The best things to do in Bangkok this weekend (March 5-8)

Envelopes arrive like quiet travellers, each carrying a fragment of someone else’s world. This exhibition gathers printmakers from across continents under the tender premise of ‘Mail Art’, where works pass hand to hand before settling side by side on a single wall. Every sheet holds a journey, a memory, a stamp that hints at distance crossed. Printmaking, after all, resists the lazy label of reproduction. It sits somewhere between laboratory and studio, balancing chemistry with instinct. Woodcut, etching, lithography and screen printing share space with newer experiments, each surface revealing social tensions, cultural codes and private fixations. Lines bite, ink lingers, paper breathes. On Saturdays March 7, March 14, March 21 and March 28 from 1pm-3pm, artists demonstrate their craft and welcome walk-ins to make a piece of their own.

March 3-29. Free. Pre-register here. Gallery B1 Room, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, 10am-10pm

March arrives and Funky Lam marks it in the most Lao manner possible: with heat, herbs and a generous hand. From Tuesday March 3, every woman who walks through the door receives tam mak hoong on the house, all month. Consider it less a promotion, more a gesture. This is papaya salad as Luang Prabang makes it. The fruit is shaved into ribbons rather than hacked into chunks, then worked patiently in a clay mortar until the dressing seeps through every strand. Padaek brings its deep, funky bass note, anchoring lime, chilli and tomato with unapologetic strength. The result tastes bold, savoury and fiercely itself. 

Until March 31. Free. Funky Lam, 6pm-midnight

Six years on, Mango Art Festival still has its moment. From 4 to 8 March, it settles at River City Bangkok with the theme ‘ICON’, arguing that today’s overlooked objects become tomorrow’s fixations. In the Gallery Zone, Japan’s YOD TOKYO and Editions stands alongside Manila’s Gallery. Sort of. and Malaysia’s A4 ART GALLERY. The Independent Artist area pairs cult provocateur Joan Cornellà with regional names and emerging studios, while 95 fresh faces claim space in the Newcomer section. Craft appears with a sustainable rethink, TOR presents ‘Little Man’, and the main stage hosts candid creative conversations. 

March 4-8. Free. River City Bangkok floors 1 and 2, 11am-8pm

Pet expos often mean fluorescent halls and polite clapping for pedigree winners. This one rewrites the script. The weekend plays out as a full-tilt hangout where you browse smart feeders and wearable tech, stock up on treats, watch dogs strut and cats judge everyone silently, then wander over to adoption booths and donation drives before catching a live set without leaving the venue. Phase 1 of the line-up reads like a festival poster: Jaonaay–Jaokhun, Gavin, Twopee Southside, Safe Planet and Better Weather lead more than 30 acts. Between sets, celebrity pets such as Jum Meng and Moo Too make guest appearances. You come for the animals, stay for the music and leave wondering why every fair doesn’t feel this lively.

March 5-8. B20 at the door. Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station, 10am-9pm

Bangkok’s family theatre scene receives a welcome treat as The Tiger Who Came to Tea pads back onto the stage. Presented by a dedicated family theatre curator, the production arrives direct from the West End, adapted and directed by David Wood and based on The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr. An Olivier Award nominee, it brings a professional touring cast to local audiences without anyone needing a flight to London. The story stays deliciously simple: the doorbell rings, Sophie and her mum expect nothing unusual, and a large stripy guest drinks the teapot dry. Songs invite sing-alongs, jokes land gently and visual gags keep adults amused. Running 55 minutes without interval, the show suits ages three and up, offering a friendly first step towards live performance.

March 5-8. B1,275-2,500 via here. M Theatre Bangkok, check timings here.

A woman waits, clings, refuses to loosen her grip on love even after death draws its line. That woman is Mae Naak, Thailand’s most infamous spirit, and she returns to the stage this March after more than a decade away, last seen here in 2011. S. P. Somtow wrote the opera in 2003 and it has become his most celebrated work, unsettling Bangkok audiences three times and travelling as far as London. Now the production returns for a fifth run, with the composer directing his own creation. Sumet Jumsai shapes the visual world, balancing folklore with operatic sweep, while Trisdee na Patalung leads the score. The performance unfolds in English, accompanied by Thai and English supertitles, so every gasp and heartbreak lands exactly as intended.
March 4-5. B500-2,000 via here. Great Hall, King's College International School Bangkok, 7.30pm

Clear your diary and text the group chat because the glass you talk about all year waits patiently here. What once answered only to beer now drops the label and widens its scope. The festival shelves Thai craft brews alongside natural wines, sharp little cocktails and small-batch spirits poured by the people who actually make them. Each stallholder arrives with a backstory, which makes wandering from table to table feel oddly intimate. You sip, you chat, you learn why that citrus note matters. A mini-election runs throughout the weekend, inviting everyone to vote for favourites and crown crowd heroes. It’s a neighbourhood gathering with better lighting and far better drinks.

