My partner and I will be visiting Chiang Mai in November for the ticketed CAD Lantern Festival on the 5th.

Looking for anyone who has attended before to give some advice? - where can we purchase tickets from? - i know seat allocation is random on the day, however i’ve read in a subreddit that they were told their seat by booking through an agency. if anyone has any recommendations on a travel agency? We’re hoping to sit at the very very back row of the standard section so we have all the space in the back to take pictures/videos etc without looking like we’re sardined between people. That being said, are we able to walk around the section/vicinity during mass release to freely to take vids and pics? (With tripods etc) - also ive read numerous reviews regarding the festival that the provided transportation in the previous years were an absolute disaster. So i’m considering making our own way there if possible?

Would really appreciate the advice from anyone whos been! Thank you