Start the year gently with yoga, sound therapy and nature walks across Bangkok's four greenest parks

Dry January tends to arrive with good intentions and a mild sense of regret. After weeks of late nights and louder mornings, the body asks for a softer plan. Bangkok Bestival 2026 answers that request without preaching. Running across Benjakitti, Lumphini, Benjasiri and Pathum Wan Anurak parks, the fourth edition spreads itself gently across the city’s green pockets. The idea centres on the first happiness of the year, small and deliberate. People stretch under trees, follow slow yoga sessions or lie still while sound therapy hums nearby. Others wander through nature walks, join hands-on workshops or browse local goods between shaded paths. Music drifts across lawns, casual rather than commanding. It feels like a collective exhale, shared with strangers who also decided the year should begin kindly.

January 9-11. Free. Benjakitti, Lumphini, Benjasiri and Pathum Wan Anurak parks