Up Coming Events

Maya Lifestyle Shopping Center

Today heralds a major milestone for Chiang Mai with the opening of the much vaunted Maya Lifestyle Shopping Center. Unlike several other recent openings, Central Festival and Promenanda outside the city on the eastern side of the superhighway, Maya is slap bang in the centre of the cosmopolitan city area around Nimmanhaeminda and Chang Puek. Located also close to university and student areas it is likely to prove an instant hit and popular with the gay crowd.

Maya is billed as a lifestyle shopping center and is as much a dining and entertainment venue as a place to shop. Highlights include Nimman Hill, the sixth floor rooftop terrace and gardens with fabulous views over Chiang Mai city. The fifth floor is dedicated to the luxury SFX cinema whilst floor four is the food Bazaar. Floor 3 is “Digitech Street” whilst floors 1 and 2 are general shopping, “Stylish Venue” and “Cosmo Boulevard” respectively. The basement, “Strolling Mart” includes one of the anchor stores – Rimping Supermarket which will be a sure hit for the many westerners living in the north west of the city. Restaurants include Shabu Shi by Oishi (Oishi Tea are behind the Maya project), Black Canyon – Cafeinteria, Fuji, Starbucks and many, many more.

The opening runs from today through to 25th

Karaoke happenings

Two of Chiang Mai’s favourite late night Karaokes, Relax and Barocco have been closed for refurbishment and Friday night sees the grand reopening at Barocco with new management. We are waiting for an update on when Relax will be open again.

Chinese New Year

Soho Bar will be having a Chinese New Year Party with food and fireworks to celebrate the year of the horse.
The Edge restaurant is also offering a special Chinese Menu for New Year too. For other Chinese New Year fare most of the large hotels will be organising special banquets too.

Elections

A reminder that there are national elections to be held on 2nd February and bars will be closed for two nights Thailand’s political problems are causing a great deal of uncertainty at the moment and other issues may occur in the meantime. In previous elections alcohol sales have been banned on the previous weekend too for advanced voting.

Pre Valentines Day

With so much choice and everywhere packed on February 14th Sabaidee Santitham are organising a special Pre-Valentines party on February 13th.

There are sure to be plenty of events at various gay places on Valentines day too. Check out our gay events calendar for more details

Regular Events

Don’t forget there are regular events too.

On Tuesday night’s it’s buddy night at House of Male where two get in for the price of one Every Wednesday Night Soho Bar has a Cheese and Wine special and on the 7th, 17th and 27th of each month it’s party time at Club One Seven Sauna.

Check out our gay events calendar for more details