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 2025’s coolest events, including parties, concerts, films and art exhibits.

Events in Bangkok today

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  • Huai Khwang
Krich Chantaranet and Chayanit Muangthai approach humanity by circling back to animals, as if instincts become easier to understand when seen through fur, claws or soft outlines. Their exhibition brings two sensibilities into the same room, letting contrast do the talking. His pieces push toward surrealist realism, splicing human anatomy with creatures that embody appetite, dominance and the weight of old patriarchal ideals. The result feels charged, muscular and slightly unsettling, like catching someone’s inner monologue mid-roar. Chayanit answers with gentler scenes shaped by thick brushstrokes and a haze that lands somewhere between memory and dream. Domestic animals wander through lawns and kitchens, turning everyday spaces tender. Together the artists create a conversation about instinct that moves between strength and vulnerability, revealing how emotion slips across both.   Until December 14. Free. BNC Creatives RCA, 10am-6pm 
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  • Yan Nawa
Gallery VER’s 20th anniversary lands with a show that feels a bit like opening an old photo album and finding the pages humming. Rirkrit Tiravanija, the gallery’s co-founder, takes on curating duties for The Abyss Is Calling, gathering 47 artists who have shaped its story. The result leans less on nostalgia and more on tuning into the echoes left by two decades of shared rooms, late-night installs and conversations that stayed long after closing time. More than 50 works span painting, sculpture, installation, video and fragments from the archive. Together, they form a kind of collective memory, mapping the relationships between artists, curators, collectors and visitors. Walking through it feels like catching whispers from the past, a reminder of how art spaces hold people as much as objects.   Until January 31 2026. Free. Gallery VER, midday-6pm
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  • Phloen Chit
Wandering through the dream diary of someone who has learned to fight their shadows with tenderness. At the centre stands a small warrior in a frog hat and crown, tiptoeing through a fantasy realm filled with creatures that look suspiciously like fear, loneliness and all the pressures we pretend not to feel. Each figure in the gallery acts as a different emotional avatar. Some stride with bold confidence, others soften the room with a quiet steadiness, yet all belong to a game-like world that mirrors how we navigate real life. The whole exhibition plays a bit like earning XP for the soul, charting the tiny victories and setbacks that shape us. Hope flickers throughout, not as a grand gesture but as a steady glow that refuses to disappear.   Until December 27. Free. KICHgallery, 10am-6pm
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  • Yaowarat
This is Takehiro Iikawa’s first official show in Bangkok. His world arrives in two familiar figures: Mr Kobayashi, the pink cat with a talent for mischief, and the Decorator Crab, the artist’s long-running meditation on how we collect pieces of life and wear them as armour. The exhibition threads these characters through drawings packed with sly humour and tiny emotional tremors. Mr Kobayashi drifts through scenes with a shruggy nonchalance, while the crab quietly gathers objects that hint at memories, fears and odd comforts. Together they build a universe shaped by curiosity and gentle absurdity. You wander through it noticing how we all decorate ourselves, hoping the things we carry will say what we cannot quite articulate.   Until December 31. Free. Galerie Monument Songwat, 10am-7pm
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  • Surawong
Aruta Soup’s first solo show in Thailand steps through a funhouse mirror and finds the reflections answering back. Mirror House gathers the artist’s drifting thoughts, the ones that sneak in when you’re not paying attention, and turns them into a world where nothing moves in a neat line. Possibilities scatter like constellations, forming patterns only after you’ve walked away and thought about them on the train home. At the heart of it all sits ZERO, the bandaged rabbit quietly watching the small dramas of daily life. Its gaze ties together motifs that seem unconnected at first glance. Bold strokes, restless colours and graffiti flourishes shape scenes that slip between outer reality and the unruly terrain of the mind. You leave catching those fine threads you almost missed.   Until December 21. Free. Maison JE Bangkok, 10am-7pm
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  • Siam
