Suan Anya is one of Chiang Mai's most unknown significant spaces – a garden and community hub for arts, history and performance that has stayed true to the vision of its founder, Kru Angoon Malik, who dedicated the land to the people and specifically to those without opportunity. This weekend marks 55-years of that legacy and the annual gathering is bigger than usual.
If you're ever looking to skip the usual tourist trail, this is how to properly immerse yourself in the local community and arts scene. The two-day programme is packed – exhibitions, a community market, lectures and panel discussions, live music in the garden and a theatre performance and film screening to round out each evening. Enough to fill your entire weekend with culture.
April 4-5. Free entry. Suan Anya Northern People’s Museum. Starts at 9am on April 4 and 1pm on April 5