Things to do in Bangkok today

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Find the best things to do from the daytime to the nighttime in Bangkok with our events calendar of 2026’s coolest events, including parties, concerts, films and art exhibits.

Events in Bangkok today

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  • Asok
For those who just can’t say no to a coffee, then take a walk down Coffee Road as it returns to Terminal 21 Asok. Office workers stop by after long afternoons while casual wanderers arrive for a slower midday break, all united by the promise of a decent cup. Baristas line the space with stalls serving everything from careful pour-overs to bold iced blends, each offering a slightly different idea of what constitutes a perfect brew. A bassy DJ booth keeps the atmosphere lively, turning the gathering into an easy going coffee party where music and caffeine share equal importance. Stroll through the venue with cup in hand, chatting with friends or discovering unfamiliar roasts along the way. Be warned, however, you only have two hours to see it all. March 13-22. Free. Terminal 21 Asok. Midday-2pm
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  • Ratchaprasong
Coffee takes a brief holiday as Bangkok turns gloriously green for World Taste of Tea – a gathering that celebrates tea culture in all its forms. Traditional ceremonies lead the show, sitting comfortably beside casual drinks that city crowds currently queue for, offering a curious mix of heritage and modern taste all under one mall ceiling. You can even meet with the iconic  Yerba Mate, the South American favourite now charming wellness devotees across the globe. Meanwhile, matcha specialists arrive from Japan alongside well known cafes from around Thailand, inviting guests to compare earthy notes one cup at a time. Browse the tables for rare leaves, elegant brewing tools and pastries that pair with a cuppa.There’s an air of ‘trade show’ but is delivered more casually than most, where conversation flows as easily as the next carefully prepared pot.  Until March 17. Free. Central World. 10am-10pm
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  • Yan Nawa
Across Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China, smoke travels more freely than people. Borders mean little to drifting haze, and everyone ends up breathing the same troubled air. This exhibition approaches that shared reality through the work of Karn, who reflects on transboundary pollution not as a distant environmental headline but as a lived condition shaping everyday life across the region. The artist treats air as both subject and medium, turning an invisible crisis into something viewers can sense and contemplate. In doing so, the exhibition also reveals an uncomfortable truth: a resource described as public rarely feels equal within existing social systems. Karn frames climate disaster as more than a single catastrophic moment. Smoke, dust and relentless heat accumulate quietly over time, gradually rewriting the atmosphere around us until this uneasy state begins to feel disturbingly ordinary. Until April 12. Free. VS Gallery, 12.30pm-6pm
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  • Yan Nawa
Yondonjamts presents a curious new chapter with Wolf Loving Princess, a body of work shaped by mythology, language and the slightly illogical territory of dreams. Animals appear as quiet guides throughout the exhibition, nudging viewers to consider the fragile line separating domesticated life from something wilder, lingering just beyond it. The project spreads across artist books, paintings, sculptures, video installations and sound, each medium carrying fragments of a larger story. Yondonjamts plays with translation in a semi-fictional way, mixing ancient Mongolian script, experimental ‘Animal Mongolian’, binary code and English. The result feels like a conversation between the visible world and unseen realms.  Until April 25. Free. Gallery VER, midday-6pm
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  • Rattanakosin
For more than three decades, since 1994, Narong Jarungthamchot – better known as Khod Khai Hua Ro – has recorded everyday political theatre through newspaper cartoons. His drawings tease authority with quick wit and barbed one-liners, the sort readers recognise instantly over morning coffee. Now the artist moves beyond the compact frame of daily strips. In the solo exhibition Designed to Lose: An Unfair Game, Khod presents a large series of paintings that confront the structures shaping Thai society. The tone remains mischievous, yet the scale changes everything. Figures stretch across canvases, symbols appear sharper, and familiar jokes carry heavier undertones. Years of observing power at close range feed this body of work. Inequality, monopolised influence and rigged systems form the backdrop, while Khod’s unmistakable humour continues to deliver the commentary. Until March 22. Free. Joyman Gallery, 11am-6pm
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  • Yaowarat
A cheerful pop-up from The Gallery Shop and Flashback marks the birth month of Vincent van Gogh, one of the most beloved figures of the Post‑Impressionism era. The event borrows familiar motifs from his paintings and translates them into objects you can actually hold, wear or take home. The idea celebrates the pleasure of making things rather than obsessing over perfect results. That message echoes Van Gogh’s own story: a life filled with struggle and little recognition while he lived, yet driven by relentless creativity that eventually reshaped modern art. Browse a pop-up shop filled with sunflower patterns and swirling colour references, step into a photobooth styled with painterly backdrops, then turn snapshots into playful keychains decorated with charms inspired by his most recognisable symbols. Until March 31. Free. The Gallery Shop, River City Bangkok, 10am-8pm
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  • Rattanakosin
18 artists gather under one roof, each with a past or upcoming connection to Joyman Gallery. The premise feels disarmingly simple: falling in love. Not the cinematic version, but that quiet, irrational moment when affection appears without warning and refuses explanation. No checklist of perfection, no debate over right or wrong. Just a sudden sense that something feels right. Several pieces reveal private corners of each artist’s world. A number rarely leave the studio, some previously unseen. Others remain personal favourites kept close for years. Together they create an atmosphere of sincerity, inviting viewers to rediscover the simple pleasure of liking a work without overthinking why. Until March 22. Free. Joyman Gallery, 11am-6pm
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  • Yaowarat
Five female artists share a gallery, yet the exhibition reads more like a book passed between friends. Paintings line the walls as if they were pages, while the opening text appears as a table of contents split neatly into five chapters. Each section reflects a different perspective shaped by personal memories, lessons gathered over time and quiet reflections on that endlessly winding path called life. What makes the show engaging lies in how each artist speaks through her own visual language. One favours delicate storytelling, another leans on symbols that reveal meaning gradually. Placed side by side, the works build subtle layers that reward a slow walk around the room. Visitors linger, look again and notice details missed at first glance. Fans of any participating artist will likely treat this as a welcome reunion. Until March 22. Free. PLAY art house, 10am-6pm
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  • Charoenkrung
Silver Waves by Boon introduces a structured dim sum lunch that brings Cantonese classics into a refined midday format high above the Chao Phraya. The set menu lets diners build their own spread by choosing four dim sum dishes from a list of more than 18 options, alongside soup, seasonal vegetables and either rice or noodles. The dim sum selection moves between tradition and small creative touches, with dishes like har gao with prawn and asparagus, crispy chicken and Chinese celery puff, and steamed chive dumplings filled with chicken and crab. The meal opens with hot and sour soup before moving into vegetables like baby pak choi or kai lan served with ginger, garlic or salted fish sauce, followed by lotus rice with dried scallops or wok-fried noodles with mushrooms. Lunch from B980 per person. Silver Waves by Boon, Chatrium Riverside Bangkok. 11.30am-3pm
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  • Ratchaprasong
March rolls around and Beer Republic sharpens its stout taps in honour of St Patrick, the man credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and, rather theatrically, banishing snakes. Heroic work. It calls for a pint of Guinness, that inky ‘black velvet’ some insist counts as dinner. The kitchen leans fully Emerald Isle. A pub burger arrives on a green bun with caramelised onions, bacon and a glossy Guinness cheese sauce. Dublin Coddle offers sausages and potatoes as a comforting measure. Shepherd’s Pie hides tender lamb beneath clouds of mash. Irish chicken wings come slicked in smoky chipotle, while a Spice Bag of fried chicken and chips lands with curry dip on the side. Sport plays on screen, cocktails circulate, friends settle in. Spring feels closer already. March 13-17. Starts at B220. Beer Republic, Holiday Inn Bangkok, 11.30am-midnight

