Hua Hin is a place for vacation and leisure. It is not as prosperous as Bangkok. If you arrange independent travel, it is highly recommended to visit Hua Hin Cicada Market (Cicada Market), which gathers Thai creative performances, handicrafts, paintings and exhibitions. , the development has become one of the landmarks of Hua Hin so far. With the Thai night market food at the Tamarind Market next door, it has become a good place to go on weekends and holiday nights. After the end, you can also have a foot massage. Vacation in Thailand should be pleasant and relaxing.
Holiday-only Cicada Creative Market and Tamarind Night Market
Cicada Market is called Hua Hin Cicada Creative Market, and it can also be called Hua Hin Cicada Market/Cicada Creative Market/Hua Hin Cicada Night Market. It opens every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon until evening From the casual clothing, trendy products, leather goods, small accessories that young people like, to creative hand-made, hand-painted, bags, it is very complete, and the price is quite affordable. Personally, compared with Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok The products here also have a strong creative and hand-made atmosphere. Little Burger told me to buy this and that at every stall. (distressed)
Cicada Market mainly sells creative and handmade products. There are also a few food stalls. There is also a food court in the park. You must buy a stored-value card before consumption. There are fewer food options, but the dining environment is relatively clean. There is another night market called Tamarind Market next to Cicada Market, which can also be called Tamarind Night Market/Tamari Night Market. It is also open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on weekends, providing a variety of street food options that are more complete and cheaper. It is recommended that after shopping at Cicada Market, come to the next door Cicada Market to enjoy authentic Thai night market food.
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A basic introduction to Cicada Market📂
I heard that Hua Hin opened a new area of creative market at the end of 2009, called "Cicada", but I always thought that Cicada creative market always has a few stalls or stalls to visit on weekday evenings, which is a big mistake!The open space around the market is quite large. In addition to various stalls, there are also street performances on the show for a weekend, including hip-hop groups, magic shows, orchestra performances, etc., to increase the fun and memory of the market. Performing groups need everyone's support, if you feel good, put in a tip to encourage them to continue to create performances.
▲ The long-awaited night market!
In 2022, revisit the upgraded version of the Cicada Creative Market
The most important thing on this trip back to Hua Hin is to see "changes", especially if there is any difference in Cicada Market?
Have!
Compared with the appearance of the visit in 2012, Cicada Market still presents Christmas decorations this time. A lot of tourists took pictures at the entrance. The on-site environment is as clean and comfortable as usual. Even the stalls and food areas are well planned. The biggest change From the "Paintings Zone", many large-scale paintings are exhibited and sold here, and some artists also paint on the spot. Furthermore, after the inbound tourism is unblocked, it will take some time to recover the number of booths, but also increase the bar area, where you can listen to singing While having a drink, it is similar to the Bangkok night market.
Adding a performance stage for the performance group. We walked around and heard the noise of the crowd. It turned out that there were two street performers in the stage area. For example, the protagonist will spray flowers by himself, amuse the audience, and sign Thai dance moves, etc. In addition, he will bring torches, jumping hoops, and top-sized furniture stunts, making Cicada Market more distinctive. It is really worth visiting on weekends to enjoy the difference The style and fun of the night market are highly recommended!
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▲ Like a large art gallery, I saw a lot of works!
▲ A look at the environment of the bar area.
▲ There are still handmade and small goods stalls, but it is estimated that more will be stationed in the next six months.
▲ Little Burger is new to these stalls.
▲ During this visit to the Cicada Night Market, the show was a duo performing stunts, with great skills and humor.
▲ Thai people move their minds quickly, such a luminous cotton candy costs 100 baht.
Food options: Cicada Market or Tamarind Market
Compared with the Tamarind Market next door, you need to purchase stored-value coupons for payment, and some stalls also accept cash. I think the dining environment is relatively clean.Wendy later chose to dine next door, with the food stall as the theme. Naturally, there are a lot of dining options, and the prices are very cheap, such as mango smoothie 65 baht, corn 30 baht, mother’s noodle copper plate price, etc. If you have enough time, you can go both ways , foot massage interspersed in the middle, and Tamarind Market introduction, can be taken together!
