Travel advisory: Official advice is to stay away: the US advises against all travel to Myanmar, and the UK advises against all but essential travel to Mandalay and against all travel to Sagaing and the area north of the city. Fighting, drone attacks, curfews and internet shutdowns continue, and many places were damaged in the March 2025 earthquake. Check the US State Department and UK FCDO before making plans.

Shows and Events in Mandalay Region

The Mandalay Region has been known for marionette theatre, classical dance and Buddhist festivals tied to the lunar calendar. Whether any performance or event is taking place is unconfirmed, and public gatherings are affected by curfews and security measures.

What the region is known for

• Marionette theatre: a long-standing Mandalay tradition. Operating status is unconfirmed.
• Dance and music shows: staged for visitors in the city in more settled years. Schedules are unconfirmed.
• Kuthodaw Pagoda festivals: held around full moons in the autumn. Kuthodaw sustained serious structural damage in the March 2025 earthquake, and access is unconfirmed.
• Evening markets: food and craft stalls in the city, subject to curfews.

Balloon flights are associated with Bagan, which is in a different area with its own advisories, and no flights there can be assumed.