March 6-8. Free. ChangChui, 11am-11pm

Paint dries under the Bangkok sun as a Thai–Danish collaboration takes shape for International Women’s Day. Danish artist Stine Hvid joins Thai street talent WARIS to create a permanent mural at Benjakitti Park, layering colour and conviction across a public wall that refuses to whisper. The conversation continues at Bangkok 1899, where both artists present a joint exhibition and speak candidly about women in art and the mechanics of empowerment. Expect sharp observations, personal stories and a room that feels properly alive. Drinks circulate, finger food disappears quickly and a female DJ keeps the atmosphere buoyant without tipping it over. 
March 6. Free. Pre-register via here.  Bangkok 1899, 7pm-9pm

All night means exactly that. From doors open to lights up, Sunju Hargun holds the room without interruption, shaping the arc from first track to final exhale. Bangkok remains his base, yet his sound travels further. 15 years behind the decks have refined a style he once described as forward-thinking with past feelings. Acid flickers against minimal restraint, deep trance melts around techno frameworks, ambient passages stretch time until it feels elastic. Through Siamese Twins Records he builds a reputation as both producer and curator, releasing on imprints such as Berlin’s Transmigration. A residency at Mihn Club sees him command marathon sets, threading memories of his Asian upbringing through each selection. 
March 6. B500 via here and B600 at the door. HORN, 10pm

Women take control of the decks at Siwilai Radical Club, which dedicates a special edition to the figures shaping Bangkok’s underground music landscape. DJ Ruitang, raised in the Tibetan highlands, threads traditional motifs through hypnotic techno she encounters after arriving in the city more than a decade ago. Her sets carry cultural memory alongside contemporary bite. Bangkok-born Yoongying follows with selections that feel decisive and meticulously chosen, guided by instinct Closing the bill, Jayjaja moves between house, funk, soul and disco, slipping in experimental turns without losing the groove. Women’s Month plays out exactly where it makes sense: on the dance floor, with volume up and ownership clear.

March 6. B400 at the door. Siwilai Radical Club, 9pm onwards

A taste of Tottori lands in Bangkok as Tsu Japanese Restaurant at JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok presents a seasonal showcase that runs ‘til April. The focus rests on a prefecture shaped by wind, water and restraint. Tottori Prefecture stretches along the Sea of Japan, framed by Mount Daisen and its storied slopes, and long ribbons of sand edging the coast. Landscape informs flavour; clarity matters. Chef Atsushi Yoshida builds a menu around regional produce. Nebarikko Age-dashi celebrates the area’s prized yam, crisp shell giving way to softness. Zuwai snow crab meets ikura in clay pot rice, sweet flesh balanced by saline pop. A5 Tottori Wagyu Olein 55 striploin offers generous marbling, while gyokotsu ramen simmers slowly before Oushu pear sorbet closes on a clean note.

Until April 30. Starts at B280. Tsu Japanese Restaurant, JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok, 11.30pm-10pm

A certain type of dancer smiles knowingly when the name Titonton Duvante appears on a line-up. At Bar Temp., that knowing crowd gathers again as the Columbus, Ohio native brings three decades of discipline and desire to the booth. His sound carries weight without heaviness, locking feet to the floor while nudging the mind elsewhere. As founder of Residual Recordings, he champions both his own catalogue and peers such as Boo Williams and John Tejada. More than 50 releases mark a career that refuses to idle, shaped by early training as a multi-instrumentalist. Expect elegance, grit and control. Support comes from DOTT and The Outsider, keeping the room steady before the master takes charge.

March 7. B400 at the door and B600 after midnight. Bar Temp., 9pm onwards

Anastasia Maslova and Damian Black map the uneasy terrain of human attachment, tracing bonds that bruise even as they brighten. Their exhibition studies intimacy as structure: fragile, ferocious, occasionally splintered. Affection leaves marks, yet those same marks seed renewal. Visitors move through a multisensory setting where photographs hang beside paintings, sculptures share space with wearable pieces and interactive objects ask for touch rather than distance. Candles release a signature scent developed with Crystals and Herbs, adding another quiet layer to the experience. Nothing feels decorative; each work circles the paradox of connection, at once tender and unnerving, destructive and generative. You wander, pause, reconsider your own history of closeness, and perhaps recognise that vulnerability often carries its own strange beauty.

