Celebrate Loy Krathong with us at Alt_PingRiver! This year, we are hosting a “Kad Mau” Market a northern Thai-style community fair
A casual community market with a mix of food, drinks and crafts
ลอยกระทง or Loy krathong
Thailand’s beautiful Festival of Lights is celebrated on the full moon of the 12th lunar month (usually November People gather by rivers and lakes to float krathongs small banana-leaf vessels decorated with flowers, candles and incense as a way to honor the water goddess and let go of misfortune while making wishes for good fortune
กาดมั่ว or Kad Mau
- กาด (Kad) in Northern Thai (Lanna) dialect means market
- มั่ว (Mua) can mean mixed, random, all together or casual
- So kad mau is like saying a casual mixed market or a free-style community market
It usually refers to a market where many people bring all kinds of food, snacks, handmade items to sell or share. The vibe is informal, fun and mixed not a traditional structured market
Krathong workshop
Learn how to create your own beautiful krathong with banana leaves, flowers and candles
Local Northern foods, desserts, drinks
What to Wear: Lanna style
Entrance 200 THB (includes krathong materials)
