Kaweewat Siwanartwong

A lively neighbourhood conveniently accessible via the BTS Skytrain, Ari is the place to look for colourful cafes, art community spaces, shopping outlets, and dining spots with a cosy atmosphere. Undergoing gentrification all the time, it nevertheless blends the old and new, as witnessed in by its many choices of street food and contemporary dining. Ari has a strong sense of community, where every corner tells the stories of the people who live there. It’s a great place to discover the culture of Thailand, experiencing it through the everyday lives of its locals. The highlight of Ari today is its popularity as a food and drink hub. What makes the neighbourhood stand out is the blend of the latest dining spots and long-established restaurants, all set in a calm atmosphere – no rush here, just a relaxed vibe. You can begin your day with a coffee and pastry at a cosy café, followed by a rejuvenating session at one of the area’s peaceful spas. A stroll around the neighbourhood invites window shopping and art gallery displays, perfect for enjoying the sunny weather. As the evening approaches, the local restaurants and bars offer the ideal setting to enjoy great food and drinks. Ari is the ultimate one-stop destination for a relaxing, feel-good day.

June in Bangkok means sweaty afternoons, sudden downpours and permanently questionable hair, but the city rarely lets a bit of rain ruin its social life. Between storm clouds and iced coffees, the calendar quickly fills with riverside markets, free music festivals, film screenings and enough vintage shopping to destroy your budget before payday arrives. PUBPEAB Zine Fair returns with handmade books, risograph prints and crafty workshops for anyone romanticising a life spent making tiny publications. Music lovers are spoiled too. A free festival inspired by France’s Fête de la Musique spreads across One Bangkok and Alliance Française with more than 30 acts covering indie, jazz, hip-hop, mor lam and Ballroom performances celebrating Voguing culture. Elsewhere, the EU Film Festival 2026 brings thoughtful cinema from across Europe to venues including House Samyan and Lido Connect – completely free if you arrive early enough. Vintage hunters should make time for the riverside slow market and the latest Made By Legacy gathering at Pat Arena, where stylish crowds rummage through rails of secondhand fashion, vinyl and deeply unnecessary collectibles. Prefer something slower? Bangkok’s  laid-back Books and Beers festival happily encourages both reading and day drinking. Frankly, June stays packed. Keeping track of what's coming next? Our Bangkok  concert roundup for 2026 stays updated with the latest gigs worth adding to your calendar. Stay one step ahead and map out your month with o

You’re hot and you’re cold. Pretty much Bangkok’s entire personality right now. One minute the city’s drowning under dramatic rain clouds, the next everyone’s melting beside a motorbike taxi queue. Still, slightly unhinged weather rarely stops anyone here from making weekend plans, and staying home sounds far less interesting. Start with Busui Ajaw, where an entire Akha house rebuilt inside a gallery quietly traces disappearing traditions and northern Thai identity through personal objects and worn timber surfaces. Afterwards, cool down at Dessert Exchange Vol.3, a sugar-heavy gathering soundtracked by music references, homemade cakes and the kind of conversations that usually happen after two brownies too many. If you prefer fresh air between rain showers, Happitat’s lawn festival with GROUNDCONTROL offers picnic blankets, mushroom installations and enough market stalls to justify wandering around for hours pretending you’re ‘just browsing’. Meanwhile, Bangkok’s anime crowd descends on Anime Festival Asia at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center for cosplay, concerts and very serious merch shopping. End the weekend staring at the sky during Saturday’s Blue Moon, which sadly arrives nowhere near blue, but still gives everyone a decent excuse to grab rooftop drinks and romanticise cloud formations for an evening. Map out the rest of the month with our guide to what’s on, and keep an eye on our picks of Bangkok’s best things to do. Subscribe to our free newsletter for the be

June marks the official start of Pride Month, though anyone paying attention knows the celebrations rarely stay contained to four weeks. Across Bangkok, galleries, clubs, restaurants and public spaces roll out programmes honouring LGBTQIA+ communities while making room for protest, conversation and the simple joy of taking up space together. Some gatherings lean political. Others just want you dancing under disco lights until midnight. Both matter. This year's line-up covers everything from large-scale parades and drag showcases to film screenings, speed dating nights and art festivals built around queer storytelling. One evening might find you watching voguing performances above the city skyline, another screaming sapphic pop lyrics in a crowded bar off Silom Road. Rainbow branding arrives right on cue every June, but Pride carries far more weight than a seasonal marketing campaign. Its history is political, personal and deeply tied to communities still fighting for safety, visibility and equality. So whether you’re here for the parties, the performances or the people, these are the Pride events worth adding to your calendar this month. Joining the Bangkok Pride parade? Here's everything you need to know before showing up.

