See also: 14 booze and food events to check out this week


Thursday (Jan 26)

GIGS: Squad in the City

Local indie rock bands including The Whitest Crow, De Flamingo, Penny Time, Fwends and Blues Tape perform at RCA's home for live events.

Jan 26. Live RCA Bangkok, RCA, Rama 9 Rd. 


THEATER: Diary of Anne Frank Opera

Opera Siam presents a monodramatic opera based on the original diary of Anne Frank, following a 13-year-old girl who hides in her family home in 1942 during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Performed with accompaniment  from the Siam Philharmonic Orchestra.  

Jan 26-27. Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), 939 Rama 1 Rd.


FAIRS: Thailand Tourism Festival 

The country's largest domestic tourismf air returns for its 37th year, featuring representative booths from all regions of the country alongside plenty of musical performances, parades and samples of regional food.

Through Jan 29. Lumphini Park, MRT Silom/Lumphini  


CONFERENCES: Digital 16

Hosted by Bangkok Entrepreneurs, this  digital marketing conference aims to bring all the players of the digital advertising industry together in one place. The highlight is an opening keynote from John Wagner, the first and current Thailand country manager for Facebook, while other speakers include representatives from Syndacast, Havas, Gobike, Digital Alchemy and more. 
 
Jan 26. Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel, 518/8 Phloen Chit Rd.

Friday (Jan 27)

NIGHTLIFE: Future Factory Bangkok x The Commons

The new live music venue collaborates with Thonglor's popular community mall for a special one-night-only pop up featuring music from DJs Luke Isaac Brooklyn and Maximilian Adlercreutz, plus cocktails from Sebastian De La Cruz. 

Jan 27. The Commons, Thonglor Soi 17 


NIGHTLIFE: Chinese New Year 2017 Weekend

Celebrate the year of the rooster with a weekend-long party featuring music from DJs SG, Master D, Knatz and Tommy Nori. Free flow drinks between 9-10pm.  

Jan 27-28. Ce La Vi, 39/F, Sathorn Square Complex, 98 Sathorn Rd. 


FOOD: Make Talat Noi Great Again 

Little Market, Peppina and Black Pig Tattoo team up for a two-week long pop up in a colorfully-lit courtyard in the Old Town. 

Jan 25-28 and Feb 1-5. Little Market, Charoenkrung Soi 28 


MUSIC FESTIVAL: Thailand International Jazz Conference 2017

The country's biggest jazz event of the year returns for a three-day festival featuring performances from more than 60 local and international jazz artists take the stage.

Jan 27-29. Prince Mahidol Hall (Mahidol University Salaya Campus, 25/25 Buddhamonthon Sai 4 Rd.)


MARKETS: Unpao Mansion

The third edition of the "Whatsoldever Market" returns, this time under a Chinese New Year theme filled with plenty of fashion, lifestyle and food stalls to celebrate the start of the rooster year.
 
Jan 27-29. CentralWorld (Ratchadamri Rd. BTS Siam/Chit Lom),

Saturday (Jan 28)

NIGHTLIFE: Beam 1 Year Anniversary

The popular Thonglor club celebrates its first birthday with special guest French DJ Jennifer Cardini and support from DJs Marmosets, Sarayu and NT66. 

Jan 28. Beam, 72 Courtyard, 72 Sukhumvit Soi 55


NIGHTLIFE: Chinese New Year at Sing Sing 

Join DJs Alex Fischer, LazyKay and Antonio Sax for a huge party celebrating Chinese New Year in the Chinoiserie club. 

Jan 28. Sing Sing Theater, Sukhumvit Soi 28


NIGHTLIFE: Dope as Funk: Year of the Rooster

Four local DJs, including Arin, Luck-E, Tommy Nori and Karl Andy, celebrate Chinese New Year with their funky beats.  

Jan 28. Live RCA Bangkok, RCA, Rama 9 Rd.


SPECIAL SCREENINGS: World Film Festival of Bangkok

The annual film festival which showcases the best works by emerging independent filmmakers from Asia and beyond returns for its 14th year, presenting more than 70 films from 22 countries under the theme “Traveling Through Films.” 
 
Through Feb 1. SF World Cinema, 7/F CentralWorld, Rama 1 Rd. BTS Siam/Chit Lom

Sunday (Jan 29)

NIGHTLIFE: Kolour 5 Year Anniversary

The popular Bangkok party crew celebrates its fifth birthday with a gourmet BBQ, plenty of drinks and five resident DJs spinning disco and house all night long. Tickets at bit.ly/KolourAnniversary.

Jan 29. Zoom, 40/F, Anantara Bangkok Sathorn Hotel, 36 Narathiwat Ratchanakarin Rd. 


FOOD: Artisan Food Market

Conkey's Bakery hosts a market dedicated to artisan foods from the likes of Appia, Below Eleven, Vivin, The Accidental Butcher, Sea Truffle and more, all set in a breezy outdoor garden. 

Jan 29. Conkey's Bakery, Ekkamai Soi 22 


ART: A Boy Who Was Kidnapped by Time

Artist Harit Srikhao, a fourth-year photography student at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, exhibits photos from unrelated sources but whose camera angles and tonality make them appear to be happening simultaneously in some dim, dark world.

Through Feb 25. Kathmandu Photo Gallery, 87 Pan Rd.