Shop original art from more than 50 artists at Pak Khlong Talat from this June 26-28

Pak Khlong Talat does flowers better than anywhere else in Bangkok, but this weekend its famous blooms get some unexpected company. Bangkok Art Walk comes back at the riverside market from June 26-June 28.

More than 50 Thai and international artists set up along the petal-strewn lanes, showing off paintings, photography and a heap of handmade crafts. Live music drifts through the stalls all weekend, mingling with the scent of marigolds and jasmine, and the usual market hustle takes on a properly creative edge. Rather than grabbing your flowers and dashing off, you get to wander, browse and make a few discoveries at your own pace.

Small workshops pop up across the site too, nudging you to slow down, get hands-on and let your imagination off the leash. That's rather the point of the whole thing. Bangkok Art Walk roams different corners of the city like a travelling exhibition, making contemporary art less precious and far easier to stumble across. 

Nicely, a slice of the proceeds gets chipped in by the participating artists, Paintbrush Khlong Toei and L'On Gallery, all going towards setting up a future multidisciplinary arts institution. So your day of mooching and marigold-sniffing does a bit of good, too.

Bangkok Art Walk runs daily from June 26-June 28, 2pm-11pm, with parking sorted at Talat Yot Phiman Market.