December 2025

• The 2026 gift guide
• Hear Bangkok poets backed by live improvised soundscapes at Smalls' unrehearsed spoken word night
• Experience Czech contemporary art as Jan Bican returns with light-driven works about privacy and distance
• Dance salsa every Sunday at welcoming Latin party with free workshops
• Shock your system awake with ice baths and breathwork at Stuart and Kam's Saturday sessions
• See ex-fashion insider Yasmin Regisford spin driving techno with emotional trance touches at HORN
• Catch DJ Melvo Baptiste handling groove and disco with care at APT 101's penthouse
• Catch Bangkok comics breaking their own habits at All Time High's open mic
• Start 2026 slowly with roasted suckling pig and truffle wheels at VIVIN's teakwood brunch
• Network with 300 film industry folks who rarely stop working long enough to meet
• Catch two days of Asian indie talent completely free across Charoenkrung's coolest spots
• Dance to Basement Jaxx's gloriously messy house set at The Hacienda's Bangkok return
• Experience one of the UK's best live bands, Wolf Alice
• Pose with towering Momo and slime Rimuru at Muse Anime Festival's 17 photo zones
• Catch Canada-based Thai drummer Salin blend afro-jazz and folk at her Bangkok homecoming
• Experience the epic grandeur of Leonidas Kavakos at Bangkok's grand birthday concert
• Catch Rammstein's fearsome vocalist performing darker, stranger material at Meine Welt Tour Bangkok
• Kick heels aside when Tyga brings West Coast postcards to SALONE DI VITA's polished start
• Art exhibitions in Bangkok this December
• Table talk in Bangkok (December 24-31)
• Tropic City hosts a Boxing Day friend shift with Maprang and Samantha
• Quilombo, Thong Lor
• CHAR at Hotel Indigo Bangkok Wireless Road lines up festive dining and countdown events
• Big Bite Burger Bar & Gril
• 008 Bar lines up festive cocktails and lucky draws this week
• Catch Paris' unruly Cendrillon collective take over Mod Kaew Wine Bar for one night only
• Measure yourself against narrow walls at this first Asian showing of Absalon's iconic structures
• Share cold beers with running mates at Sabai Run Club's low-key year-end gathering
• Rummage vintage finds and catch film screenings at this '90s-flavored year-end flea market
• Watch championship horses then dance to disco at this lifestyle gathering near Sanam Pao
• Drop 2025's baggage on the dancefloor at Detour's year-end release party
• Explore Bangkok's serious new art museum, Dib Bangkok, inside a reworked 1980s warehouse
• Wander among oversized inflatables at Chulalongkorn Park's playful Overland afternoon takeover
• Catch Taiwan's mythologised Organik Festival at Bar Temp. with three regional selectors tonight
• Shape wonky gingerbread and toast marshmallows at Soho House's cosy White Claw winter gathering
• Catch 20 years of friendship poured into cocktails at Maprang and Samantha's Tropic City shift
• Swing dance by the river at Christmas Swing Fest's jazz-filled Thonburi market
• Meet oversized plush figures asking big questions at NORArtscape's first solo show Kid Wisdom
• Celebrate Tichuca's fifth birthday with a new Circle Stage that surrounds DJs with dancers
• Let Millennium Hilton do the Christmas cooking while you enjoy riverside glamour both nights
• Your ultimate guide to jazz season in Hua Hin
• Chase the Blues (every night)
• Hua Hin Wine Expo (January 15-16)
• Hua Hin Racer Marina Jazz Festival (January 10)
• About town (every Monday, Thursday and Friday)
• Christmas Jazz Night at Bluport Hua Hin
• Jazz at the Vineyard (December 20)
• Hua Hin International Jazz Festival (December 19-20)
• SAOLE brings coastal comfort to the skyline at SIWILAI City Club
• Gaggan at Louis Vuitton brings Dickensian whimsy to the festive table
• ÆTHER, Dusit Central Park
• R-HAAN, Thonglor
• Nimitr Thai Restaurant, 137 Pillars Suites
• Gaggan at Louis Vuitton
• Catch the Moon
• Experience 81 works exploring invisible memories across three floors at Dib Bangkok's debut show
• Catch unhurried afternoon music at BEATFOREST's laid-back Park Edition with free plants included
• See where Thai photography heads next at EMERGE's triple exhibition supporting emerging artists
• Walk through Hawkins on Song Wat Road at Netflix's free Stranger Things tribute
• Sip colour-coded drinks with quiet personality at this one-night Bar Not Found takeover
• Hunt for handmade gifts from 834 Thai creators at IFEXPO's first-ever winter edition
• Experience voice, ritual and storytelling with Colombian artist La Emperatriz for one night only
• Catch Kuala Lumpur house veteran JonnyVicious unfold patient sets guided by instinct
• Browse 10 contemporary artists and indie market stalls at AGNI Gallery's comeback fair
• Watch brave Mexican reporters face deadly risks in this open-air documentary at the Netherlands Embassy
• Wander through lit gardens and winter blooms at Baan Park Nai Lert's atmospheric fair
• Get lost in abstract cityscapes that refuse to stay still at Mirage
• Catch BBC Travel writer Thomas Bird discuss crossing China by rail
• Catch queer short films and flirty conversations at BUTT magazine's Bangkok debut night
• Catch Indian collective Da Minot blend Khasi Hills tradition with experiment at Bangkok Mojo