We've hit month five now, and yes, May marks the start of rainy season. But rain or shine, events don't wait around. Plans roll on regardless, and this month's looking pretty packed. Bangkok Pride Festival leads the charge with its city-spanning parade and proper programme, joined by Drag Bangkok Festival and Thailand's Drag Star. Coffee gets equal billing as World of Coffee Bangkok lands alongside Thailand AeroPress Championship, bringing brewers, baristas and plenty of caffeine-fuelled buzz. The music lineup's strong this month. Kraftwerk rocks up with a full multimedia show, whilst Hanumankind stops by on his Asia tour. Reggae gets its moment through Reggae Rumble Thailand Tour, and J.I.D delivers sharp lyricism on the God Does Like World Tour. Then Laufey adds a gentler touch with her Bangkok date. Away from the stage, the annual Neilson Hays Library Book Sale offers a slower pace – shelves of secondhand finds inside one of the city's most elegant buildings. Keeping track of what's coming? Our Bangkok’s top concert roundup for 2026 stays updated with the latest gigs worth marking in your diary. Stay one step ahead and map out your plans with our round-up of the best things to do in Bangkok. Subscribe to our free Time Out Bangkok newsletter and get the very best of the city delivered straight to your inbox.

May lands, rain follows, and Bangkok shifts gear. Showers start to roll through, parks turn lush, and the city picks up a quieter kind of energy. Staying in sounds tempting, but galleries aren't having it. Doors stay open, lights stay on, and new exhibitions keep popping up across town. This month's properly busy without trying too hard. Spaces fill with fresh work, each show offering something different – reflective painting here, more experimental setups there. You can dip between them over a few afternoons, ducking out of the rain when you need to, then heading back out once it clears. Not sure where to start? A handful of exhibitions are worth your time right now, each for different reasons. Keep an eye on listings too, as new openings turn up steadily. Consider it a decent excuse to step outside, even when the weather's telling you otherwise. Stay one step ahead and map out your plans with our round-up of the best things to do in Bangkok. Get ahead of the game and start planning your month with our list of top things to do this May. Whether you're a regular gallery-goer or just art-curious, these are Bangkok’s best spots to live the art life. From alleyway masterpieces to paint-splashed corners you might walk past without noticing, here are our top spots to see street art.

Want the luxury experience without the eye-watering price tag typical of 5-star hotels in major cities around the globe? Bangkok is home to some of the world’s leading hospitality brands offering levels of service perhaps unmatched elsewhere. But here’s the twist: Bangkok is also incredibly great value for money. Joining the ranks among Time Out’s best cities list, seasoned travellers will be quick to notice that it stands out for being one of the best places to visit in the world at far less than you might expect to pay elsewhere. So we set ourselves a challenge: find the best hotels in Bangkok where a night typically costs B10,000 or less, but the experience feels far beyond the room rate. In places like London, New York or Paris, this price point might barely get you a decent boutique room, but here that same budget unlocks a very different level of hospitality.  Sprawling suites, river views, award-winning dining, museums, galleries and parks all within arms reach – the options are vast but our criteria are simple: exceptional rooms that feel more luxurious than the rate suggests and something you can brag about when you get back home. So, whether you’re visiting the city or planning a blowout staycation, these hotels prove that Bangkok might just be the best place in the world to experience a city stay without that eye-watering check-out bill.  

What’s your weekend looking like? Club nights, bar-hopping or a slow wander through a flea market?  If the latter sounds more your speed, you’re in luck. Four flea markets are on the horizon, each bringing its own mix of vintage finds, handmade pieces and low-key people-watching. Here’s the breakdown of what’s coming and where you’ll want to be.

