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A party, launch, company dinner or retreat is a budget, a venue, food, sound and a running order. Someone else keeps them in order and runs the day.
Today's price ฿20,000
- 2,210,000Domestic meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition travellers to Chiang Mai in 2017 prnewswire.com
- ฿650Full-day meeting package per person at a Chiang Mai hotel: lunch and two coffee breaks, net dusit.com
- 30Guests from which a Chiang Mai hotel package serves a buffet; groups of 10 to 29 get a set menu to share dusit.com
- 0.7 / 20.9Rainy days in Chiang Mai: January against August chiangmai.net
Try it
What your event costs
How it goes
- Budget and guest list writtenHongdam, with you · Before anything is booked
- The venueHongdam, with you · After the budget
- Catering and sound booked, charged at costHongdam and the vendors · Before the day
- Timings and running order setHongdam · Before the day
- The event runs to the planHongdam · The day of the event
- Budget and guest list writtenHongdam, with you · Before anything is booked
- The venueHongdam, with you · After the budget
- Catering and sound booked, charged at costHongdam and the vendors · Before the day
- Timings and running order setHongdam · Before the day
- The event runs to the planHongdam · The day of the event
What you get
- Event planning฿20,000We plan and run a party, a launch event, a company dinner or a team trip. The place, food and sound equipment are charged at the price we pay.
What others charge
| Hotel meeting packages, per person (Dusit Princess Chiang Mai, net) | ฿550 half-day (lunch, one coffee break); ฿650 full-day (lunch, two coffee breaks); ฿700 cocktail night (six canapés, drinks for three hours) dusit.com |
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| Riverside resort price list (Anantara Chiang Mai Resort, net, April 2024) | Sit-down banquet ฿1,400–1,800 a person; buffet ฿1,600–3,200; MC ฿20,000; DJ for two hours ฿25,000; backdrop from ฿30,000 anantara.com |
| Sound system and screens, hired from a Fastwork seller | Sound system with operator from ฿5,000 a day (small set: 2 speakers, 2 mics, mixer); LED screens of 24 to 85 inches from ฿1,000 a day fastwork.co |
| Light and sound set for 50 to 100 guests (Fastwork seller) | ฿20,000 for one day, with a sound engineer, a lighting designer, transport, set-up and take-down fastwork.co |
| MC, listed on Fastwork | ฿2,500 for a booth MC (4–6 hours); ฿5,000 for a seminar or event MC (6–8 hours), script written to the client's needs fastwork.co |
| Event photographer, listed on Fastwork (41 orders, rated 4.8) | ฿1,900 for up to 2 hours; ฿3,000 for a half day; ฿4,500 for up to 10 hours; unlimited photos fastwork.co |
| Hongdam · Event planning | ฿20,000 |
Useful facts
- The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau counts 2,210,000 domestic and 50,881 international meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition travellers in Chiang Mai for 2017. They brought ฿4,914.53 million and ฿4,700.38 million. prnewswire.com
- Chiang Mai has 18 venues and 51 meeting rooms certified under the Thailand MICE Venue Standard, in the Bureau's 2018 release. prnewswire.com
- Chiang Mai has 0.7 rainy days in January and 20.9 in August on average. From May to October a month has 12 to 21 rainy days. chiangmai.net
- Crop burning in northern Thailand runs from December to April. In Chiang Mai, PM2.5 averaged 42.5 µg/m³ in January 2021, 47.7 in February and 83.3 in March. March was the most polluted month from 2017 to 2021. iqair.com
- Dusit Princess Chiang Mai serves a buffet in its meeting packages from 30 guests and a set menu to share for 10 to 29. Its terms list vinyl signage as an extra cost. dusit.com
- Alcohol sales stop on Buddhist holy days; hotels are exempt. nationthailand.com
- Anantara Chiang Mai Resort lists its banquet prices as net, with service charge and tax included, valid from April 2024. anantara.com
What people ask
How much does a hotel meeting cost per person in Chiang Mai?
Dusit Princess Chiang Mai lists ฿550 net per person for a half day with lunch and one coffee break, and ฿650 for a full day with lunch and two coffee breaks. The room alone is ฿5,000 net for four hours. The offer runs to 31 December 2026. dusit.com
What does a banquet at a riverside resort in Chiang Mai cost?
Anantara Chiang Mai Resort lists a sit-down banquet at ฿1,400–1,800 a person and a buffet at ฿1,600–3,200. A coffee break of six canapés is ฿650 a person. Prices are net, with service charge and tax, from April 2024. anantara.com
How much does an MC cost for a seminar or company dinner?
A Fastwork seller lists ฿5,000 for a seminar or event MC working 6 to 8 hours, with the script written to the client's needs. A booth MC is ฿2,500 for 4 to 6 hours. The seller says the price changes with the place and the time. fastwork.co
How much is a photographer for a company event?
A Fastwork photographer lists ฿1,900 for up to 2 hours, ฿3,000 for a half day and ฿4,500 for up to 10 hours, with unlimited photos. Files arrive through Google Drive. An event in another province is charged as a full-day flat rate. fastwork.co
What does sound and light cost for 50 to 100 guests?
A Fastwork seller lists a small light and sound set at ฿20,000 for one day, for 50 to 100 people. It comes with a sound engineer, a lighting designer, transport, set-up and take-down. fastwork.co
Which months have the fewest rainy days in Chiang Mai?
January has 0.7 rainy days on average, February 0.9, December 1.4 and March 2.3. August has 20.9. The figures are Thai Meteorological Department data for 1981 to 2015. chiangmai.net
When is the smoke season in Chiang Mai?
Crop burning in northern Thailand runs from December to April. In Chiang Mai, PM2.5 averaged 42.5 µg/m³ in January 2021, 47.7 in February and 83.3 in March. The WHO annual target is 10. iqair.com
Is alcohol sold on Buddhist holy days in Thailand?
Alcohol sales stop on Buddhist holy days. Hotels are exempt. nationthailand.com
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Small print
Prices here move with demand: when most of a month's places are taken, the price goes up a step; when few are, it comes down a step.
Sources read 2026-11-04.