Things to do in Bangkok today

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Find the best things to do from the daytime to the nighttime in Bangkok with our events calendar of 2025’s coolest events, including parties, concerts, films and art exhibits.

Events in Bangkok today

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  • Phloen Chit
In Mit Jai Inn’s world, a canvas doesn’t sit politely on a wall. It spills, folds, stretches, unravels. His latest exhibition, anchored in the concept of 'Scroll’, fuses Eastern scroll painting with Western traditions, only to unpick them entirely. Works pulse with layered pigment and movement, rejecting the idea of a fixed perspective. They’re less images, more surfaces in flux. Then there’s Floor Work – not a series so much as a provocation. These pieces abandon the wall altogether, sprawling across the ground in thick, textured layers. They turn viewing into something spatial, even physical, asking you to tread carefully, literally. Mit Jai Inn isn’t offering neat stories or tidy frames. His art resists resolution. What you get instead is colour, contradiction and a quiet refusal to stay still. Until Jun 9. Free. Central Chidlom, 10am-10pm
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  • Charoenkrung
Arnon Neiysoongnoen – better known as Cheese Arnon – didn’t arrive via the usual route. No fine art degree, no institutional polish. Just walls, wood, canvas and a can of spray paint. The Beginning traces that messy, instinctive start, shaped less by theory and more by doing –  and redoing. His work hums with the raw energy of someone who never waited for permission. Threaded throughout is ‘Fox,’ a lone figure who reappears like muscle memory. Not quite a mascot, more like a stand-in – resilient, unbothered by disorder, moving through each scene with quiet tenacity. What unfolds here isn’t a manifesto, but a personal reckoning. Art as formation, not performance. Each mark less about perfection, more about staying in motion when everything else says stop. Until May 25. Free. 333Gallery, closed Mon, 11am-6pm  
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  • Khlong Toei
OKONOMI has never been about spectacle. The Japanese all-day eatery has quietly built its reputation on consistency, care and a kind of deliberate restraint. Now, with its Q2 2025 menu, the kitchen takes a scalpel to its offerings – fewer dishes, more intention. The core remains: Ichiju Gosai, the one-soup-five-sides composition that resists overindulgence and rewards subtlety. There’s a revised Teishoku, still rotating with the seasons, and an Okosama Set for younger diners, designed with equal precision. Longtime favourites like the Breakfast Bowl and Snow Crab & Avocado Benedict hold their place, but there are new arrivals too: Tamago Kake Gohan, Smoked Hamachi Caesar, and a Tunakotsu Ramen with more backbone. It’s comfort reimagined, minus the fuss, in that quietly assured OKONOMI way. May 5 onwards. Reserve via here. OKONOMI, all three locations.
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  • Silom
Manit Sriwanichpoom’s latest exhibition invites us to peer into a future carved by human ambition and technology. Through a striking blend of photography and video, the works are generated by artificial intelligence, weaving prompts and big data into a visual narrative. Mars, once a red desert, is rendered in an unsettling shade of shocking pink, offering a jarring contrast that mirrors the environmental and social upheavals we face on Earth. It’s a future where the lines between the real and the imagined blur, raising questions not only about our impact on this planet, but on the ones we’ve yet to touch. The result is a chilling vision of what might await, a quiet warning wrapped in an almost surreal beauty. Until Jun 28. Free. Kathmandu Photo Gallery, 11am-6pm
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  • Bang Phlat
At ChangChui Gallery, the boundaries between chaos and creation blur in an exhibition that invites more than just observation. Line Censor’s latest work, framed under the theme ‘Perfect Storm’, promises a deep dive into the complexities of identity and perspective. Whether examining the turbulence of inner conflict or the eruption of societal shifts, his pieces offer a vivid exploration of what happens when forces – both internal and external – collide. Known for his intricate, often unsettling creativity, Line Censor doesn't just present art, he forces a reckoning with it. The result is a visceral experience that lingers long after you leave, the storm still quietly brewing.  May 10-Jun 15. Free. ChangChui Gallery, closed Mon, Tue-Fri, 2pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10pm
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  • Rattanakosin
Towering over Sanam Luang with arms folded and eyes shut, the 18-metre COMPANION figure doesn’t so much demand attention as absorb it. It marks the latest stop in a journey that’s spanned continents – from Tokyo’s neon calm to Melbourne’s open sprawl – and now settles, briefly, in Bangkok’s historic core. Brought together through a collaboration between Kaws, AllRightsReserved and Central Embassy, the installation feels less like an event and more like a grand occupation. The setting matters. Here, beneath shifting clouds and flocks of tourists, the sculpture takes on a different gravity. Its stillness is deliberate, a kind of monument to introspection. Rather than disrupt, it lingers – a surreal presence folding global pop into local rhythm, inviting passers-by to look up, pause and wonder. May 13-25. Free. Sanam Luang, 7pm-10pm
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  • Phra Khanong
The exhibition unfolds not with noise but with stillness, asking viewers to unlearn the instinct to categorise. Across a sequence of photographs, identity is presented not as fact but as feeling – shifting, unresolved, defiantly uncoded. What begins as a quiet meditation soon reveals itself as a layered refusal. The binary – once a seemingly stable structure – is dismantled image by image. Here, the influence of digital language is clear: 0 and 1 reimagined, not as limits but as endless combinations. Bodies blur, gazes linger, definitions fall away. Some portraits are bold, others barely there. All resist the neatness of X or Y. Rather than offering answers, the exhibition suggests another way of looking – one that doesn’t require certainty, doesn’t expect sameness and has no interest in choosing sides. May 1-29. Free. Ming Art Space, open Fri-Sun, 10am-7pm
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  • Chula-Samyan
To mark its second anniversary, Slowcombo is hostsing a month-long unfolding of food, music and small pleasures. In the aptly named Foodroom, a rotating cast of vendors serves up an ever-shifting landscape of flavour, from experimental desserts to street-style reinventions. Each week brings a new ensemble, making repetition impossible and discovery inevitable. The atmosphere hovers somewhere between low-key gathering and quiet celebration. Live music drifts in – DJs on one night, brass and bass the next – never overpowering, always lingering. It’s less about spectacle, more about shared rhythm. May becomes a stretch of gentle rituals: eating with strangers, listening in passing, finding comfort in the ordinary made thoughtful. May 7-27. Free. Foodroom, Slowcombo, 10am-8pm 
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  • Charoennakhon
Doraemon fans, this one’s for you. The 100% Doraemon and Friends Tour arrives in Thailand for the first time, following stops in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai. The event celebrates Fujiko F. Fujio’s 90th anniversary with life-sized manga figures. Inside, expect two key zones. The first is a manga-inspired space with life-sized figures of Doraemon and his crew – each standing at 123.9 cm, just like in the comics. The second includes a themed cafe and pop-up store with items exclusive to the tour. A giant inflatable Doraemon – the world’s largest – will also debut by the Chao Phraya River, adding a surreal new landmark to Bangkok’s riverside. May 1-June 22. B199-1,790 via here. Attraction Hall, Icon Siam, 10.30am-9pm
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A blend of ceramics and painting, beckons viewers to admire a conversation between artist and material, where memories are etched into clay. Each piece reflects the artist’s unique touch – a dialogue between the hand and the earth that reverberates through every curve and line. Some artists express dreamlike realms through lines, while others channel inner emotions with vivid colours or symbols that invite the viewer to engage with deeper themes. While their methods may feel familiar, the use of fresh mediums adds a layer of unpredictability, transforming these works into something more than just art – they become an experience. Until Jun 8. Free. MMAD Mass Gallery, 11am-7pm  