This will be the first time a Marley heir has performed alongside Thailand's top reggae artists, which is pretty monumental when you think about it. Julian Marley, the son of Bob Marley himself has linked up with The Uprising for what’s shaping up to be a milestone gig. He and Alexx Antaeus just scored a Grammy nomination for Best Remixed Recording with their amapiano take on ‘Jah Sees Them’. When he talks about dabbling in different genres, he makes it sound completely natural, like it's just part of the journey. And his father's influence? Still there, always present, guiding everything he does. It's not just Julian Marley taking the spotlight. You've got some Thai reggae legends on this bill too. JOB2DO are there with all the tracks everyone knows and loves, doing what they do best with that easy, laidback feel. Malaiman Downtown bring their own unmistakable  flavour, and then there's INJA, who basically shows up to set the whole place on fire. Jamaican reggae heritage meets Thailand's homegrown talent, all on one stage. If you plan to go, here’s what you need to know before the night starts. When is Julian Marley performing in Bangkok? Julian Marley is set to play a one-night-only live show in Bangkok on Friday 22 May. Where is Julian Marley performing in Bangkok? Julian Marley brings his signature sound to the stage at UOB LIVE, located within Bangkok’s EM District and perched atop the Emsphere. The venue can host up to 6,000 guests, accommodating concerts, entertainment

Summer lands in Bangkok’ April with a bit of force, and it has everyone hunting for shade come mid-afternoon. Parks and gardens start looking fuller and greener, though the real action's happening indoors – galleries are filling up with fresh exhibitions just as Songkran creeps closer. The city feels busier without being louder, just more switched on to what's about. Ditching the aircon at home suddenly makes proper sense. Most galleries give you somewhere cooler to breathe, and something decent to look at that isn't glowing at you from a screen. Drifting from one space to another becomes a bit of a routine. Not sure where to kick off? A few exhibitions are standing out across the city right now, each with its own rhythm and point of view. It's worth popping back regularly since new shows crop up steadily, giving you yet another excuse to get outside even when the heat's doing its best to keep you in. Stay one step ahead and map out your plans with our round-up of the best things to do in Bangkok. Get ahead of the game and start planning your month with our list of top things to do this April. Whether you're a regular gallery-goer or just art-curious, these are Bangkok’s best spots to live the art life. From alleyway masterpieces to paint-splashed corners you might walk past without noticing, here are our top spots to see street art.

The Italian film industry doesn't do subtle. It rocks up like a Fellini fever dream – all sweeping gestures, crumbling palazzos and someone in outsize sunglasses chain-smoking whilst quoting Sartre. But occasionally it loosens the collar, ditches the silk scarf and lets a few fresh voices slip through. MovieMov – Italian Film Festival is one of those moments. Running April 21-24 at House Samyan, with English and Thai subtitles, the lineup brings just enough introspective angst to properly derail any plans for easy viewing. These aren't your standard arthouse exports either. The festival grows from initiatives involving students, young professionals and local institutions.

It's probably not time to ditch the AC just yet, but April is still the month where you can wave goodbye to the old year in the Thai calendar without shedding a tear. Thai New Year is here, which means the city starts to properly wake up – parks get busier, restaurant tables spill out onto pavements, and suddenly there's a flood of festivals and events worth getting excited about. Summer is long here, and with it comes Songkran, the festival everyone's been waiting for. Bangkokians are more than ready to make a celebratory splash, and that long holiday? Perfect timing to explore the city's stunning parks, museums, galleries and – let's be honest – its night life scene. Things are hotting up now, so it's time to shake off that winter hibernation and get stuck into what Bangkok does best: fantastic green spaces, world-class museums and galleries, plus restaurant and bar offerings that are genuinely unbeatable. There's loads happening this month, and we've rounded up some of the best bits to help you make the most of it. Trust us, you won't want to spend April indoors. Stay one step ahead and map out your plans with our round-up of the best things to do in Bangkok. Subscribe to our free Time Out Bangkok newsletter and get the very best of the city delivered straight to your inbox.

Missed The Kid LAROI the last time he rolled through Bangkok? Consider this your second chance. The Sydney-born singer, born Charlton Howard, exploded globally with 2021 megahit ‘Stay’ alongside Justin Bieber before spending the following years stacking up collaborations, arena crowds and emotionally chaotic singalong tracks.  Earlier this year he returned with Before I Forget, a heartbreak-heavy record packed with moody R&B confessionals and perfect material for staring moodily out taxi windows at night. Bangkok now lands a stop on the accompanying tour, with the 22-year-old set to take over Samyan Mitrtown Hall.June 29. B3,500-11,000 via here. Samyan Mitrtown Hall. 7pm onwards

