Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Chiang Mai, with where to go and what is worth the late night.

Dance Clubs in Chiang Mai

Zoe in Yellow ★ 3.7

Old City

The anchor of the Old City backpacker party complex, a cluster of cheap-drink bars and a dance floor that draws the moat's late crowd until closing.

TipIt is the loudest corner of the Old City and closes around midnight by law; pre-game here then move to Nimman for later nights.

Lavish Nimman ★ 3.7

Nimman

A high-energy EDM and hip-hop club on the main Nimman strip, one of the district's late clubbing rooms with DJs and a young, dressed-up local crowd.

TipIt gets going after 22:00 and runs late; expect a cover on weekend nights and a mostly Thai student crowd.

Live Music in Chiang Mai

Thapae East ★ 4.1

Wat Ket

A riverside arts venue near Narawat Bridge hosting jazz, funk, blues and world-music nights, one of the most eclectic live-music rooms in the city.

TipCheck the schedule before you go; some nights are ticketed gigs and the good seats fill early.

MaHoRee City of Music ★ 3.9

Old City

An Old City live-music bar with nightly Thai bands and a warm local crowd, a reliable spot to catch acoustic and pop-rock sets inside the moat.

TipBands usually start around 21:00; it is a sit-down music bar rather than a dance club, good for a relaxed late drink.

Rooftop Bars

Speakeasies

Lgbtq

Listening Bars

Late Night Dives

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