Apparently this is the 26th annual Umbrella festival to be held in the Craft village of Bo Sang, about 20 minutes out of Chiang Mai city, towards San Kampaeng.
Don’t worry, its a 3 day event, so if you missed it yesterday then pop along today or tomorrow. The festival parade starts at 5pm. There are also stages for live music through the evening and a large food market on the main intersection at the entrance to Bo Sang.
Of course there are also all of the varied craft shops along the main street, with smaller ‘craft market’ stalls in the side streets.
The usual Chiang Mai flair for a good festival was evident once again. There was a long delay in the parade which saw some of the participants looking a little weary as they waited for it to get moving.
It was a great display of the wide variety of styles that have been developed with these famous Umbrellas of Bo Sang.
Nuff said really, I think I’ll let the photos do the talking on this one.
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Just the other day I had another day out with Ally and was introduced to the wonderful site of Wiang Kum Kam. 
We also went on to visit Bo Sang Craft village and Wat Doi Saket. You can read a fuller account of this day out in ‘Places to Go’ later today.
