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

For those who just can’t say no to a coffee, then take a walk down Coffee Road as it returns to Terminal 21 Asok. Office workers stop by after long afternoons while casual wanderers arrive for a slower midday break, all united by the promise of a decent cup. Baristas line the space with stalls serving everything from careful pour-overs to bold iced blends, each offering a slightly different idea of what constitutes a perfect brew. A bassy DJ booth keeps the atmosphere lively, turning the gathering into an easy going coffee party where music and caffeine share equal importance. Stroll through the venue with cup in hand, chatting with friends or discovering unfamiliar roasts along the way. Be warned, however, you only have two hours to see it all. March 13-22. Free. Terminal 21 Asok. Midday-2pm

Anastasia Maslova and Damian Black map the uneasy terrain of human attachment, tracing bonds that bruise even as they brighten. Their exhibition studies intimacy as structure: fragile, ferocious, occasionally splintered. Affection leaves marks, yet those same marks seed renewal. Visitors move through a multisensory setting where photographs hang beside paintings, sculptures share space with wearable pieces and interactive objects ask for touch rather than distance. Candles release a signature scent developed with Crystals and Herbs, adding another quiet layer to the experience. Nothing feels decorative; each work circles the paradox of connection, at once tender and unnerving, destructive and generative. You wander, pause, reconsider your own history of closeness, and perhaps recognise that vulnerability often carries its own strange beauty.   March 7-27. Free. Sathorn 11 Art Space, 5pm-2am

18 artists gather under one roof, each with a past or upcoming connection to Joyman Gallery. The premise feels disarmingly simple: falling in love. Not the cinematic version, but that quiet, irrational moment when affection appears without warning and refuses explanation. No checklist of perfection, no debate over right or wrong. Just a sudden sense that something feels right. Several pieces reveal private corners of each artist’s world. A number rarely leave the studio, some previously unseen. Others remain personal favourites kept close for years. Together they create an atmosphere of sincerity, inviting viewers to rediscover the simple pleasure of liking a work without overthinking why. Until March 22. Free. Joyman Gallery, 11am-6pm

Five female artists share a gallery, yet the exhibition reads more like a book passed between friends. Paintings line the walls as if they were pages, while the opening text appears as a table of contents split neatly into five chapters. Each section reflects a different perspective shaped by personal memories, lessons gathered over time and quiet reflections on that endlessly winding path called life. What makes the show engaging lies in how each artist speaks through her own visual language. One favours delicate storytelling, another leans on symbols that reveal meaning gradually. Placed side by side, the works build subtle layers that reward a slow walk around the room. Visitors linger, look again and notice details missed at first glance. Fans of any participating artist will likely treat this as a welcome reunion. Until March 22. Free. PLAY art house, 10am-6pm

STILL House stands quietly among the glass towers of Asoke, a restored heritage home that favours memory over gloss. Its latest chapter exhibition unfolds through a collaboration between NORSE Republics and &Tradition, a name long associated with Danish craft and considered modernism. Rooms shift from domestic familiarity to thoughtful installation. Chairs, lamps and objects sit not as showroom pieces but as prompts for touch and contemplation. Soft scent lingers, sound hums gently, small tastings appear during workshops that encourage slowing down. The exhibition frames design as lived experience rather than static display, offering a brief retreat from the city’s insistence on speed without losing sight of its context.   Until April 15. Free. STILL House, 10am-7pm

Bangkok welcomes 2026 with a knowing wink as Muse Anime Festival sets up at JAM SPACE, a familiar meeting point for pop culture devotees. This is less trade fair, more shared obsession. Fourteen anime titles spread across 17 photo zones turn fandom into a walk-through experience, complete with oversized sets and scenes designed for lingering rather than rushing. Expect towering inflatables of Momo and Okarun from DAN DA DAN plus Rimuru, the eternally cheerful slime, looming large for cameras. Beyond the visuals, shelves fill with officially licensed pieces and harder-to-find imports, tempting even the disciplined collector. Food gets its own moment too, thanks to a themed cafe riffing on SPY x FAMILY and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.    January 10-March 29. Free. 4/F, MBK Centre, 11am-9pm

Envelopes arrive like quiet travellers, each carrying a fragment of someone else’s world. This exhibition gathers printmakers from across continents under the tender premise of ‘Mail Art’, where works pass hand to hand before settling side by side on a single wall. Every sheet holds a journey, a memory, a stamp that hints at distance crossed. Printmaking, after all, resists the lazy label of reproduction. It sits somewhere between laboratory and studio, balancing chemistry with instinct. Woodcut, etching, lithography and screen printing share space with newer experiments, each surface revealing social tensions, cultural codes and private fixations. Lines bite, ink lingers, paper breathes. On Saturdays March 7, March 14, March 21 and March 28 from 1pm-3pm, artists demonstrate their craft and welcome walk-ins to make a piece of their own. March 3-29. Free. Pre-register here. Gallery B1 Room, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, 10am-10pm

A taste of Tottori lands in Bangkok as Tsu Japanese Restaurant at JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok presents a seasonal showcase that runs ‘til April. The focus rests on a prefecture shaped by wind, water and restraint. Tottori Prefecture stretches along the Sea of Japan, framed by Mount Daisen and its storied slopes, and long ribbons of sand edging the coast. Landscape informs flavour; clarity matters. Chef Atsushi Yoshida builds a menu around regional produce. Nebarikko Age-dashi celebrates the area’s prized yam, crisp shell giving way to softness. Zuwai snow crab meets ikura in clay pot rice, sweet flesh balanced by saline pop. A5 Tottori Wagyu Olein 55 striploin offers generous marbling, while gyokotsu ramen simmers slowly before Oushu pear sorbet closes on a clean note. Until April 30. Starts at B280. Tsu Japanese Restaurant, JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok, 11.30pm-10pm

For more than three decades, since 1994, Narong Jarungthamchot – better known as Khod Khai Hua Ro – has recorded everyday political theatre through newspaper cartoons. His drawings tease authority with quick wit and barbed one-liners, the sort readers recognise instantly over morning coffee. Now the artist moves beyond the compact frame of daily strips. In the solo exhibition Designed to Lose: An Unfair Game, Khod presents a large series of paintings that confront the structures shaping Thai society. The tone remains mischievous, yet the scale changes everything. Figures stretch across canvases, symbols appear sharper, and familiar jokes carry heavier undertones. Years of observing power at close range feed this body of work. Inequality, monopolised influence and rigged systems form the backdrop, while Khod’s unmistakable humour continues to deliver the commentary. Until March 22. Free. Joyman Gallery, 11am-6pm

A cheerful pop-up from The Gallery Shop and Flashback marks the birth month of Vincent van Gogh, one of the most beloved figures of the Post‑Impressionism era. The event borrows familiar motifs from his paintings and translates them into objects you can actually hold, wear or take home. The idea celebrates the pleasure of making things rather than obsessing over perfect results. That message echoes Van Gogh’s own story: a life filled with struggle and little recognition while he lived, yet driven by relentless creativity that eventually reshaped modern art. Browse a pop-up shop filled with sunflower patterns and swirling colour references, step into a photobooth styled with painterly backdrops, then turn snapshots into playful keychains decorated with charms inspired by his most recognisable symbols. Until March 31. Free. The Gallery Shop, River City Bangkok, 10am-8pm