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

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

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

For three days, Cloud 11 joins forces with Looker to take over Bangkok’s largest rooftop park, stretching across 16,000 square metres. The space transforms into what they call a Cultural Floor, which in practice means film folk, fashion upstarts, designers and musicians sharing the same patch of grass. The curation leans thoughtful. Independent labels and emerging names replace the predictable rail of copy-paste trends. You wander, you chat, you probably buy something you didn’t plan to. Best of all, it unfolds in an actual park, high above the traffic. The city hums below while dogs trot happily beside their owners.    March 13-15. Free. Cloud11 Bangkok, 3pm-11pm

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

March arrives and Funky Lam marks it in the most Lao manner possible: with heat, herbs and a generous hand. From Tuesday March 3, every woman who walks through the door receives tam mak hoong on the house, all month. Consider it less a promotion, more a gesture. This is papaya salad as Luang Prabang makes it. The fruit is shaved into ribbons rather than hacked into chunks, then worked patiently in a clay mortar until the dressing seeps through every strand. Padaek brings its deep, funky bass note, anchoring lime, chilli and tomato with unapologetic strength. The result tastes bold, savoury and fiercely itself.  Until March 31. Free. Funky Lam, 6pm-midnight

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

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

Across Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China, smoke travels more freely than people. Borders mean little to drifting haze, and everyone ends up breathing the same troubled air. This exhibition approaches that shared reality through the work of Karn, who reflects on transboundary pollution not as a distant environmental headline but as a lived condition shaping everyday life across the region. The artist treats air as both subject and medium, turning an invisible crisis into something viewers can sense and contemplate. In doing so, the exhibition also reveals an uncomfortable truth: a resource described as public rarely feels equal within existing social systems. Karn frames climate disaster as more than a single catastrophic moment. Smoke, dust and relentless heat accumulate quietly over time, gradually rewriting the atmosphere around us until this uneasy state begins to feel disturbingly ordinary. Until April 12. Free. VS Gallery, 12.30pm-6pm

March rolls around and Beer Republic sharpens its stout taps in honour of St Patrick, the man credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and, rather theatrically, banishing snakes. Heroic work. It calls for a pint of Guinness, that inky ‘black velvet’ some insist counts as dinner. The kitchen leans fully Emerald Isle. A pub burger arrives on a green bun with caramelised onions, bacon and a glossy Guinness cheese sauce. Dublin Coddle offers sausages and potatoes as a comforting measure. Shepherd’s Pie hides tender lamb beneath clouds of mash. Irish chicken wings come slicked in smoky chipotle, while a Spice Bag of fried chicken and chips lands with curry dip on the side. Sport plays on screen, cocktails circulate, friends settle in. Spring feels closer already. March 13-17. Starts at B220. Beer Republic, Holiday Inn Bangkok, 11.30am-midnight

Green outfits make their annual outing and suddenly Bangkok feels faintly Irish. St Patrick’s Day arrives with long-table revelry. A four-course feast sets the tone early, hearty plates paced with refills and raised eyebrows as someone starts a ballad they only half know. Live acts keep things buoyant, fiddles skimming over chatter, dancers dragging the shy ones closer to the floor. ‘Craic’ becomes less of a word, more of a shared understanding. Behind the revelry sits a quieter purpose. Funds go towards Good Shepherd Sisters Thailand, supporting women and children who need steady ground and practical care. Celebration meets conscience without feeling pious. You eat generously, sing off-key, stay later than planned and leave knowing the night counts for more than a sore head. March 14. B4,400 via here. Amari Bangkok, 6.30pm onwards