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

Think of flowers in Bangkok and Pak Khlong Talat probably comes to mind first. Now the market has its own festival, with the Awakening team and Yodpiman River Walk staging the first Bangkok Flower Festival. Inside the air-conditioned hall are flower installations, an exhibition, hands-on workshops and more than 20 booths selling floral decorations and gifts. You can also distil and taste flower-infused water before taking a break by the river.  September 18-27. B150 (includes a complimentary flower from the designated area). Yodpiman River Walk. 3pm-10pm

What does home look like when it becomes a way to show who you are? It’s OK to be Artist 2: The Best Version of ME brings together more than 100 paintings, ceramics and objects by 39 autistic artists, arranged as a series of homes to explore room by room. Some are simple and familiar, with pets and plants, while others are vividly imagined. Visitors can paint keychains, decorate hats and browse artist-designed homeware. Look out, too, for the artists’ work on electric passenger boats along the Chao Phraya River. Until September 27. Free entry. RCB Artery, River City Bangkok. 10am-8pm

What if home were more than somewhere to sleep, eat and keep your stuff? It’s OK to be Artist 2 invites visitors into just such a place, with more than 100 paintings, ceramics and objects by 39 autistic artists, under the theme ‘The Best Version of ME’. Laid out like a house, the exhibition leads you through a living room, bathroom and dressing room, revealing each artist’s idea of home along the way. You can also decorate keychains and hats at a workshop, browse the shop, use the photo booth and spot an electric passenger boat covered with the artists’ work cruising the Chao Phraya River. Now-September 27. Free entry. RCB Artery, River City Bangkok. 10am-8pm

Identity, survival and the awkward business of being human sit at the heart of Carry On Being. The exhibition also takes aim at the familiar idea of the tortured, romantic ‘artist’, asking what making art means in everyday life. At first glance, the works feel playful, with bright colours and a visual language rooted in contemporary pop art. Look longer and weightier ideas surface: isolation, uncertainty and the small contradictions involved in making sense of yourself and the world around you. September 20-October 25. Free entry. Joyman Gallery. 11am-6pm

Thai sculpture becomes a three-generation conversation in The Spirit of Sculptors: A Dialogue Across Three Generations at Museum Pier. Created with the Silpa Bhirasri Art Research Institute, the exhibition traces the field’s development through Professor Silpa Bhirasri, master artist Watchara Prayoonkum and contemporary sculptor Wayuphat Rattanaphet. Its rarest works date from Silpa’s years in Italy, before he moved to Thailand, and come from private collections. Most are being shown publicly in Thailand for the first time. New pieces by Watchara and Wayuphat respond to his ideas in their own ways. September 8-October 23. B150-B250 at the door. Museum Pier. 10am-6pm

กลับมาอีกครั้งสำหรับ Negroni Week สัปดาห์ที่บาร์และร้านอาหารทั่วโลกชวนคนมาดื่ม Negroni พร้อมระดมทุนผ่าน Negroni Week Fund เพื่อสนับสนุนโครงการด้านวงการฮอสพิทาลิตีและชุมชน สำหรับปีนี้ในกรุงเทพฯ มีทั้ง guest shift และ masterclass ที่ Stella Bar, Capella Bangkok โดยมีบาร์เทนเดอร์ชื่อดังอย่าง Monica Berg, Alex Kratena, Iain McPherson และ Erik Lorincz มาร่วมสร้างสรรค์เครื่องดื่ม ขณะที่ Giorgio Bargiani จะไป Guest Shift ที่ Aman Lounge นอกจากนี้ยังมีเส้นทาง Bar Hopping ที่พาไปสำรวจบาร์ในย่าน ซอยนานา สาทร และทรงวาด รวมถึงเชียงใหม่ โดยมีแผนที่วาดมือจากศิลปินไทย Karoon Jiamviriyasathian ช่วยนำทาง ส่วนใครชอบสายบรันช์ก็มีมื้อพิเศษจาก Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok และ Andaz One Bangkok ให้เลือกแวะกันตลอดสัปดาห์ ที่บาร์และร้านอาหารทั่วกรุงเทพฯ วันนี้ - 27 กันยายน 2569

For anyone who has shared a home with a pet, Beyond the Rainbow offers a thoughtful look at the bond formed through everyday routines, from the first hello to the difficult goodbye. Spread across more than 1,000 square metres, the exhibition has three experiential zones: a Memory Wall, playful recreations of familiar pet rituals and a quieter section developed with psychologists to explore grief and self-care. Pets are welcome in strollers or carriers, so your four-legged companion can come too. Tickets are available at the door, with no advance time slot required. September 18-November 22. B150-200 via here. River City Bangkok. 10am-8pm

You probably know Idris Elba from Luther or The Wire, but the actor also spends plenty of time behind the decks. On Saturday September 26, he brings his DJ project, billed simply as ‘IDRIS’, to Cloud 11 Theatre for Sound International, a house night by Asia-based agency Collective Minds. Bangkok favourites Wildealer and Elaheh join him, both familiar names to anyone following the city’s club scene. The night’s ‘Never-ending House’ concept promises festival-grade sound and a dancefloor-first set-up.   September 26. B2,690 via here. Cloud 11 Theatre. 7.45pm

If you can lose serious time admiring a watch, Wela Bangkok deserves a look. The new fair brings more than 17 independent and emerging brands to Jim Thompson Art Center, including Nectere from Hong Kong, Perrelet and Nivada Grenchen from Switzerland and Atelier Holgur from Denmark. Thai and Peruvian food, an Argentinian bakery, drinks from Cafe des Stagiaires and DJ sets give you reasons to linger beyond the dials. Three brands will unveil special releases, including Thailand limited editions and what organisers call the world’s first ‘Thai-plication’. Entry is free with online registration, so register here before heading over.   September 25-27. Free entry. Jim Thompson Art Center. 11am-6pm

Mooring examines how memories, beliefs and personal histories shift as they move between people, languages and generations. F four artists approach storytelling through their own experiences and practices, asking what happens to truth when a story changes with every retelling. The answer may depend as much on who speaks, who listens and what is remembered as on the facts themselves.  Until September 29. Free entry. Bangkok Kunsthalle. 2pm-8pm