purchase a ticket for them.

While there's no strict age limit for entry, it's important to consider the atmosphere of the event. The celebratory chaos, crowded entry areas, heavy traffic, and the use of fire for launching lanterns may pose risks, especially for children under 12 years old. Ultimately, this depends on the maturity level of each child.

3. What is the dress code for the event?

No shorts, sleeveless tops, or miniskirts are allowed. We recommend that you get dressed up in Lanna style with a longyi as bottoms and a Lanna-style shirt/blouse.

4. Drones, smoking, and drinking policies?

Alcohol drinking and smoking are not allowed in the event. Drones are not allowed in the venue area.

5. How do I launch the lantern?

At the event, there will be a demonstration on stage showing how to launch sky lanterns. Moreover, volunteers will be stationed at the venue to provide assistance. You can also watch a video tutorial to learn the process.

6. Will the floating lanterns cause environmental problems such as earth and water pollution or forest fires?

As a tour operator with a high awareness of social responsibility, we only provide our clients with lanterns that fit the local governmental standards.

The lanterns are made of natural and recycled paper and bamboo. All the materials are biodegradable and will not cause pollution.

This kind of lantern, although large in size, is smartly designed: it has a short heat-proof wire attached to the small candle wick which will likely quench out after floating up for about 10 minutes. The heat-proof wire prevents fire or a short circuit if a lantern falls on high-voltage power transmission cables.

7. Is it possible to see sky lanterns in downtown Chiang Mai?

Since 2020, for safety reasons, releasing sky lanterns has been prohibited in the downtown area. Lantern release events occur on the outskirts, approximately 30km (20 miles) from the city center. However, in downtown Chiang Mai, you can still enjoy the sight of water lanterns floating on the river.

Tours Including Yi Peng Festival 2024

Here are the recommended small group tours including Yi Peng Festival 2024. We are also happy to customize a private tour including the experience of the Chiang Mai Yi Peng Lantern Festival according to your interests and schedule.

10-Day Best of Thailand at Yi Peng Festival Mini-Group Tour 2024