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

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

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

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

Not all book fairs need crowds and queues. The Bank of Thailand Learning Centre offers something more relaxed: a three-day fair by the Chao Phraya that blends browsing with lingering. Beyond a solid mix of publishers and genres, the event layers in workshops, live music and a riverside reading zone that actually encourages you to sit down rather than rush through. There’s also access to the centre’s museum and learning spaces, which makes this feel more like a day out than a quick shop. It only comes around once a year, so it’s worth blocking out properly. When: July 10-12, 10am-6.30pmWhere: BOT Learning Centre, SamsenPrice: Free entry Full details: botlc.or.th

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

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

Sleepless nights leave their mark, and HOMMES.HOM chooses not to tidy them up. Pillow, the debut solo exhibition by Sittha Jantharawong, draws on insomnia, anxiety and the small-hour routines that come with them, from staring at the ceiling to reaching for a bottle of sleeping pills on the bedside table. A former advertising creative, the artist brings a sharp eye for everyday behaviour to work that quietly examines emotions people rarely say out loud. Presented as part of MMADness is Calling, the exhibition asks whether accepting our struggles is the first step towards living with them. July 9-August 23. Free entry. MMAD Gallery 1, MunMun Srinakarin (Seacon Square). 10.30am-7pm

Board games are an easy way to spend a Sunday afternoon, especially when someone else explains the rules. Held on the second Sunday of every month, this free gathering welcomes seasoned players and complete beginners alike for a relaxed session of rolling dice, moving meeples and meeting fellow enthusiasts around the table. This month’s edition spotlights Thai-designed games, giving homegrown creators a chance to share their work. Drop by whenever suits you, pull up a chair and see why Thailand’s tabletop scene keeps growing.July 12. Free entry. TK Park, CentralWorld. 11am-7pm

Craft here reads like a way of staying present. The exhibition looks at time across Thailand and Southeast Asia as something layered and cyclical, shaped by ritual, labour and shared experience rather than strict progression. Makers move between past and present with a quiet ease, holding inherited knowledge while adjusting to what now demands. Objects carry that negotiation, each one marked by repetition. Slowness becomes intentional, offering an alternative to constant speed and easy consumption. Nothing feels rushed, yet nothing stands still either.  April 30-16 August. Free. Jim Thompson Art Center, 10am-6pm