Thursday

American Buffalo at Ekkolo Theater

“Loyalty is fine, but this is business.” Get ensconced in the lyrical brutality and hustler politics of David Mamet at Ekkolo Theatre this Thursday as American Buffalo takes to the stage. Tickets here, Ekkolo Theater

Tropic City Presents: Bongomann and Weatherman with Mumsfilibaba

Singapore’s Bongomann and Weatherman will team up with resident spinner Mumsfilibaba at Tropic City. Expect playful house music and dance beats to go with the oh-so drinkable cocktails of Tropic City. Free entry, Tropic City

Friday

Tunes & Tingz On The Roof!

Five DJs and a violin hit Mojjo Rooftop & Bar on the 32nd floor of Skyview Hotel Bangkok starting at 6pm on Friday. Expect reggae, dub, hiphop, dancehall, and more. Entry buys you an hour of freeflow for this sundown party. Tickets here: B420, Mojjo Rooftop & Bar

Electric Funeral, Spitting Dicks, and Silly Machine

Three bands take the stage on Friday night at Bangkok’s favorite live music venue in Thonglor. Expect Sabbath covers, nu-metal, and stoner rock. B150, Speakerbox

The Comedy Gong Show

It can be brutal. You, the audience, get the say on who does stand-up and who sits down at this comedy event in Phrom Phong, with special guest Charles the French. If the audience judges you unworthy, your time is up. B280 in advance / B400 at the door, Comedy Club Bangkok

Lily Fu’s Ladies’ Night

Before you hit the clubs on Soi 13, check out this spot for buy-one-get-one drinks, excellent dimsum, and tunes from DJ Kinky. This spot landed on Soi 13 earlier this year and is consistently a favorite pre-club spot. Free entry, Lily Fu’s

Karma Kastle 3

Feel like getting out of the city for the weekend? Head up to Khao Yai for Karma Kastle 3, for around 17 performers over three days and nights of music. Tickets here, Mirasierra Khaoyai

Saturday

Nirvana Fest

Come as you are to this flannel-laden 10th anniversary of Nirvana Fest at Mischa Cheap in the renewed Khaosan Road, where seven bands will make the best of the days of grunge. B300 / B350 at the door, Mischa Cheap 

Kode Rock Concert

Lido Connect kicks off your Saturday with Kode Rock by HOP, a concert of hip-hop and rock featuring T!NE, nu metal from Don’t Try This at Home, and rap metal from Bomb at Track. Tickets here, Lido Connect

Beats by the Pool

For two years, the hot and beautiful Bangkokians had nowhere to wear their bikinis or swim trunks, but that life of woe is over with W Hotel Bangkok’s Beats by the Pool party set to come back this Saturday. B990 / B5,500 and up for a table package, W Hotel Bangkok

Chum Chon: Music & Arts Festival

Starting at 4pm, On Nut’s favorite music venue kicks off a music and arts festival with food from Rallis, liquor from Gulp, beer by Suntree, and 420 from Senseii—oh, and bands. Lots of bands. B500 / B650 at the door, Brownstone

Conscious Clothing & Halloween Costume Swap

Coffee, clothes, and charity—what more could you want? Starting at 1pm, Bangkok Recycling Chain teams with La Mesa Coffee Co for unlimited clothes swaps, a styling corner with fashion designer Carla Soledad Rivera, Halloween props, and drop points for cosmetics and personal care items to be donated to help remote villages. Also, 20% of proceeds will be donated to the Bangkok Community Help Foundation, and leftovers go to local communities and charities. B400, La Mesa Coffee Co.

Pool Brunch

Don’t have the money (or the confidence?) to go party with the W crowd? Well, we’re longtime fans of the pool brunch at the Rembrandt, featuring DJs and food from Mexicano Restaurante Autentico. B999 per person, Rembrandt Hotel & Suites, Bangkok

Sunday

Salsa Sundays

If you missed ladies night and the DJs over Saturday and Sunday, head into Havana Social for DJ - Alex Teodorescu and free dance lessons and learn a new Latin American dance style every week. Free entry, Havana Social

VHS Karaoke

Want to end your weekend with a bang? Pop in to VHS starting at 9pm for you to belt out your faves to a crowd of disinterested people trying to drink—who are about to become your biggest fans because there’s a drink promo where B1,000 will buy you seven drinks. Free entry, VHS

Chocolate Pairing

Five chocolates, five sake shots, five pastries—all from 31 Degrees by Kad Kokoa, the masters of the dark cacao arts, starting at 2pm. B1,290 per person / 31 Degrees by Kad Kokoa