Life Style Sport & IT 2004
Be in the Know about the latest trends in IT and sports by participating in this exhibition at the 3rd floor Promotion Hall of the Kad Suan Kaew Shopping Park from 10 am until 9 pm. Lucky draws, demonstrations and giveaways. Huay Kaew Road.

Doi Kham Royal Project Fair
FRESH produce at its best can be found at the 17th Doi Kham Royal Project Fair between 10.00 am. and 8.00 pm. at the Chiang Mai University Art Museum on Nimmanhemin Road. The objectives of the fair are create public awareness of the Royal Project Foundation and the excellent products that it markets under the Doi Kham brand tinned fruits, vegetables and handicrafts, a cooking demonstration and a show featuring the art of food decoration. Shoppers can buy fresh cut flowers, fruit and vegetables fresh from the farms as supplies are brought in daily for shoppers' best choice.

Chiangmai Red Cross Winter Fair
This annual fair is a large and splendid premier event for much of the province's agricultural population. Entertainment galore, games and activities for children and grown-ups alike. The biggest crowd pleaser is the Miss Chiangmai Beauty Pageant held in the evening and nationally televised. This site of this year's fair is behind the Chiangmai Provincial Hall, Chiangmai-Mae Rim Road.

4th Wine Festival 4 Evenings
This Under-the-Stars wine festival takes place at the Au-Mong Cultural Center in Lamphun Province. The wine is made from the choice fruits of the province, tasting like cider and to be enjoyed with the food festival selections from many foodstalls. Folk Entertainment. Shopping for handicrafts and handwoven textiles famous of the Lamphun Province.

Mary Manalek in Concert
Piano Concert in the Sara-nithet (Information) Room Payap University Mae Kow Campus at 7.30 pm. Free Admission.

Sankampaeng Umbrella Festival
The Umbrella Festival, one of the most popular annual festivals in Chiangmai Province, is celebrated at Borsarng Village in the Sankampaeng District. It is located 12 kms. from the inner city of Chiangmai, or 9 kms. from the Superhighway intersection.

Everyday in Borsarng, you will see umbrellas as you've rarely seen before Umbrellas to keep the rain off, parasols to keep the sun off, tiny umbrellas to decorate a cocktail glass and huge umbrellas to enhance your garden, patio or terrace. Some are made from stretched cotton over bamboo and are undecorated plain and simple while others, made from specially prepared mulberry (saa) paper are a riot of color and exotic scenes of Thailand and nature. These items are always popular with visitors to ship back home.

There are parades along the main street of the village each day of the festival, but the biggest parade is on the opening day (Fri, Jan 14). This parade features traditional ancient bells, drums and Lanna musical instruments, "fingernail" and tribal dancers, processions of floats decorated with painted umbrellas, beauty contestants, Lanna costumes and traditional offerings for monks. There is a beauty contest, woodcarving contests plus fan and umbrella painting contests. The entire village gets involved in the contest for best decorated shops.