Movies now showing

Black Widow

Release date: October 1

It’s been a long time coming for this Marvel femme fatale to shine on her own. This month, we finally learn of the backstory of Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) as a Russian undercover agent before her glory days with the Avengers.

Malignant

Release date: October 1

From the mind of Hollywood’s main horror conjuror James Wan comes a new horrifying story about Madison, a mother-to-be who suddenly loses her baby and then starts to see visions of gory murders committed by her imaginary childhood friend Gabriel.

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A Quiet Place Part II

Release date: October 1

In this sequel to the nail-biting 2018 hit, we are taken on a flashback to when sound-sensitive aliens first landed on Earth, causing chaos and carnage. In present day, newly widowed mother Evelyn (still brilliantly played by Emily Blunt) now knows the weakness of their extraterrestrial nemeses. She and her children venture out to band with other survivors while dealing with their own traumas. 

Supernova

Release date: October 7

In this emotion-driven tear-jerker, a mature gay couple embarks on a road trip across England to cherish a few happy moments together before one of them is completely overtaken by dementia.

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No Time to Die

Release date: October 7

Daniel Craig’s fifth and last outing as 007 sees the now-retired agent briefly going back into action to chase after yet another mysterious baddie who plans to cause chaos with destructive new technology.

The Suicide Squad

Release date: October 1

Don’t confuse this with the critically-panned 2016 attempt at giving life to a troop of crazy DC supervillains back in 2016. The Suicide Squad (as opposed to just “Suicide Squad”) is the sequel-slash-reboot, as well as an ambitious undertaking to overshadow the reputation of the original incarnation. It’s directed by James Gunn (you know, of Marvel’s Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy fame), so it would be interesting to see how the movie pans out.

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Release date: October 13

This latest superhero release follows the story of Shang-Chi, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Asian champion, a former martial arts master who has to confront his buried past when the mysterious Ten Rings organization comes after him.

Fast & Furious 9

Release date: October 21

Just when you thought it was all over, it keeps coming back for more. In this ninth installment of the petrol-burning franchise, the spotlight is trained on Dom Toretto’s life in retirement and domestic bliss, which is disrupted by the appearance of his brother Jakob who has an axe to grind.

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Free Guy

Release date: October 7

Realizing that he is a character in a video game, Guy decides to take control of his own fate in the virtual world and make himself the hero of his own adventure—to precarious but comical results.

Suicide Forest Village

Release date: October 13

The spine-chilling myth surrounding the Aokigahara forest or Japan’s Suicide Forest is revisited in this spooky film by horror maestro Takashi Shimizu—he who terrified the world with the Ju-On, popularly known as The Grudge, series.

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