March 7-27. Free. Sathorn 11 Art Space, 5pm-2am

Paper takes centrestage at Print Pop-Up, a hybrid exhibition and market devoted to art prints and zines. The format stays refreshingly simple: tables stacked with fresh screen prints, older editions that deserve a second look and quietly brilliant pieces from artists and studios based across the Thai capital. Browsing feels intimate, almost conspiratorial, as if someone lets you in on a well-kept secret. Expect bold graphics, delicate line work and the satisfying tactility that only ink on paper delivers. Conversations start easily between strangers comparing finds, swapping recommendations and debating which piece claims the last bit of wall space at home. Cold drinks wait on standby, doing their best against the Bangkok heat, so you linger longer than planned.

March 7-8. Free. SOKO, 1pm-8pm

Textile artist Aubrey Kurlansky treats silk as both canvas and conversation. With roots in South Africa, an education in the UK and years spent moving between cultures, he threads East and West through patterns that feel considered rather than decorative. Training in graphic design and photography sharpened his eye. Each scarf carries imagery printed on both sides, an exacting detail that rewards a second glance. During his talk, he unpacks how lens-based thinking informs composition, how beauty becomes structure, how motifs shift scale across dresses, kimono shawls and skirts. Since relocating to Singapore in 2013 and later Thailand, he has collaborated with Bensley while building his label AKWA. Limited editions keep each piece rare, closer to collectible artwork than passing accessory.

March 7. B300 for members and B400 non-members. The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage, 10am

Bangkok does not always demand skyscraper gazing. Sometimes it hands you a pocket-sized booklet and suggests a long walk. The BAC Passport returns with its Winter Edition 2026, turning the city into a living sketchbook where each stamp is an achievement. You pick up the passport, roam between art spaces, collect marks and trade them for souvenirs created by actual artists. It plays out like a cultural scavenger hunt, only with better stories to tell afterwards. This season gathers 27 destinations and splits them across four routes, from Old Town corners to riverbank hideouts. Pick up your passport at one of seven locations, including Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center, Bangkok City Library, Chula Museum, River City Bangkok, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music, Asvin or Numthong Art Space. You have until May 31 to complete the journey.

 Until May 31. Free. Art spaces across Bangkok.

In her latest solo exhibition, Phatnaree Boonmee turns her attention to the values society treats as immovable. Status, power, race – ideas passed down so routinely they begin to feel natural – quietly script behaviour and set the terms of belonging. The contemporary world congratulates itself on inclusivity, yet difference still becomes a pretext for judgement and control, breeding suspicion and private anxiety. A graduate of Silpakorn University in Visual Arts, Phatnaree works with colour and spatial ambiguity to create a low hum of unease. Her canvases avoid ghosts and folklore; instead they trace the architecture of pressure that encourages silence and compliance. Viewers stand before fields of atmosphere that feel almost breathable, sensing how invisible hierarchies shape everyday life.

Until March 28. Free. This Is Unlimited, 2pm-6pm

STILL House stands quietly among the glass towers of Asoke, a restored heritage home that favours memory over gloss. Its latest chapter exhibition unfolds through a collaboration between NORSE Republics and &Tradition, a name long associated with Danish craft and considered modernism. Rooms shift from domestic familiarity to thoughtful installation. Chairs, lamps and objects sit not as showroom pieces but as prompts for touch and contemplation. Soft scent lingers, sound hums gently, small tastings appear during workshops that encourage slowing down. The exhibition frames design as lived experience rather than static display, offering a brief retreat from the city’s insistence on speed without losing sight of its context.

Until April 15. Free. STILL House, 10am-7pm

Takuya Mitani paints girls who look as if they step from a dream you almost remember. Rooted in Pop Surrealism and Symbolism, his exhibition studies the thin line between purity and the stranger instincts we prefer to dress up politely. Six canvases present young figures adorned with ram horns, crocodile tails and carefully constructed wings. These details read less as fantasy than armour, protective gear for souls that feel both tender and feral. Each composition balances sweetness with unease, decorative calm brushing against something watchful beneath the surface. Mitani suggests myth never disappears; it adapts, shifts shape and lingers in modern life. The work asks you to look twice, then reconsider what innocence really protects.

