Our picks for the best things to do in Bangkok this weekend

Set beside the Chao Phraya River, this slow-paced vintage market swaps frantic bargain hunting for long afternoons spent browsing carefully sourced fashion, handmade crafts, home décor and old-school collectibles. Every stall earns its place, so expect less clutter and more standout pieces with actual personality.  Streetwear regulars arrive dressed for the occasion, traders happily explain the history behind their rarities and returning shoppers wander through searching for faded jackets, strange ornaments and forgotten treasures carrying just enough history to justify taking them home. June 12-14. B100. Yodpiman Riverwalk. 3pm-11pm

Bangkok Kunsthalle hands over its cavernous industrial halls to Spirits Melt to Flesh, a striking group exhibition bringing together eight Asian artists under the curatorial direction of Sam I-shan. Working across moving image, sound, sculpture and photography, the artists  respond directly to the building’s rough architecture and layered history. Light flickers across concrete, voices drift through shadowy corners and small encounters appear around every turn. Rather than relying only on what the eye can catch, the show asks visitors to listen, feel and move through the former warehouse as an experience, not just an exhibition. June 5-October 4. Free entry. Bangkok Kunsthalle. 2pm-8pm

Inspired by France’s beloved Fête de la Musique, this free city-wide festival returns after attracting nearly 7,000 music lovers last year. More than 30 Thai and international acts now take over five stages across One Bangkok and Alliance Française Bangkok, covering indie, pop, hip-hop, jazz, mor lam, electronic sounds and late-night DJ sets.  One of the biggest draws comes from the Ballroom showcase celebrating Voguing culture, promising fierce dance battles and unapologetically theatrical performances. Food stalls, busking corners and interactive activities keep the atmosphere lively all day long. Fancy wandering Bangkok with a soundtrack? This easily earns a place on June’s social calendar. June 13. Free entry. One Bangkok and Alliance Française Bangkok.2pm onwards

By this point in the year, most of us have spent far too much time staring at screens. Art in the PARQ offers a welcome excuse to step away for a while. Organised by The PARQ Life and Groundcontrol, the ten-day festival fills the mixed-use development with installations, live music, workshops and conversations centred on rest and emotional wellbeing. Artist collective Eyedropper Fill creates a landscape of shifting light and ambient sound, while works by Yibso Ariyaganta sit alongside a free rock-painting activity for anyone craving a quieter moment. After office hours, live painting from Blue Dean and laid-back sets by GYPSHA take over. Weekends add an art market, wellbeing talks, food stalls and activities for four-legged companions. Jun 12-21. Free entry. The PARQ Life. 11am-8pm

Yaowarat welcomes the Bangkok debut of Filipino artist and sculptor Jinggoy Buensuceso with Cosmic Bloom, an immersive solo exhibition taking over Luenrit. Known as one of the Philippines’ leading contemporary sculptors, Buensuceso builds large-scale installations from industrial materials, shaping them through an origami-inspired visual language that explores motion, tension and constant change. Spread across multiple levels, Cosmic Bloom follows a journey of entry, expansion and release. Here, sculpture becomes an environment to move through rather than something viewed from a distance. The result is a striking exploration of perception, consciousness and our place within the wider universe. June 4-July 28. Free entry. Luenrit Yaowarat. 9am-5pm

At Avani Ratchada Bangkok, The City Is Never One Color turns the hotel’s public spaces into a photographic portrait of the neighbourhood, tracing stories of community, individuality and belonging through the colours woven across daily life. Created with Dr. Prachaya Piemkaroon and first-year students from Srinakharinwirot University’s College of Social Communication Innovation, the exhibition gathers more than 40 images across three chapters: When Colors Coexist, Quiet Colors and Balance. Together, they frame familiar streets, fleeting moments and shared spaces from fresh angles, revealing a district shaped not by one perspective, but by many. June 8-30. Free entry. Avani Ratchada Bangkok. All day.

June’s wet-weather forecast comes with a silver lining. Bangkok City Library in Phra Nakhon spends the month revisiting some of Thailand’s most significant cinematic treasures through a programme of free classic film screenings. The selection includes Santi-Vina (1954), the first Thai production to win an international prize, alongside enduring titles such as Forever Yours (1955), Hell Hotel (1957) and Sugar Is Not Sweet (1964). Many of these films hold a place in Thailand’s national film heritage, making this a rare chance to catch them on the big screen. Bring a national ID card or passport, grab a seat and spend a few hours in another era. June 7, 14, 21 and 28. Theater Room, Bangkok City Library. 4pm onwards

Bangkok’s humble flower garland takes on a new form in Stillness in Bloom, a solo exhibition by Taiwanese artist Yu Chuan Chang. Drawing on a sight found all over the city, Chang creates contemporary paintings that move between Eastern and Western artistic traditions while reflecting on beauty’s short life. His blooms stay forever at their peak, suspended in paint long after their real-life counterparts fade. Presented as a Garland of Eternity dedicated to Bangkok, the works weave together time, memory and emotion. Layer upon layer of pigment works almost like needle and thread, binding petals to canvas with quiet precision. If a garland’s meaning comes from accepting impermanence, Chang’s paintings offer a softer counterpoint: preserving one perfect moment and letting it linger. May 23-July 12. Free entry. Maison JE Bangkok. 11am-7pm

More than 16,000 people turned up last year, so it’s hardly surprising that Illust Fusion Expo returns even bigger for 2026. For one weekend, the fifth floor of Siam Paragon becomes a playground for independent creativity, with 729 artists spread across 1,108 booths packed with original prints, handmade objects, limited-edition merchandise and festival-exclusive collectibles. This year’s theme, Shine in Your Own Way, celebrates individuality through the image of a lantern, highlighting the distinct voices shaping Thailand’s illustration scene. Alongside the shopping, expect artist talks, live drawing sessions, copyright discussions and a playful pop-up cafe by Joojee World that adds an extra layer of charm to the proceedings. June 13-14. B120 for one day or B220 for a two-day pass at the door. Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. 10am-8pm

Bangkok’s music community gains a new gathering point this month as MŌCANA Sound launches its first edition. Built around the city’s deep-rooted listening culture and ever-shifting underground scene, the one-night event places sound at the centre of the experience, giving equal weight to careful listening and late-night movement. Maft Sai, Tam Bryce, Tom Aquilina, Mumsfilijayja, DOTT and Meltmode guide audiences through vinyl rarities, Thai experimental works, house, disco and Southeast Asian club sounds. Expect a journey that values curiosity as much as dancing, with discoveries waiting at every turn. June 13. B1,000-1,200 via here. Trinity Silom Hotel. 8pm-3am