Chiang Mai Flower Festival () is an annual event for flower and ornamental plant in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Chiang Mai hosts this three-day festival during the first weekend of February, at the end of the cool season. Displays of yellow and white chrysanthemums, and the damask rose, a variety found only in Chiang Mai, are common. Flower Festival parade The Flower Festival Parade has typically started early on Saturday morning, sometimes the festival parade runs as an afternoon/evening affair. The flower parade lines up along Charoen Muang Road, all the way from the Nawarat Bridge to the train station. At 16:00 the parade starts and moves up Tha Phae Road to Tha Phae Gate. It then turns left and follows the moat around to Suan Buak Hat. Typically, the flower parade moves very slowly, and stops frequently. Western-style marching bands from local schools and local drumming groups are interspersed among the floats. Dancers in traditional costumes perform Thai dances, and often those taking part in the flower parade hand out flowers to the spectators. Miss Chiang Mai Flower Festival Many of the girls atop the gaily decorated floats and carriages are candidates for the Miss Chiang Mai Flower Festival competition. By late afternoon the really serious part of the festival, choosing the Chiang Mai Flower Festival Queen, begins. Loud rock music and liquid refreshments aid the deliberations. The party goes on into the evening until the Flower Festival Queen is chosen. External links Thailand Festivals & Events Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Chiang Mai Best Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Festivals of Thailand Festivals_in_Thailand Tourist attractions in Chiang Mai Flower festivals in Thailand