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

Thailand’s largest and longest-running international motor show returns once again, officially recognised by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles. The event brings together leading global car manufacturers, regional brands and emerging EV companies. Visitors can expect major launches, concept cars and important market debuts for Thailand and Southeast Asia. Large exhibition booths feature production vehicles across every category, including electric cars, performance models, luxury brands and motorcycles. Accessories, aftermarket products and special promotions are also available, with many visitors placing orders directly at the show.  Challenger Hall, Impact Muang Thong Thani. March 25-April 5. Monday-Friday noon-10pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am-10pm

A last call feels overdue at Bangkok Planetarium, which prepares to close on March 30 for a long-awaited refresh. Since 1964, the domed theatre has quietly shaped how generations here imagine the sky, all reclining seats and soft narration. Monthly programmes rotate between educational reels and space-age fantasies, keeping each visit slightly different yet comfortingly familiar. That sense of nostalgia lingers, especially if you grew up visiting on school trips or slow weekends. The coming renovation promises change, though it also means a pause until late 2026. For now, the original setting remains intact, ready for one more visit. Go soon, take your time, and let the stars hold your attention before the lights dim. Until March 30. B30-50 at the door. Bangkok Planetarium, 9am-4pm

(In)visible Presence opens Dib Bangkok with a quiet confidence. Think a painted gust of wind, music shaped by half-remembered summers and the soft trace of herbal medicine lingering longer than expected. The show asks how we hold on to what matters when it cannot be seen, while also nodding to the many people, some now gone, who helped turn this museum from idea to place. Drawn from a collection built across three decades and widened through fresh collaborations, the exhibition gathers 81 works by 40 contemporary artists, several new to Thailand. Sound, scent and light do much of the talking. Across three floors, everyday materials shift, memories blur and imagination fills the gaps. A special focus on Montien Boonma closes the journey, offering space for reflection, healing and a slower way of looking. December 21-August 3 2026. B150-700 via here. Dib Bangkok, 10am-6pm

Call it a citywide fixation: One Piece takes over Bangkok with surprising ease. Fans who once followed Luffy on small screens now find those stories stretched across real space. Netflix brings a slice of the Grand Line to Lumpini Park, yet ICONSIAM answers with something more immersive: a 600-square-metre pop-up café that plays like a living archive. Scenes from past arcs reappear as walkable sets, while newly issued wanted posters chart the crew’s long evolution. A stamp trail links ten zones, gently guiding visitors across the space. At the centre, a five-metre Gear 5 Luffy looms with cartoonish confidence, slightly surreal, unmistakably designed for photographs and quiet disbelief. Until 31 October. Free. ICONSIAM, 10am-8.30pm

Seven voices meet on the same wall, each shaped by different cities yet speaking through the same visual code. Artists from Thailand, France and Switzerland treat graffiti less as rebellion and more as a shared language, one that carries stories of ambition, missteps and quiet persistence. Styles shift from sharp lettering to loose, almost instinctive forms, but a sense of dialogue holds everything together. Youth lingers here, with all its uncertainty and small acts of bravery. Misjudgments sit beside moments of clarity, neither cancelling the other. What stays is the belief that expression matters, even when direction feels unclear, and that instinct often knows before certainty catches up. March 20-May 3. Free. Maison JE Bangkok, 11am-7pm

Cloud 11 turns its fifth-floor rooftop into an easygoing evening spot, where live sets drift across a relaxed crowd and the city feels slightly further away. You come for the music, but stay longer than planned. Handmade pieces from Thai labels sit alongside small food and drink stalls, giving the night a casual, almost neighbourhood feel. Each day brings a different mix: March 27 leans bright with No One Else, Mirrr, Riviere and Sarttra. March 28 shifts the mood with Whal & Dolph, Yented, Jarn Mai and Joog. March 29 closes with Yokee Playboy, Thee Chaiyadej, Lingice and Kaitod.  March 27-29. B350 at the door. Cloud 11, 3pm-midnight

This weekend feels unusually open. You walk along a Bangkok street where artists work in front of you, the sound of jazz drifts from somewhere nearby and conversations happen without effort. Bangkok Art Walk returns for its third edition, settling by the Chao Phraya River at Tha Maharaj. The old town setting lends a certain ease, especially by the water. Across two weekends, Thai and international creatives share space, from painters and photographers to musicians and jewellery makers. Craft drinks and local spirits add another layer, quietly keeping things social. Watching artists at work shifts the experience. Process replaces polished display and questions feel welcome. Spending here carries weight too, with part of the proceeds supporting Bandek Ramintra School and Baan Nong Dido Animal Shelter, extending the impact beyond the weekend. March 28-29. Free. Tha Maharaj, 2pm-10pm

Peeps & Pals arrive with their first event, shaped by a simple idea: Ari deserves a space built by the people who actually live here. Live sets from WIM, Praesun and Paiiinntt carry the evening without overwhelming it. Nearby, a small workshop corner invites you to slow down, painting vinyl records or making cassette pieces that link to your own playlists. It’s quietly personal, slightly nostalgic. Food and drink stalls fill the gaps, giving you reasons to linger a bit longer than planned. Conversations stretch, neighbours meet, familiar faces return.  March 28-29. Starts at B990 via LINE OA: @peepsandpalsco. Format BKK, midday onwards

FEWK, a contemporary brand approaches early 2026 as a quiet act of self-reclamation, shaped by time and its irreversible mark on form. Roses sit at the centre, observed over six months as they shift under sun and air. Petals fade, edges crack, silhouettes collapse, each stage holding a fleeting kind of beauty that resists preservation. The process feels gentle yet unyielding. Nothing pauses, nothing returns. What remains is acceptance, and a sharper way of seeing. These slow transformations guide the collection’s design language. Textures echo dryness, structures hint at collapse, colours soften as if left out in daylight too long. Each piece carries a sense of something just passed, or about to disappear.  Until March 29. Free. Atelier 9, 11.30-6pm

Imagine films slipping off the screen and settling around you, close enough to walk through. Imagine films slipping off the screen and settling around you, close enough to walk through. Disney+ takes over Such A Small World on the third floor of The Corner House, turning it into a loose cinematic playground shaped by familiar titles, from Thai classics to global favourites and animated icons. You move between six zones, each drawing from a different story. One corner nods to The Devil Wears Prada, another leans theatrical with Moulin Rouge!, while Pirates of the Caribbean, Toy Story and The Tin Mine appear in fragments of sets, soundtracks and small details that feel oddly intimate. Film Talks bring in actors, critics and directors who speak less like experts and more like fans. A trivia game runs quietly alongside, offering small rewards, though the real pleasure comes from recognising scenes you didn’t realise stayed with you. March 28-29. Free. Such A Small World, midday-10pm