Yi Peng Festival Chiang Mai Thailand Yi Peng or Yee ping festival in Chiang Mai is celebrated every year between October and November months. You can check its correct date on the internet. During this festival, you will see so many Lanterns (Khom Loy or Fai) flying in the sky. This view looks so amazing at night. Yi means 2 Peng menas full moon in Thai. This festival is celebrated on full night moon in the 2nd of Thai Lanna calendar. Yi Peng festival is celebrated with another festival named as Loy Krathong (the floating lantern festival). In Loy Krathong, a lotus-shaped basket with candles and flowers is released in the river. So if you are in Thailand during November then you should visit Chaing Mai. You will be surprised by watching so many lanterns in the sky. But yes this time you will see much crowed in Chiang Mai. And the hotel will be a little expansive. These lanterns are made of thin rice paper with a fire starter attached. When you fire th...