Record Store Day in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Independent record shops open in Chiang Mai, Thailand right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Anglo Siam Records
Coffee shop and record store in one on Loi Kroh Road, a strong selection of classic Thai records and Thai funk alongside good coffee.
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- Deaf Shop
Chiang Mai's first vinyl listening bar and record shop, in the Old Town, run by DJ Laurens and artist Mum; eclectic sets running hip-hop, funk, indie, punk, afro-jazz and reggae by night. OSM lead.
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- Noomtaofire Record
Second-floor outlet inside boutique Lonewanderer near the Ping River, secondhand and new releases across all genres plus an in-house cafe for a drip coffee while you dig.
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- Record Room by Hifi.day
Nimman basement shop tucked under Think Park, thrift-store aesthetic mixing secondhand sneakers, clothes and a small well-curated stack of records; formerly known as HiFi.Day at Back2nd.CNX.
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- The Fox's Den - Vinyl Records Experience Store
Vinyl records experience store on the Lampang-Chiang Mai Superhighway; hours can vary so calling ahead is recommended.
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- The Toys Club
Retro Japanese-toy cafe by day, cocktail bar by night, with owner DJ Bird's jazz, funk and city pop vinyl for browsing (and a few select records for sale) plus nightly guest DJs.
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- Thirty Records
Half record store, half soundsystem in Suthep, owner Khun Munee's incredible hifi setup for lean-back listening; sells Thai and Western vinyl and cassettes, with beginner starter boxes.
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- Tippanetr Music & Vinyl Shop
Roughly 40-year-old Chiang Mai institution (originally a cinema) with a huge range of CDs, DVDs, cassettes and a growing vinyl selection, a go-to since childhood for many locals.
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- Vinyl Record Store Chiang Mai (Next Studio)
Home-studio record shop and hi-fi dealer in Fa Ham with vintage Asian surf-rock, city pop, Thai classics and general old-school pop, jazz, funk, disco and rock; also sells turntables and speakers.
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- Wua Lai Record Shop
Chiang Mai's longest-serving and largest record shop, over a decade on the corner of Wua Lai Road; four long rows of LPs including a Thai-rarities box of blank-sleeved radio-station pressings.
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See the full record store listing for Chiang Mai, Thailand.