Movies now showing

Black Widow

Release date: October 1

It’s been a long time coming for this Marvel femme fatale to shine on her own. This month, we finally learn of the backstory of Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) as a Russian undercover agent before her glory days with the Avengers.

Malignant

Release date: October 1

From the mind of Hollywood’s main horror conjuror James Wan comes a new horrifying story about Madison, a mother-to-be who suddenly loses her baby and then starts to see visions of gory murders committed by her imaginary childhood friend Gabriel.

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A Quiet Place Part II

Release date: October 1

In this sequel to the nail-biting 2018 hit, we are taken on a flashback to when sound-sensitive aliens first landed on Earth, causing chaos and carnage. In present day, newly widowed mother Evelyn (still brilliantly played by Emily Blunt) now knows the weakness of their extraterrestrial nemeses. She and her children venture out to band with other survivors while dealing with their own traumas. 

Supernova

Release date: October 7

In this emotion-driven tear-jerker, a mature gay couple embarks on a road trip across England to cherish a few happy moments together before one of them is completely overtaken by dementia.

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No Time to Die

Release date: October 7

Daniel Craig’s fifth and last outing as 007 sees the now-retired agent briefly going back into action to chase after yet another mysterious baddie who plans to cause chaos with destructive new technology.

The Suicide Squad

Release date: October 1

Don’t confuse this with the critically-panned 2016 attempt at giving life to a troop of crazy DC supervillains back in 2016. The Suicide Squad (as opposed to just “Suicide Squad”) is the sequel-slash-reboot, as well as an ambitious undertaking to overshadow the reputation of the original incarnation. It’s directed by James Gunn (you know, of Marvel’s Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy fame), so it would be interesting to see how the movie pans out.

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Release date: October 13

This latest superhero release follows the story of Shang-Chi, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Asian champion, a former martial arts master who has to confront his buried past when the mysterious Ten Rings organization comes after him.

Fast & Furious 9

Release date: October 21

Just when you thought it was all over, it keeps coming back for more. In this ninth installment of the petrol-burning franchise, the spotlight is trained on Dom Toretto’s life in retirement and domestic bliss, which is disrupted by the appearance of his brother Jakob who has an axe to grind.

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Free Guy

Release date: October 7

Realizing that he is a character in a video game, Guy decides to take control of his own fate in the virtual world and make himself the hero of his own adventure—to precarious but comical results.

Suicide Forest Village

Release date: October 13

The spine-chilling myth surrounding the Aokigahara forest or Japan’s Suicide Forest is revisited in this spooky film by horror maestro Takashi Shimizu—he who terrified the world with the Ju-On, popularly known as The Grudge, series.

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