Calling all book lovers and drink enthusiasts.  Bangkok’s chillest book festival returns with free entry across  10 leisurely days of reading, browsing and casual day drinking. Vistors are encouraged to settle in with a book and a cold drink while exploring craft markets, workshops, live music sessions and talks from fellow literary obsessives. Honestly, it feels less like a festival and more like a very well-organised excuse to keep adding books to your already dangerous reading pile while staying pleasantly hydrated.  June 26-July 5. Singha Complex. 11am-10pm

Fresh from its 19th edition earlier this year, the cult-favourite market returns for round 20 with a new indoor home at Pat Arena, the stomping ground of Port Futsal Club in Khlong Toei. Air-conditioning, tighter walkways and a more compact setup slightly change the energy, though regulars still come for the same reason: over 250 vendors selling vintage fashion, vinyl, handmade goods, books and wonderfully unnecessary things you absolutely do not need but somehow buy anyway.  Food stalls keep everyone fed, DJs soundtrack the day and stylish regulars roam the venue with equally stylish dogs trotting beside them. June 19-21. B160 at the door. Pat Arena. 1pm-11pm

Inspired by France’s beloved Fête de la Musique, this free city-wide festival returns after attracting nearly 7,000 music lovers last year. More than 30 Thai and international acts now take over five stages across One Bangkok and Alliance Française Bangkok, covering indie, pop, hip-hop, jazz, mor lam, electronic sounds and late-night DJ sets.  One of the biggest draws comes from the Ballroom showcase celebrating Voguing culture, promising fierce dance battles and unapologetically theatrical performances. Food stalls, busking corners and interactive activities keep the atmosphere lively all day long. Fancy wandering Bangkok with a soundtrack? This easily earns a place on June’s social calendar. June 13. Free entry. One Bangkok and Alliance Française Bangkok.2pm onwards

Set beside the Chao Phraya River, this slow-paced vintage market swaps frantic bargain hunting for long afternoons spent browsing carefully sourced fashion, handmade crafts, home décor and old-school collectibles. Every stall earns its place, so expect less clutter and more standout pieces with actual personality.  Streetwear regulars arrive dressed for the occasion, traders happily explain the history behind their rarities and returning shoppers wander through searching for faded jackets, strange ornaments and forgotten treasures carrying just enough history to justify taking them home. June 12-14. B100. Yodpiman Riverwalk. 3pm-11pm

Daniel Caesar, the 30-year-old soul and R&B artist often described as ‘the man with the voice of heaven’, brings his Son of Spergy Tour to Bangkok this June. He first started turning heads back in 2014 with early EP releases, but Freudian properly launched him into global attention. Tracks like ‘Get You’ and ‘Best Part’ quickly became modern soul staples while Grammy recognition and collaborations with bigger names quietly cemented his place among contemporary R&B’s most compelling voices.  His latest, Son of Spergy, pushes further into folk, soul and more emotionally restless territory while circling faith, identity and the messier parts of being human. Live shows blend newer material with reworked favourites, meaning everyone gets something to cling onto – from ‘Who Knows’ and ‘Japanese Denim’ to the inevitable singalong moment  when ‘Best Part’ arrives. June 9. B1,900-6,400 via here. Impact Arena. 5pm onward

Cute, crafty and proudly DIY, PUBPEAB Zine Fair returns for its third edition with stacks of handmade books, indie publications and collectible oddities from artists across the community. This year’s theme, ‘The Zine Factory’, transforms the venue into a playful production line where visitors can experiment with making their own zines while picking up new techniques along the way. Fabric-printing specialists Studio2B and risograph masters Haptic Editions also join the programme with workshops and open sessions under the banner ‘The Make Space’. Fancy showing your own handmade publication? Applications for exhibitors are now open here, so aspiring zinesters should probably start scribbling. June 4-5. Free entry. GalileOasis Theatre. 11am-6pm

Thailand’s street dance scene gets another major spotlight moment when Red Bull Dance Your Style returns to Bangkok for its third year. The competition kicks off the search for the country’s top freestyle dancers, with 12 finalists and four wild cards battling for a place at the World Final in Zurich this October. There’s plenty of high-stakes face-offs, inventive routines and the sort of crowd reactions that can make or break a round in seconds. More than 3,000 spectators are expected to pack the venue, while special performances from MILLI, Joke iScream and Bangkokboy keep the energy high between battles. May 30. Free entry. Hua Lamphong Train Station. 6pm

