Wua Lai Walking Street Saturday Market

This Saturday Night Market in Chiang Mai is also known as Wua Lai Walking Street. It is held every Saturday from 5.00pm to around 11.00pm in the Old City area. The streets are full of set-up stalls offering local foods, drinks, clothings, souvenirs, handicrafts, massages and many other things. Tourists and local people throng the streets absorbing the festive and vibrant atmosphere. It is a very interesting night market to visit. Plan your stay in Chiang Mai to experience this Saturday night street market together with another one on Sunday.

Friday and Saturday evening market by the Mae khong. Few tables and seats. Cheap local prices, everything mostly 10 or 20 baht. Huge variety. Great casual evening eating. Spectacular views across to Laos. Live music as well, if you like loud thai pop. Highly recommended.

Wua Lai Walking Street Saturday Market felt a bit more laid-back than the usual night market scene, which I really appreciated. It was still busy, but there was a calm atmosphere and I never felt pressured while browsing the stalls. That made it easy to wander around at my own pace and enjoy the evening without the usual hectic vibe.

Great food and a good place for some cheap souvenirs. I have no idea what they are called but the first two pics are of some sort of egg dumpling filled with coconut milk and either sweet potato, green onion or corn. The other pic is crispy pork belly. Both were so good and the "dumplings" were sweet from the coconut milk

This was a little different to most Saturday night markets, it was a lot calmer and more relaxed, they’re not pushy at the stalls so you can wander through without being hounded which was nice. It was busy but didn’t have a party atmosphere, although we left at about 9/9.30pm so maybe it does a bit later. It’s huge too so have your walking shoes on, alcohol is only served and consumed in designated areas. Lovely array of crafts, clothes, Jewlery, food and drinks, recommend.