See also: This week's best booze and food events

Thursday (Jul 20)

Gig: Carrier Wave

A night of experimental music with local indie veterans Stylish Nonsense joined by Korean electronic drone duo Tengger, Thai dub producer The Photo Sticker Machine and Japanese loop guitarist Amatuti Dub Drawing Space. Limited to only 50 tickets.

12 x 12, 810/22 Thonglor Soi Thararom 2, 094-260-4713. B400

Photo: Teeraphan Ngowjeenan

Performance: Blissfully Blind

Nightlife: Beam x Zudrangma Records

Friday (Jul 21)

Nightlife: Marcel Fengler

Berlin-based techno DJ with over 20 years of experience plays in the Main Room with Tatexpression as a support act while Slomororo and Walt spin in the Dalmation Room.

Beam, 1/F, 72 Courtyard, Sukhumvit Soi 55 (Thonglor), 02-392-7750. B300

Gig: Experimental Edge

An experimental music night featuring Tengger (Korea), Scalper (New Zealand), Kijjaz Music (Thailand) and Question.seQ a.k.a piz? (Japan), with visual arts by Sirasith Visual.

Jam, 41 Charoen Rat Soi 1, 083-5451-833. B300

Gig: Sick Raw Fest Party

Promising a night of headbanging and mosh pits, this new heavymetal night welcomes international grind metal bands Grid (Sweden) and Compulsion to Kill (Malaysia) alongside local bands Smallpox Aroma, Cystgurgle, God Fester, Satyr, Ruled Out, Exclamation and BabylonBK is Dead.

Soy Sauce Factory, 11/1 Charoen Krung Soi 24, 061-835-6824. B350

Art opening: Sublimation

The director of Toot Yung art center and co-director of Bukruk Urban Arts Festival, Myrtille Tibayrenc, presents an oil painting series based on images found online.

Serindia Gallery, Room 3101, 3201, OP Garden, 4-6 Charoen Krung Soi 36, 02-238-6410. Free

Saturday (Jul 22)

Nightlife: Stargazer meets Gramaphone Children

Local DJs take over Thonglor’s quirky dancefloor with their selection of funk, disco and chillwave.

Studio Lam, Sukhumvit Soi 51, 02-261-6661. Free

T.Rex 1 Year Anniversary

Thonglor's popular dive bar celebrates its birthday with techno house music from Adiero + Nukier.

T.Rex Retro Cafe, T-Rex, 416/1, Sukhumvit 55 Soi 14 (Thonglor), 087-125-3784. Free

Darkside Thailand - Hardcore Techno

Local and international Djs Weyheyhey, Sadistic, Maloonatic, Space360 and Live Visual play hardcore techno, gabber and breakcore.

Ice Charity Ball

An international organization working on environmental conservation and human rights, Freeland, hosts a party where all door proceeds go towards forest habitat protection projects near Khao Yai National Park. Dress code is white.

Ce La Vi, 39/F, Sathorn Square Complex, 98 Sathorn Rd., 02-108-2000. B300

Gig: Kicks Fest 5

The rock event celebrates its first anniversary with two stages of live music, food and Australian craft beers. Expect heavier sets from international and local acts like Sincerely, Grizzly, The Sangsom Massacre, Sinners Turned Saints, Depressed and Higher Learning, plus more intimate acoustic sets in the beer garden from Gabriel Lynch, Krit Promyairux, Daniel Didyasarin and Valerie Joyce.

Brownstone Studio, 1395 Sukhumvit Soi 77, 087-703-0448. B200

Sales and fairs: Merchandise Day Yeah Yeah

Noise Market and Panda Records a pop-up market devoted to showcasing the wares of local craftsmen, artists and musicians.

Through Jul 23. Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), 939 Rama 1 Rd., 02-214-6630-8. Free

Workshop: Basic Darkroom with Mooroll

Contemporary photographer Mooroll Thanarath Siripidej holds a black and white film photography workshop where you can learn the process of transferring images on film onto paper.

Hubba-to, 3/F, Habito, 45/19 Sukhumvit Soi 77, 02-118-0839. B2,990

Art: Fragments

To launch his new collection of artworks inspired by Bangkok. Hong Kong-based figurative painter John McArthur gives a talk followed by a life drawing workshop, accompanied by a live performance from alto saxophonist Etienne Brunet.

Bridge, Charoen Krung Soi 51, 086-986-9421. Free

Contemporary Jewelry: What is It?

Designers based at the gallery lead a casual disscussion on what constitutes contemporary jewelry.

ATTA Gallery, Room 1109, OP Garden, 36 Charoen Krung Rd., 02-238-6422. Free

Sunday (Jul 23)

Nightlife: Pangina Heals’ Birthday at Maggie Choo's

Bangkok's much-loved drag queen celebrates a special birthday with her fans. Music by DJs Yui Truluv and Steve, along with performances by the queen herself and crew throughout the night.

Maggie Choo’s, underground/F, Hotel Novotel Bangkok Fenix Silom, 320 Silom Rd., 091-772-2144. B300-500

Wake Up & Eat Me

The rooftop Altitude bar holds an adults-only day party with live music from DJs Coran, Jerome G and Yvan Polge, plus a saxophone performance by Antonio Pedrero Garcia. Dress code: smart casual.

The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok, 259 Sukhumvit Rd., 02-207-8000. Free

Gig: Thailand Crossover #1

A meet-up of Thai instrumental musicans promising live performances by Midnight Children, The Backpackers Project, May Patcharapong, Funktion and Snapper Town.

Black Cabin Bar, Wild & Co., 33/1 Soi Farm Wattana, Rama 4 Rd., 061-515-6989. Free