Nomad festival / dated event — accommodation not included
Dates
Jan 15 - 24, 2027
Price
from €299/ticket
Price note
From €299 (Standard pass; prices rose on October 1, 2026, read on nomadsummit.com October 15). Tickets are non-refundable but transferable up to three days before, for a $20 fee.
Room types
—
Dorm available
No
Vibe
Builder-heavy rather than lifestyle-heavy — the organiser puts it plainly: "This isn't a lifestyle festival." January is dry season, 20–30°C days and cooler evenings around 15°C.
Minimum stay
—
Region
Asia
Timezone
GMT+7 · US East: async only · Central Europe: good overlap
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Changklan Road in central Chiang Mai, minutes from the Night Bazaar and a short ride from the Old City. Nomad Week events scatter across coworking spaces, hotel venues and startup hubs city-wide.
Things to do nearby
Chiang Mai has been a budget nomad base for over a decade — low cost of living, an established coworking scene, a cooler mountain climate than Bangkok, and easy visa runs to neighboring countries.
Nimman — trendy cafes, coworking spaces, expat-heavy, near malls
Old City — moated historic core, temples, walkable, budget guesthouses
Santitham — cheap and local, steps from Old City, nomad favorite
Hang Dong — quieter outskirts, nature, longer-term rentals, needs a scooter
Getting around
Compact and scooter-friendly city; walkable within Old City/Nimman, with songthaews and Grab filling the gaps; airport is about 15 minutes from the center.
Getting there
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) ~4 kmNearest airport · nonstop routes →
Lampang Airport (LPT) ~78 kmAlso consider
Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) ~122 kmAlso consider · nonstop routes →
Passport-index data — rules change; verify with official sources before booking.
Practical facts — Thailand
Currencybaht
LanguagesThai
Internet~286 Mbps fixed median
PlugsType C (Europlug), Type A (NEMA 1-15), Type B (NEMA 5-15), Type F (Schuko)
Voltage220 V
Driving sideleft
Calling code+66
Emergency1669, 191, 199
Internet = country fixed-broadband median via Ookla Speedtest Global Index.
Before you go
Genki — health insurance built for nomads and long-term travelers
Roamless — global eSIM that works across borders, code CAROLINBFL for $5 credit
About
Running since 2015, for founders, freelancers, investors and operators. Ten days in all: a welcome evening on January 15, two conference days (January 16–17) at the Shangri-La Hotel Chiang Mai, a 48-hour Buildathon that pairs attendees with local Thai developers and designers, then Nomad Week (January 18–24), seven days of side events any ticket holder can host — 56 of them across 20+ venues in 2026. Accommodation not included — book separately; many attendees stay at the Shangri-La, and Chiang Mai has guesthouses and boutique hotels within reach of the venue.