At this exhibition, the first section turns its attention to Korea’s Demilitarised Zone, a strip of land that has carried the weight of an unfinished war since the armistice paused the conflict in 1953. Spread across 248km, with two narrow bands flanking the Military Demarcation Line, it has remained largely untouched for about 70 years. The exhibition doesn’t retell history as much as reframe it, pairing archival echoes with scenes shaped by nature’s quiet resilience. With people kept out, the land has healed in its own stubborn way, giving rise to wetlands, wildflowers and animals that rarely appear elsewhere. What you get is a portrait of a place suspended between past and renewal, still holding its breath yet defiantly alive.   Until February 22 2026. Free. 7/F, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, 10am-8pm
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Walking through this exhibition feels a bit like being handed the keys to Chatchai Puipia’s inner universe, only to realise it’s far bigger and stranger than you imagined. His work has shaped contemporary Thai art for decades, stitched together with sharp humour and an eye that never flinches. What unfolds here is a long conversation about identity and memory, delivered through imagery that lingers long after you’ve moved on. More than 140 pieces chart his shifting moods and methods, from commanding canvases to sculptures that feel almost theatrical. Tucked between them are notes, photographs and fragments of his process that reveal how he thought, worried and wondered. The result is less a retrospective and more a guided wander through a mind still questioning the world and its stories.   Until February 15 2026. Free. 8/F, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, 10am-8pm 
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  • Charoennakhon
Hope has a strange way of finding you when you least expect it, usually while you’re still adjusting your fringe in a mirrored wall. This exhibition leans into that feeling, pairing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with digital worlds that nudge you towards a lighter mood. The guide is Blossom Bloo, a soft-glowing creature with its loyal Seed, both drifting through scenes that chart the rhythms of a life lived in four chapters. The route begins at The Flower Shop, where you design a tiny seed that reappears later as part of a vast installation. Summer stretches out in a field of towering blooms, autumn follows with a golden oak shedding leaves that respond to your steps, then winter quietens everything with pale light and drifting snow. Spring closes the journey with a sweep of colour that feels a bit like exhaling after holding your breath too long.   Until March 26 2026. Free. 6/F, Iconsiam, 10am-10pm 
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Anantara Mai Khao unveils a full trilogy of coastal dining this season with the redesigned Sea Fire Salt leading the charge. The beachfront restaurant returns with a sharper flame-grilled identity: line-caught local seafood, premium steaks and finishing salts sourced from around the world. Dishes arrive seared over smoking charcoal and served on Himalayan salt bricks, letting guests choose their perfect finish while the bricks naturally deepen flavour. Mediterranean sharing plates, signature sushi and grill-forward classics set the tone for relaxed, sunlit lunches and atmospheric evenings framed by the Andaman sky. The relaunch also introduces Chef Jonas Werner, formerly of The Mandarin Oriental, whose refined techniques and globally inspired touches elevate both the grill and Japanese menus. Sea Fire Salt joins Vayu, the resort’s rooftop cocktail sanctuary, and Infinity, its relaxed poolside venue, forming a trio of dining experiences anchored in air, fire and sea. Prices vary. Reservations via anantara.com/mai-khao-phuket. Sea Fire Salt, daily hours vary.
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Anantara Hua Hin returns just in time for the year’s end with a full transformation that updates the brand’s first-ever resort for a new era. The December reopening reveals redesigned rooms and suites, an expanded beachfront, refreshed pools and a sharper, more contemporary interpretation of its original Thai-village inspiration. The main pool now sits within a lush oasis of towering palm trees, with new lounging decks that drift into the sea-facing landscape. Families get more room to roam thanks to an upgraded lagoon pool and bar, a reimagined kids’ club with creative play zones and the new mini farm, home to silkie chickens, pygmy goats and peacocks. Active travellers can get stuck into Muay Thai, pickleball, rock climbing and more at the revitalised sports zone. Dining also steps forward with renewed venues including Sea Fire Salt for prime cuts and seafood on Himalayan salt slabs, Rim Nam for bold Thai flavours and Issara Cafe for bright, breezy mornings. A polished reboot for one of Hua Hin’s most iconic beachfront escapes. Prices vary. Reservations via anantara.com/hua-hin. Anantara Hua Hin Resort, daily hours vary.

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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