Bangkok’s indie crowd gets a properly cosy night out when Yellow Fang headlines Step Off Track, a live music gathering built around laid-back energy and good company rather than packed festival mayhem. The beloved all-female trio brings its dreamy guitars and hazy melodies to a more intimate setting, giving longtime fans and curious newcomers a rare chance to catch the band up close. From tiny indie venues to international festival stages, Yellow Fang continues carving out its own lane without chasing trends, which probably explains why the group still sounds so distinctive years later. Opening the evening is Laugh Laugh Laugh, serving bright indie-pop hooks and youthful charm before the main set begins. May 30. B250 via here. Marshall Livehouse. 6pm onwards

Set your alarm early. A 5km neighbourhood run traces the river’s edge before crossing the unmistakable Krungthep Bridge, trading traffic for soft morning light and open views. The group meets at Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel at 6.15am, with Rolling Run Club and lululemon setting the pace, inviting everyone to celebrate Pride this year through movement, connection and a bit of self-love. Once the route wraps, don’t rush off. A guided recovery session follows, led by lululemon’s crew, easing tired legs with proper stretches rather than guesswork. Coffee lands, music picks up and the crowd settles at SEEN Restaurant & Bar for a laid-back post-run hang. Schedule runs as follows: 6.15am-7am warm-up, 7am-8am run, 8.30am-midday stretch session and coffee rave. May 30. Free. Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel. 6.15am. For more information, please contact avaniplus.bangkok@avanihotels.com.

Durian season gets a late-night soundtrack at HORN, where cult favourite radio collective Durian Radio throws a party dedicated to Thailand’s most divisive fruit. Expect DJs, drinks and a crowd united by questionable cravings and good music, all wrapped up in the sort of gathering that starts casually and somehow ends at closing time. Organisers promise ‘voices of durian farmers’ alongside plenty of playful energy, with the whole thing landing somewhere between underground club night and surreal community fair. The lineup features Bunnyman, JWP., La Yumar and UN!X. One ticket gets you one drink, though durian and alcohol remain strictly separated for obvious reasons. May 30. B300 via here and B500 at the door. HORN. 10pm-3am

Forget rushing through gallery spaces and pretending to understand everything after a quick glance at the wall text. This new public programme encourages visitors to slow down, spend time with contemporary art and actually talk about what they’re seeing. Set within (In)visible Presence, the museum’s current exhibition exploring sound, scent, light and unusual materials, the session centres around Hiroshi Sugimoto and his celebrated Theaters series. Conversations circling photography, cinema, memory and the strange way time stretches inside darkened theatres. The small-scale format keeps things intimate too, with space for only 15 participants, making it closer to a thoughtful group discussion than a formal museum tour. May 29. B550 for Thais and B770 for non-Thais. Tickets here. Dib Bangkok, 3pm-3.30pm

Books rarely get a road trip of their own. That’s exactly what’s happening with Somelee Booktruck, a white mobile bookstore from P.S. Publishing that is setting off on a journey through all 77 provinces of Thailand.  Photograph: P.S PublishingP.S Publishing Anyone familiar with the publisher’s red-doored Somewhere Bookshop or the ice cream-slinging Something Blue Library already knows that P.S. Publishing has a knack for creating spaces people want to linger in. Somelee Booktruck brings that same spirit to the road, transforming cafe forecourts, markets and neighbourhood corners into pop-up literary pit stops across the country. Instead of waiting for readers to find the books, the books now come to the readers. One day the truck might pull up beside a cafe, the next it could be parked near a market, a seaside community or a neighbourhood gathering spot. Wherever it stops, it becomes a temporary bookshop and an easy excuse to strike up conversations with fellow readers. Photograph: P.S PublishingP.S Publishing The truck also carries a broader mix of titles. Alongside Thai-language books, the truck carries English-language editions, including all about love: new visions by feminist writer bell hooks, available in both the original English and Thai translation. More than a travelling bookshop, Somelee turns each stop into a temporary community of readers. Books change hands, recommendations are exchanged and strangers end up discussing their latest favourite reads over coff