• Shewa Spa
• Beauty Body
• Wax and Co
• Glow Room Beauty & Bubble Bar
• La Nature Waxing
• Join the masquerade for a darker and more playful New Year's Eve
• Trade quiet resolutions for raucous choruses and sake at Namsu's energetic NYE
• Ring in 2026 at Mimi’s Glitter Riot Countdown Party
• Dance as Marten Hørger, SLVR and Sam Collins keep your feet moving
• Experience Bangkok's grandest countdown with music, fireworks and river views at Iconsiam
• Watch moonlight drift across screens as stars offer brief intermissions at Commons Thonglor rooftop
• Watch 2026 arrive feeling shared rather than announced at W Bangkok's garden gathering
• Find pop, jazz and late-night conversation landing somewhere between spectacle and genuine listening
• Experience fireworks rewriting the sky without warning before countdown lands at ChangChui Fest
• Watch Bangkok agree on the same rhythm as NEON Countdown turns ten
• The Beast
• The Abyss is Calling
• Art XP
• Inside Space
• Mirror House
• Undo Planet
• Bloom in Four Seasons
• Thailand’s top 5 getaways this December
• Sea Fire Salt brings coastal heat to Mai Khao
• Anantara Hua Hin reopens with a refreshed take on Thai coastal luxury
• Kimpton Kitalay Samui celebrates the season with a bold Takara Wong twist
• Zuma Phuket brings a Japanese twist to Yona Beach’s floating bar
• CLUB SEEN Koh Samui relaunches with global headliners and day-to-night energy
• Catch paintings lingering on uneasy feelings of meeting unfamiliar uncertainty we'd rather ignore
• Find centuries of cultural weight beneath curves that feel refreshingly present in contemporary design
• Linger longer than planned at Little Pea's handpicked stalls offering small sweet gift options
• Spot pieces from influencer feeds worn once then forgotten at this massive idol wardrobe clearout
• Wander Phra Nakhon's glowing alleyways as Awakening Bangkok turns temples into digital canvases
• Slip on headphones and watch classics glow up at Central Chaengwattana's plaza nights
• Reset in Awakening, Bangkok's sensory hideaway channeling grandparents' bitter remedy wisdom
• Catch German contemporary films drifting through seven Thai cities from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima
• Enter the mind of Stephff, where the act of creation is a spiritual quest
• Meet children the world rarely pauses to understand at Tat Nattee's quietly powerful exhibition
• Experience milk beverages soften sharper edges without stealing the character
• Monty’s by Roast
• Two Men Bagel House
• Da Minot, the Shillong band bringing Khasi folk to Thailand
• Cosmic nightcap? Bangkok Planetarium stays open late
• Watch Home Alone or Four Christmases after desserts requiring zero December justification
• Find continents meeting on one plate at JW Cafe's Christmas spread suiting indecisive families
• Catch coastal Italian brightness at Embassy Room La Marina's celebratory seasonal dishes
• Experience Beef Wellington and roast turkey at Pavilion's family-warm Christmas Day brunch
• Build ambitious plates wandering from station to station at Twenty & One's gleaming Christmas buffet
• Shape something personal with fresh flowers at Malibarn's wreath workshop slowing December's rush
• Watch Bou Bou Bar reimagined as carousel warmed by festive lights greeting you instantly
• Experience four-course Christmas journey from early evening to midnight feeling genuinely flirtatious
• Browse clever design pieces and giftable treasures at The Standard's cheeky Christmas market
• Find Mickey, Toy Story crew and Stitch bringing soft-focus winter fantasy to Central World
• Skip the family postcard and settle into Bangkok's most unapologetically mischievous Christmas night
• Find reflection, comfort and ceremony at Bangkok Music Society's afternoon of Britten carols
• Catch glitter, carols and a North Pole traveler at Neilson Hays' wonderfully old-fashioned afternoon
• Celebrate Father’s Day with six Thai films made for maximum bonding
• Dudesweet throws a one-day block party on Soi Ari
• Madame K Kitchen and Bar unveils its newly transformed space
• L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele brings 150 years of Naples pizza tradition to Siam Paragon
• Kaburaya pops up at Tonchin Ramen for one night only
• Dance through five tons of reclaimed materials as Siwilai Radical Club turns two years old
• Find Thailand-only Monchhichi editions impossible to walk past at Emporium's holiday store
• Hear Irish music reshaped for full orchestra at this Bangkok Metropolitan collaboration
• Browse 50 vendors bringing vintage finds to Song Wat's most relaxed riverside spot
• See Spencer Sweeney bring his record stash to a one-night session feeling genuinely intimate
• Catch UK heavyweight Logan D finally lands in Bangkok for the DnB crowd's long-awaited debut
• Register online and claim one of 500 free Matcha Lattes at AVANTCHA's green celebration
• Find comfort watches and seasonal favourites rolling out across December's rooftop cinema
• Step through layers of time at ATELIER 9's ethereal conversation between two artists
• Catch Paradise of the Blind's spark meeting new commission shaped by Gridthiya Gaweewong
• The men who dare to be seen