February 22-March 22. Free. Joyman Gallery, 11am-6pm

An exhibition confronting Thai democracy arrives with unsettling clarity, pairing Manit Sriwanichpoom and Akkara Naktamna in a conversation that feels both personal and painfully public. Their works sketch daily existence beneath rigid political scripts where citizenship becomes an endurance test rather than an act of participation. Photographs and installations lean on sharp metaphors: veiled faces, constricted bodies, environments that appear breathable yet quietly hostile. Each piece questions authority’s gentle language while revealing how control slips through education, media, ritual. Viewers are left wondering what belief even means when vision feels filtered and breath negotiated. Are citizens misled, or simply surviving within limits imposed long before consent? The exhibition asks uncomfortable questions without promising answers, suggesting delusion may not belong to individuals alone but to a system sustained by repetition, fear and uneasy silence.

Until April 12. Free. West Eden Gallery, 11am-6pm

Thai illustrator Lili Tae, also known as Phindita Techamongkhalaphiwat, presents a solo exhibition curated by Jason Yang that feels like stepping through shifting layers of memory, dream and landscape. Her digital paintings grow from quiet encounters with forests, wandering paths and unexpected meetings with flora and fauna, reshaped through a deeply personal lens. Soft brushwork meets luminous colour, allowing realism to brush against fantasy and moments of gentle surrealism without losing emotional clarity. Figures appear suspended between waking life and subconscious reflection, suggesting stories half remembered rather than fully explained. Natural textures echo skin, water, leaves and shifting weather, giving each image a tactile presence despite its digital form. Viewers wander through scenes that feel intimate yet expansive, reflecting how imagination reshapes daily observation without ever fully separating from lived experience.

Until March 16. Free. GalileOasis Gallery, 9am-8pm

February Sundays gain a leisurely rhythm with Sunday Jazzy Brunch, a month-long series pairing thoughtful cooking with live jazz that gently reshapes the usual weekend routine. Each week introduces a new culinary theme, encouraging returning guests to experience familiar surroundings through fresh flavours and seasonal ingredients handled with quiet confidence. Expect towers of chilled seafood, flame kissed specialities and shareable plates designed for lingering conversation rather than hurried bites. Atmosphere leans warm and unpretentious, allowing romance to appear naturally without staged theatrics. The Namsai Trio provide an elegant soundtrack, their intimate arrangements drifting through the room like a soft afternoon breeze. Friends gather around generous tables, couples settle close over sparkling glasses, solo visitors find easy comfort among strangers united by music, laughter and the unspoken joy of slowing down.

Every Sunday. Starts at B1,500. Reserve via 02-649-8888. Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, midday-3pm

Hands still matter, even now. At Rosewood Bangkok, Made in Thai-Hands arrives through a collaboration with Play Art House, offering a thoughtful look at living craft traditions shaped by patience rather than speed. Curated by independent artist Seada Samdao, the exhibition brings together 10 Thai artists working between inherited techniques and contemporary thinking, without treating either as fixed. Moving through the space feels like travelling across different landscapes, guided by texture, material and touch. Threads hold hours of quiet labour, pigment settles through instinct and surfaces reveal years of repetition. Nothing rushes for attention. Instead, each work carries the weight of human effort and the calm confidence that comes from knowing a process deeply. While the rhythms of making remain central, the voices feel current, led by a generation carrying tradition forward with clarity rather than reverence. Craft here feels alive, personal and quietly defiant.

Until March 20. Free. G/F, Rosewood Bangkok, 9am-9pm

Bangkok welcomes 2026 with a knowing wink as Muse Anime Festival sets up at JAM SPACE, a familiar meeting point for pop culture devotees. This is less trade fair, more shared obsession. Fourteen anime titles spread across 17 photo zones turn fandom into a walk-through experience, complete with oversized sets and scenes designed for lingering rather than rushing. Expect towering inflatables of Momo and Okarun from DAN DA DAN plus Rimuru, the eternally cheerful slime, looming large for cameras. Beyond the visuals, shelves fill with officially licensed pieces and harder-to-find imports, tempting even the disciplined collector. Food gets its own moment too, thanks to a themed cafe riffing on SPY x FAMILY and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. 

January 10-March 29. Free. 4/F, MBK Centre, 11am-9pm