  After years of tearing up festival stages, viral freestyle clips and sold-out hometown gigs, MILLI is finally taking things across Asia properly. The rapper gears up for her first full-scale concert tour, MILLI Jaa Ehh! Asia Tour 206, with dates across eight countries including Indonesia, Taipei, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand. A few more cities are still under wraps. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MILLI ASIA TOUR (@millijaaehhtour) Named after one of the standout tracks from HEAVYWEIGHT – the album that snags Album of the Year at the Toty Music Awards 2025 – the tour marks another big moment for the Thai star. The record pairs MILLI's rapid-fire delivery with heavier production and collabs from ATARASHII GAKKO!, Awich, Knock2, Gong from H 3 F and Hugo. Photograph: phuckitolMILLI Jaa Ehh! Asia Tour 206 The run kicks off in Indonesia at the end of July before sweeping across the region and landing back in Bangkok on October 3 at Samyan Mitrtown Hall. Booming bass, crowd chants and the kind of unfiltered stage presence that makes MILLI one of Thailand's most unpredictable live acts right now. Keep an eye on MILLI's and YUPP!'s socials for updates as more details drop.  

Bangkok's International Festival of Dance and Music is back for another season of grand productions, towering sets and performances that genuinely earn their standing ovations. Running throughout September and October at the Thailand Cultural Centre, the festival gathers renowned ballet companies, opera houses and contemporary performers for two months of theatrical spectacle in the capital. This year's programme stretches from timeless romance and classical opera to visually ambitious contemporary work. Picking your seat matters more than you'd think. It isn't just about price or comfort. The right vantage point genuinely shapes how a show lands – how much the emotion hits, how fully you're swept up in the whole thing. The gap between ‘watching a performance’ and ‘watching from exactly the right spot’ can be vast. So choose wisely, and here's what's on. Photograph: Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & MusicNew York City Opera September's lineup includes: September 5 – New York City Opera September 9-10 – Romeo & Juliet by Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus September 12–13 – Cinderella by Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus September 17 – Rite by Deborah Colker Dance Company September 19 – Murmuration by Sadeck Berrabah September 25–26 – Alice in Wonderland by Wing Show Production September 29 – The Great Gatsby by Enrique Gasa Valga Dance Company October continues with: October 5 – The Icon, The Legend, COCO CHANEL by National Theatre Brno October 8 – La Traviata by Helikon Opera

They say the right book finds you the right people… Hidden Book Bar, a festival that carries the mood of a secret drinking spot tucked behind an unmarked door, is back with a new edition called 'Hidden Stories', taking over MunMun Srinakarin on the first floor of Seacon Square Srinakarin from May 29 to June 7, it runs daily from 11am to 9pm with free entry throughout. Behind it is Book Festival, the group behind Read Fest, Pause & Play and Book & Beer, who've made a habit of making literary culture feel less like homework and far more like somewhere you'd actually want to spend a Saturday. No endless stacks or fluorescent lighting here. Just dim corners, soft music, warm lamps and people quietly nursing drinks while flipping through dog-eared paperbacks. Photograph: Book FestivalHidden Book Bar This year circles around the small stories people rarely tell out loud. Old crushes, strange encounters, embarrassing memories and the occasional emotional spiral all find a home here, especially at 'Drink Your Story', where guests share a personal anecdote, secret or heartbreak with the bartender, who builds a custom drink around the tale. Everything's alcohol-free, so nobody's dramatically texting their ex on the ride home, and each order comes with a small Story Token to take away. The Book Zone ditches traditional categories entirely. Shelves run by emotion instead of genre, with sections labelled 'Healing', 'Escape' and 'Sad'. It sounds slightly unserious until you catch yoursel

Bangkok's indie calendar still looks a little odd without the full return of Maho Rasop Festival. After last year's success, the team keeps things moving with Maho Rasop Series, a run of standalone shows spread across October to December that trades festival-scale sprawl for something tighter. Smaller rooms, carefully picked acts and nights that hold their own. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HAVE YOU HEARD? (@haveyouheard_live) First up is Caribou, the long-running project of Canadian producer Dan Snaith, coming to Ambience Space on November 27. Since the early 2000s, Caribou has quietly helped reshape electronic music, folding together hypnotic dance rhythms, warm synth textures and indie sensibilities without ever sounding pinned to one scene. Even if the name doesn't immediately click, tracks like ‘Can't Do Without You’, ‘Odessa’, ‘Sun’ and ‘Home’ tend to do the work within a few opening seconds. Photograph: Ringer illustrationMahorasop Bangkok crowds already know what to expect from a Maho Rasop booking. The organisers have a habit of picking artists that don't sit comfortably within one category, and Caribou slots right into that tradition. His live sets move between intimate and euphoric without tipping over into overproduced territory, the kind of night that works just as well for quiet swaying as it does for full-body dancing. Photograph: Maho RasopMaho Rasop Series Regular tickets are B2,700, with sales opening Friday May 29 at 4

