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Bangkok's biggest beer festival returns this March

This year, the festival expands beyond craft beer to include natural wine, craft cocktails and community spirit

Kaweewat Siwanartwong
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Kaweewat Siwanartwong
Staff writer, Time Out Thailand
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Clear your diary, round up your friends and get your tastebuds ready because the beer glass you've been looking for all year might just be waiting for you.


The Beer People team has announced its annual gathering for anyone who likes drinking. People Festival lands at ChangChui Creative Park on March 6-8, running from 11am-11pm each day. It's become a snapshot of how a new generation is changing what drinking means. Gone are the days when it was all about drowning sorrows or quick weekend relief.

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We're talking about a shift from drinking to escape or unwind into drinking to understand flavours, learn backstories and meet the people behind each glass. Every brewery that rocks up has a story worth hearing, origins to share and genuine reasons why their brew tastes the way it does. That's what makes wandering between the stalls so much more interesting than your average beer garden session.

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The big change this year? They've dropped 'Beer' from the name entirely. What used to be Beer People Festival is now simply People Festival, and that matters. The focus has expanded well beyond Thai craft beer to welcome natural wine from local producers, craft cocktails and community spirits into the mix. It's a celebration of everything happening in Thailand's drinks scene right now.

There's even a cheeky mini-election running throughout the festival where you can vote for your favourite brands and tipples.

People Festival 2026, March 6-8, 11am to 11pm, Creative Park ChangChui.

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