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The Sunday Night Market is Chiang Mai's biggest weekly market, and the one to plan your trip around. We started at 6 pm, left exhausted at 10:30, and had seen maybe half.
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Where & when
It starts at Tha Phae Gate and runs deep into the Old City. It's divided into zones, so you walk straight in and weave left and right through the lanes. Arrive early. Stalls are still setting up around 5–6 pm, and by 7 it's packed.
What we found (and prices)
- Resin crafts: 250–450 baht depending on size. Some small pieces were 300 baht.
- Wooden crafts and Ganesha figures: from about 135–350 baht.
- Notebooks: 50 baht.
- Co-ord sets and pyjama sets: around 250 baht.
- Snacks: 5 for 200 baht. Crab cakes: 4 for 70 baht.
- Tribal-style bags and charms, door hangings, "lucky frogs", embroidered and 3D-printed decor.
- "Original pearls" for 300 baht? They're not original.
Prices drop as you go deeper into the market, away from the gate, so don't buy the first thing you see. Bargain politely.
Food
Grilled skewers, momo-style dumplings with sauce, sweet chilli everything, and lots of Thai street food. Mention it if you don't want it spicy.
Tips
- Carry cash in small notes.
- Wear comfy shoes, because it's a long walk.
- If you're only in Chiang Mai midweek, the Saturday market and the Night Bazaar are smaller alternatives.
More Chiang Mai markets and cafés: 5-day itinerary.
FAQs
Where does the Chiang Mai Sunday Night Market start?
At Tha Phae Gate, running into the Old City along Ratchadamnoen Road and its side streets.
Is the Sunday market better than the Saturday market?
For us, yes. It's much bigger and busier, and worth planning your trip around.
TAGS: CHIANG MAI · SUNDAY NIGHT MARKET · SHOPPING · STREET FOOD · THAILAND
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Prashant & Sunaina
A travel couple from Pune with Kashmiri Pandit × Maharashtrian roots, 8+ countries and counting. Every rupee shared.
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