Anyone living for a dirt-cheap airfare deal might want to brace themselves. Airports of Thailand (AOT) has officially confirmed a hefty rise in the international passenger service charge, better known as airport tax, which means flying abroad from Thailand soon costs noticeably more. Right now, travellers pay B730 per person for international departures. From June 20 2026, that jumps to B1,120 – an extra B390, or roughly a 53 percent increase. The charge already comes folded into ticket prices at checkout, so nobody escapes it at the payment screen. Domestic flights stay put at B130 per passenger, which at least spares local weekend getaways. The revised fee applies across AOT's six major airports handling international routes: Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) Phuket International Airport (HKT) Hatyai International Airport (HDY) Photograph: Rainer Viertlböck, Gauting (DE)Departure Tax Increasing So whether it's a quick Tokyo city break, a Seoul shopping weekend or a long-haul summer holiday, the added cost quietly tags along. Even with the increase, Thailand still ranks among Southeast Asia's more affordable travel hubs. But for anyone already plotting post-2026 holidays, this is a good nudge to watch airfare prices before they creep up. Booking early, cashing in airline miles or locking in a promotional fare sooner rather than later suddenly sounds

The rain spends most of the week dumping extra baggage on your shoulders. Work stacks up, messages go unanswered, your mood drops somewhere between the flooded pavement and the grey sky outside the office window. By the time Sunday rolls around, Bangkok starts looking less like a city and more like a giant excuse to stay horizontal all day. Still, hiding under the duvet only works for so long. This Sunday afternoon, June 14, STØCKHÖLME opens the doors for Friends, Records & Sober, a gentle gathering built for anyone craving a slower pace before Monday barges back in. Good records, alcohol-free drinks and a room full of people who genuinely enjoy sitting around listening to music properly. View this post on Instagram A post shared by STØCKHÖLME (@stockholmebkk) Guests browse stacks of vinyl, swap recommendations and take turns spinning records across the afternoon. A few collectors and music obsessives stick around to chat analogue sound, hidden gems and beloved albums that somehow always sound warmer through old speakers. You don't need a rare Japanese pressing tucked under your arm, either. Curious first-timers fit right in. While the weather outside does its dramatic rainy-season thing, mellow DJ sets drift from soul and funk to downtempo grooves. Soft lighting, the crackle of vinyl and a decent sober cocktail later, Sunday suddenly seems much easier to handle.

Remember when indie festivals meant spending an entire day sprinting between stages, sweating through your shirt and accidentally discovering your next favourite band? Bangkok's music crowd gets that hit again this July as Colorists Music Festival returns for its fifth edition, taking over UNION HALL with a stacked line-up across two stages. Four years in and the festival comes back bigger, louder and far more ambitious. Organisers What The Duck and H.U.I. Team Design sharpen the production this time around, with a booking list that swings comfortably between established names and newer acts still quietly gathering cult status through late-night playlists and packed club gigs.   Photograph: ColoristsFestivalTime Out Bangkok Expect singalong moments from Polycat, dreamy melancholy from Safeplanet and polished pop-rock theatrics courtesy of The Parkinson. Purpeech, Dept and Mirrr bring softer moods before veterans Silly Fools inevitably turn the volume right back up. Whal & Dolph, UrboyTJ, Yented, Yonlapa, Cornboi, Television Off, Ayla's, WAV, Loserpop, Pami and Pae Arak round out a bill that leaves very little room to breathe. Colorists Music Festival 5 lands on July 4 at UNION HALL. Tickets are B1,500 with no extra fees.  Pre-sale kicks off May 29 at 10am via TrueMoney only, with general sale opening May 30 through Eventpop. For more details, follow Facebook: ColoristsFestival or Instagram: coloristsmusicfestival.

