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

One shopping trip can easily turn into lunch, dinner and a few unexpected snacks at The World In One Bite 2026. Spanning Central Embassy and Central Chidlom, the festival gathers more than 120 restaurants from across Thailand, with plenty worth seeking out. Start at EATHAI for pop-ups from Suki Pornsiri, Pad Thai Khun Choo and Pasta Ama, then make time for chef takeovers, tea tastings and a wine bar pairing bottles with your MBTI results. Live music, market stalls and plenty of places to pause between bites make wandering part of the fun. July 2-12. Free entry. Central Embassy and Central Chidlom. 10am onwards

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

Chef collaborations are now a familiar sight in Bangkok, but few explore regional Italian cooking quite like this. For two days only, Cannubi by Umberto Bombana welcomes chef Giuseppe De Vuono from Octavium, part of the Umberto Bombana culinary group and awarded two Michelin stars, for a menu celebrating the flavours of northern and southern Italy. Originally from southern Italy, chef Giuseppe will present dishes inspired by his hometown traditions, while Cannubi’s chef Andrea Susto will contribute three courses rooted in the produce and culinary identity of northern Italy. Together, the chefs bring two distinct regional perspectives into a single menu. Available for lunch and dinner on 10 and 11 July, the collaboration features a four-course lunch and a six course dinner, offering diners the opportunity to experience the cooking of two acclaimed Italian chefs during this limited engagement.10-11 July. Lunch from B2,900++ and dinner from B5,900++. Cannubi by Umberto Bombana, Dusit Thani Bangkok

Glass rarely gets top billing in an exhibition, but Thai artist Jakapan Vilasineekul makes a convincing case. His latest solo presentation gathers a new series of kiln-formed works made from layered float glass, the same material commonly found in office towers, shopfronts and apartment blocks across the city. Across the gallery, geometric forms, coloured panels and carefully arranged grids shift as daylight changes and visitors move around the room. Shadows fall across walls and floors, becoming part of the display. Drawing on architecture and the way glass shapes everyday experience, Vilasineekul turns a familiar building material into a quiet study of light, space and perception. June 13-July 11. Free entry. Richard Koh Fine Art Bangkok. 4 pm-7pm

Created with BEM and supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, The Furryways turns Park Paragon into a make-believe subway station filled with oversized sculptures, tactile installations and plenty of chances to touch, hug and interact. Familiar characters including Mushkin, Rosado, Corkin, Gally and Odey pop up around platforms and train-inspired spaces, making this less a walk-through show than a soft, strange little world to linger in. Bangkok is the first stop before the exhibition travels to other cities across Asia. July 4-19. Free entry. Park Paragon, Siam Paragon. 10.30am-9pm

DIIV brings Frog in Boiling Water to Thailand for the first time, showcasing the darker textures and hypnotic guitar work that continue to place them at the forefront of modern shoegaze. Demand has been strong enough for a venue upgrade, with the gig now landing at Volume Livehouse, where towering amplifiers, striking visuals and room-filling sonics get the space they deserve. Local favourites Death of Heather and VVAS open proceedings, setting up an evening awash with distortion, melody and glorious noise. July 11. B1,800-2,300 via here. Volume Livehouse. 5pm

More than two decades after staging exhibitions, publishing books and making art happenings together, four artists reunite for a long-overdue catch-up. The 4 Devils brings P7, Lolay, Tinnakorn Kasornsuwan and Wutigorn Kongka back together after years spent building separate practices across Thailand's contemporary art scene. Shared history sits alongside fresh perspectives as paintings, ideas and memories bounce from one wall to the next. Rather than looking back with nostalgia alone, the show asks what remains after years apart, and what happens when old collaborators return with plenty more to say. June 27-August 5. Free entry. La Lanta Fine Art. 10am-7pm

In home, Chopper Pipatpong Sripeng looks at the space between who we hope to become and who we are when certainty starts to slip. Presented at GalileOasis, the solo exhibition gathers paintings shaped by love, shame, hope, fear and brief moments of calm, tracing the small negotiations that make up everyday life. Rather than chasing tidy answers, Chopper pays attention to acts of acceptance that slowly reshape us, suggesting home is less a destination than something we keep building over time. July 4-August 3. Free entry. GalileOasis. 9am-7pm

Pride Month brings a compelling reason to make tracks for Yaowarat, where new contemporary gallery Adult Material opens its doors with Against the Grain on June 18. Tucked among the neighbourhood’s glowing alleyways, the inaugural exhibition assembles artists from Bangkok, Berlin, Singapore and New York whose work probes identity, masculinity and the stories societies tell about belonging. Across sculpture, photography, installation and design, inherited symbols take on fresh meaning while intimacy, desire and power come under scrutiny. Expect standout contributions from Shen Wei, Oat Montien, Dylan Chan, Gregor Jahner and Thyme Neelaphanakul, alongside plenty to spark conversation long after you leave. June 18-August 15. Free entry. Adult Material. 1pm-6pm

Bangkok is no stranger to four-hands dinners, but this one pairs two restaurants cooking at the top of their game. Chai Jia Chai, the city's only Black Pearl Two Diamond Chinese restaurant, is partnering with Shanghai seafood destination La Bourriche 133 for the first collaboration between the two restaurants and the Shanghai team's first service outside China.  Chef Tsai Shih Wei joins executive chef Lee Jia Wei for a menu built around three ideas: preserved ingredients alongside pristine seafood, Asian flavours meeting French technique and traditional recipes viewed through a contemporary lens. If collaborations have become Bangkok's favourite dinner format, this is one that actually brings something new to the table. 11 July, from 6pm. Chai Jia Chai, Sukhumvit 31