Chiang Mai CAD New Year Countdown 2027

New Year's Eve 2026 in Chiang Mai: the CAD Countdown

Thursday 31 December 2026 | CAD Cultural Center Lanna, Mae On, Chiang Mai

Ring in 2027 the northern Thai way. The CAD New Year Countdown brings a mass sky lantern release, a full fireworks show and a traditional Lanna village festival together in one evening, above the illuminated pagoda of CAD Cultural Center Lanna. Every seated ticket includes 2 sky lanterns per person, a Lanna Thai buffet dinner and the round-trip shuttle from Chiang Mai.

The midnight lantern release

As the countdown reaches zero, thousands of sky lanterns rise together into the night sky, and every seated guest releases 2 lanterns of their own. Around 30 minutes of fireworks over the great pagoda follow to welcome 2027.

How the evening unfolds

Shuttles leave Chiang Mai between about 17:30 and 18:30; your meeting point and pick-up time are printed on your e-ticket. After check-in you have the evening in the CAD Village and Craft Village, the fun fair and the food zones, with the Lanna Thai buffet dinner from 18:30. At about 21:30 you take your seat in front of the great pagoda for Lanna music and dance, and from 23:30 the countdown builds to the lantern release at midnight. Shuttles bring you back to the city after the fireworks. The full timetable is on the Itinerary tab.

Which ticket is right for you?

• Elite: elevated seats in the top rows with the widest view, dinner in the exclusive Elite food zone, air-conditioned van.
• Platinum: elevated seats in the middle rows, air-conditioned van.
• Gold: elevated seats in the lower rows, air-conditioned van.
• Premium: ground-level seats in the front rows, ahead of Standard.
• Standard: ground-level seats behind Premium, shared red truck (songthaew) or bus without air-conditioning.

Part of the ticket income goes to the local community and to charity.

Visiting in November instead? See the Khomloy Sky Lantern Festival at the same venue.