Ari spends this weekend turning its streets, cafes and community corners into one giant neighbourhood get-together. Think Fest, billed as the area's biggest hopping festival yet, spreads across the district with art installations, live music, workshops and enough reasons to keep you wandering long after sunset. The whole idea is simple: making Ari more walkable, social and connected, while spotlighting the creatives, small businesses and community groups that already give the neighbourhood its personality. Among the standout events is Swap Weekend, a three-day trading session that swaps shopping bags for second-hand treasures and neighbourly small talk. Each day follows a different theme, so the line-up changes as quickly as the crowd passing through. Friday kicks off with a T-shirt swap. Bring along clean, wearable tees you no longer touch and exchange them for someone else's forgotten favourite. One shirt in, one shirt out. Anyone happy to travel lighter can leave extras behind for donation. Saturday shifts to kitchenware – plates, mugs, cooking tools that deserve more than sitting untouched in cupboards. Sunday wraps things up with a book exchange, offering everything from dog-eared novels to coffee-table finds another reader might love. Once the swapping winds down each evening, the garden outside Tempo The Social Bar keeps going with intimate concerts and casual talks. Just another excuse to stick around for a drink and a chat, really. Swap Weekend runs May 29-31 from 4p

Bangkok rarely encourages you to slow down, which is probably why weekends spent sitting on grass suddenly feel wildly appealing. This May, The Field Society takes over Happitat at The Forestias in Bangna, turning the leafy space around for a couple of weekend escape. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Happitat Thailand (@happitatthailand) More than 80 vendors will spread across the lawns and shaded walkways, covering everything from handmade crafts and independent clothing labels to home décor, coffee and comfort food. Easy-listening DJs soundtrack the day while visitors stretch out on picnic blankets beneath the trees or drift between stalls at whatever pace suits. Photograph: Happitat ThailandThe Field Society What sets The Field Society apart from your average market is  its quiet rejection of Bangkok's usual weekend routine. Instead of air-conditioned malls and endless screen time, you get a few slower hours spent eating well, chatting with friends and pretending your inbox does not exist. The appeal speaks for itself. The event takes place at Happitat's Festie Town Buildings and  Forest at The Forestias on Bangna-Trad Road across May 23-24 and May 30-31, 2026. Entry free, though advance registration is required. Register here.  

Almost everyone carries a Disney memory somewhere. Maybe it's Saturday mornings spent watching cartoons before school, a worn-out DVD played so many times the case cracks, or the childhood fantasy of meeting Mickey Mouse somewhere far beyond the television screen.  This July, that nostalgia gets a Bangkok address. Disney Run Thailand 2026 lands at Rama VIII Bridge for the first officially organised Disney running event in the country, with sunrise stretching across the river and thousands of runners expected to turn up in mouse ears before dawn even breaks. Photograph: DisneyDisney Run Thailand 2026 Set for Sunday July 19, the race takes over the bridge and neighbouring parkland with two distances on offer: a 10K starting at 4am and a 5K kicking off an hour later. Registration costs B1,000 and B800 respectively, though this one sits somewhere between fun run and proper sporting challenge. The cut-off times are fairly strict – two hours for the 10K and one hour for the shorter route – so anyone planning endless castle poses and TikTok stops may need to pick up the pace a bit. Still, with more than a month left before race day, even casual runners have enough time to build stamina. A run-walk strategy should comfortably get most people across the finish line. Photograph: Walt Disney StudiosDisney Run Thailand 2026 Photograph: Walt Disney StudiosDisney Run Thailand 2026 Water stations and medical teams appear every two kilometres, while Runrio TH handles logistics alongsid

Calling all dessert lovers from every soi in Bangkok: clear some space in your weekend plans, because Dessert Exchange by Baketimestory returns this June with another afternoon dedicated to sugar, strangers and slightly unhinged baking ideas. The third edition, themed ‘Your Dessert Playlist’, lands at Marshall Livehouse on June 28 from 2pm, bringing together the city's cake people for a sweet swap soundtracked by good music and plenty of chatter. Photograph: baketimestory.thDessert Exchange by Baketimestory The concept stays charmingly simple. Everyone rocks up with a dessert inspired by a song, artist, album or musical memory, then spends the afternoon trying what everybody else brings along. One person might show up with a velvet cake inspired by Fleetwood Mac, another with brownies named after a breakup anthem. Homemade bakes share table space with favourite bakery finds, and honestly, nobody's too fussed about whether your masterpiece comes from your kitchen or your regular cafe. Each guest needs to bring at least one dessert. Cakes and pies must measure six inches or weigh one pound minimum, while smaller treats such as cookies or brownies require at least 12 pieces. Allergens need listing too, with ingredient cards available during registration. Dessert Exchange Vol.3 runs from 2pm-6pm on June 28. Tickets cost B550, with entry including access to all shared desserts. Register via LINE.