Chiang Mai Night Bazaar is a huge collection of shops and stalls that run everyday evening from 6.00pm to 11.00pm regardless of the weather. It is located at Changklan Road, on the east side of the old city (about 10 minutes walking distance from Tha Pae Gate).

In the daytime, the area is an ordinary street full of shops, hotels, and restaurants and also several large shopping arcades running off the main street. It’s at night time though that the place really comes alive.

Chiang Mai Night Bazaar or just Night Bazaar is directly east of the city moat, between it and the Ping River, on Chang Khlan Road, between Tha Phae and Sridonchai Roads. It is known for its handicrafts and portrait paintings. There are also jewelry, toys, clothing, and high tech items such as CDs and DVDs.

The night bazaar consists of many different parts, with street-side stalls selling mostly clothing and handicrafts, and a host of shopping plazas with more shops, bars, restaurants, 7-11, etc. There are also western brand places like Hard Rock Cafe, McDonald’s, Burger King, Starbucks, and Subway.

In the Night Bazaar, you’ll find a huge variety of brand name designer goods (real and fake) and local Thai goods at really low prices.

You won’t go hungry when visiting the night bazaar with many options to snack on street food, stop for a drink, or have a meal at a sit-down restaurant.

he night bazaar is entirely geared toward tourists as you won’t see a lot of locals shopping around. Here is where you can find a lot of cheap fake goods, as well as unique crafts and jewelry within the same area.

If you’re looking for a souvenir, this is definitely your go-to place with its endless options. And you can haggle with the vendors even though the prices appear cheap already by your normal standards.