Residents and tourists have begun gathering along Chiang Mai’s moat to splash water and beat the heat, even before the festival’s official start — and crowds are expected to swell further this evening. Although today, 12th April, marks Wan Long Fai, the lead-in day to Songkran — or the Chiang Mai New Year, Pee Mai Mueang Chiang Mai 2026 — large numbers of people have already taken to the