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2012 First visit to Cicada Creative Market Tour Experience
The entire Cicada Creative Market is quite bright. There are various vendors' lamps along the road to illuminate the goods, as well as street lamps and decorative lamps in the park, so it's not bad to stroll around!In addition, the photos taken this time are one of them. In fact, there is a large market next to the time that has not been visited, and a district orchestra is performing, so I really want to go shopping seriously. It is possible to arrange to come for two consecutive nights. If you look carefully, you can also buy your favorite creative works of art.
The stalls in the first district are really dazzling. If you are a group of friends, you can make an appointment to gather outside. Everyone will go shopping separately. It is easy to disperse when you walk in (^^b).The following are the products I have bought or found interesting. Most of the products are priced at 100~350 baht. Because of the characteristics of the products and the low price, there is no more bargaining. Sometimes bargaining is also the boss. Let's get rid of the odds and be happy, I think it's quite a bargain.
If you come to Hua Hin to make a party, I would recommend the "Leather Handbook" and "Hand-painted" stalls. The leather of the former is made by the cute boss, white, rice, and coffee. The bottom left of the cover will also be I will help you to make a sample of your custom name. Because the workmanship is also quite exquisite, I originally thought it would cost more than 700, but I didn't expect it to be only 199 baht!However, there was only one sample of the white handwritten note at the scene, and he was unwilling to go back empty-handed again, and the price was so good that he rushed home with a beige handwritten note.
In addition, there is a fortune car that is painted by the boss and the proprietress himself. Starting from the seaside attractions in Thailand they visited, they painted the warm ocean scene after the sunset, the day and the blue sea. At that time, it was struggling. Do you want to carry two paintings home to decorate, but considering the remaining travel expenses, I reluctantly put them down. Now think about these two paintings for only 1,600 baht, but I didn't buy it... When I returned to Bangkok the next day, the whole bag was gone. I bought it back if I knew it. , Woo woo woo.
Finally, when you visit here, you can start with the products you like. At present, these products are rare in Bangkok, and the prices are affordable. You may wish to bring back the full harvest back to Taiwan.
▲ Poppy and I have always looked at this person and always feel that this person is real, but their heads are empty again, and they can't figure out where the organ is.
This person will swing rhythmically!
▲ Companion members: Pan Pan, Cat, Poppy.
▲ Yes, everyone will be taking pictures in the next second. ^^b
▲ The song they played "Broken Love Front League" is a cover of Thai pop music by grasshoppers.
▲ Personally, I really love this performance. In addition to finding it interesting, the style of music is very Thai! ^0^
▲ The Cicada Creative Market begins!
※ Inside Cicada Creative Market
▲ This is something I still can’t figure out. Why can he sit on it empty and be safe?
▲ There are many white wooden houses inside, some are painting exhibitions, some are work, and some are stores.
▲ I want to talk about where the kitten and other team members went. It turned out to be fighting at the watch booth, and I also bought one. ^^b
▲ Supplement!I also recommend this stall!The photos of the bears above were taken by the owner themselves, and they are also Thai attractions!
After you open it, you can put photos one by one.
▲ The boss's exquisite craftsmanship, each small animal is much smaller than my finger.
▲ This is the stall!I love this style of handwriting, push and push~
▲ The paintings that I couldn't buy home at that time were the two ocean puzzles on the shelf. The delicate brushwork of the lady boss, I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it.
▲ And their works have also been bought back by many foreigners who are waiting in line.
▲ As long as you give a tip, you can sign on him.
▲ In the gourmet area, you need to buy meal coupons before ordering at the stall.
Transportation: How to get to Cicada Market?
Hua Hin Cicada Creative Market is about a 20-minute drive from downtown Hua Hin. Usually, you can take a songthaew or rent a motorcycle to go there. There are also more and more drivers, and it is easy to call a car to go there by using the APP.
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▲ The Cicada Holiday Art Market is located at the junction of Huaxin Beach and Khao Takiab Beach. (source:Tourism Authority of Thailand)
Hua Hin Cikata Creative Market. Cicada Market・ซิเคด้า มาร์เก็ต
- Address: The Venue at Suan Sri, Hua Hin (เดอะเวนิวแอทสวนศรี, เขาตะเกียบ หัวหิน), Hua Hin
- Tel: +66 (0)81 880 4004, +66 (0)32 536 606
- Business hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 16:00～23:00
- Official website:http://www.cicadamarket.com/
