BK Weekend: What's on in Bangkok this Feb 23-26
Your guide to the best things to do in Bangkok this weekend.
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Thursday (Feb 23)
NIGHTLIFE: Steve Aoki
The popular American electro house DJ, best known for tracks like "Turbulance," "Beat Down," and "Boneless," stops by Bangkok with support from the Retox Sessions party crew.
Feb 23. Onyx, Soi Soonvijai, Rama 9 Rd.
FAIRS: Thailand Coffee Festival
Considered the biggest coffee event in Southeast Asia, this fair features booths from roasteries, distributors and equipment manufacturers, alongside coffee-related workshops and seminars, coffee brewing competitions and plenty of pop-up cafes.
Feb 23-26. Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, 60 New Ratchadapisek Rd.
ART: Atmosfear: New Paintings
After her year-long project transforming the gallery walls with a large-scale mural, artist Yuree Kensaku returns to the same space to showcase a painting installation capturing the global media's ability to inflict fear.
Feb 23-May 21. 100 Tonson Gallery, 100 Soi Tonson, Phloen Chit Rd.
Friday (Feb 24)
NIGHTLIFE: Wondertoots Festival 2017
A gay spin on the popular Wonderfruit Festival sees two nights of hip-hop, deep house, EDM, pop and everything in between played across three stages courtesey of DJs Dudesweet, Tong, Tee Teeper, The Panlert Twins and more.
Feb 24-26. Tapas, Silom Soi 4
GIGS: Sincerely Grizzly
The three-piece Australian melodic hardcore band performs live with support from local bands The Ginkz, Spring.Fall.Sea, Sinner Turned Sants and John Will Sail.
Feb 24. Soy Sauce Factory, 11/1 Charoenkrung Soi 24
STAGE: Low Fat Art Fest presents Echo & Narcissus
As part of the performing arts festival Low Fat Art Fest, Jonas Dept, Eva Dept and Sun Tawalwongsri perform a mixed-media performance that combines a live, solo piano recital with dance movements to tell the classic Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo.
Feb 24-25. Thong Lor Art Space, 58/14 Sukhumvit Soi 55
MARKETS: TGIF Market
The popular outdoor market returns with a huge 170 booths from trendy local fashion brands, including Lady Jane, Basics by Sita, Swimsaic, Avery Apparael, Everyday Project and more.
Feb 24-26. CentralWorld, Rama 1 Rd. BTS Siam/Chit Lom
SPECIAL SCREENINGS: Queer Film Screening: Be a Woman
Chinese filmmaker and queer activist Fan Popo stops by Bangkok to present his drag queen documentary Be a Woman (2011) which explores a bar named Only Love and the lives of the dancers who work there. The event is hosted by Brian Curtin and there will be a discussion about the film after the screening.
Feb 24. Jam, 41 Charoen Rat Soi 1. BTS Surasak
Saturday (Feb 25)
NIGHTLIFE: Bloody Mary
The French DJ, producer and record label owner makes her Bangkok debut spinning techno and house tracks, with support from DJs Koish, Noxro and Foresto.
Feb 25. Beam, 72 Courtyard, 72 Sukhumvit Soi 55
NIGHTLIFE: Dope as Funk
The party team takes over the newly-renovated board game bar with '90s hip-hop and r’n’b from DJs Rory Breaker-Morant, Karl Andy, Tommy Nori, Luck-E and Arin.
Feb 25. Game Over, Sukhumvit Soi 55
ART: Faces of Eve
Artist Christian Hogue's powerful black-and-white portraits capture young Thai women as the vanguard of change in Thailand.
Feb 25-Mar 12. The Jam Factory, 41/1-41/2 Charoen Nakorn Rd.
SPORTS: The Music Run
After being postponed last year, the music-focused fun run returns with a 5km park run accompanied by a soundtrack of rock, pop, old-school, hip-hop and dance tunes. Stick around after the finish line for a huge music festival.
Feb 25. Suanluang Rama IX Public Park, Sukhumvit 103
SPECIAL SCREENINGS: Bangkok Underground Film Festival
Returning for its second year, this popular film festival aims to support independent, DIY and first-time filmmakers with a series of screenings that will take place at various art galleries around the city. Read more here.
Feb 25. Arunkarn, Chareonkrung Soi 67 (Soi Don Kuson 1)
SPECIAL SCREENINGS: A Design Film Festival
The film festival dedicated to celebrating the design industry returns with eight documentary films covering street art, jewelry design, technology and more. Among them is Banksy Does New York, a documentary spanning a month in the life of the British graffiti master, as well as Crazy about Tiffany’s, which charts the 180-year-old American jewelry brand’s rise to becoming a global icon. Tickets available at www.zipeventapp.com/e/DFFBKK2017.
Feb 25-26. Scala Theatre, Siam Square Soi 2, Rama 1 Rd.
BE GOOD: Impact Surf: Charity Party
Flowhouse throws a huge chairty party to support flood victims in southern Thailand, featuring surf shows from professional surfers, free flow surfing for ladies between 4-6pm, plenty of games, B100 promotions on drinks and tunes from DJs Marisa, Koish and Ono will spin tunes. Tickets available at socialgiver.com
Feb 25. Flow House Bangkok, Sukhumvit Soi 26
Sunday (Feb 26)
ART: A Lifetime of Work by Steve McCurry
The renowned journalist and photographer, best known for the “Afghan Girl” portrait of a refugee featured on the cover of National Geographic magazine, hosts a four-month long exhibition of his work over the decades including stunning portraits from around the world.
Through Mar 14. House of Lucie, 1 Ekkamai Soi 8
ART: Boo!
Nurse and photographer Panida Srijai uses a film camera to capture her private life with intimate, sexual undertones for his solo exhibition.
Through Mar 18. Case Space Revolution, 2/F, Broccoli Revolution, Sukhumvit Soi 49
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