September Thursday 27

FAIR: Bangkok Craft Drink Festival

Singha Corporation's event will play host to over 50 craft drink labels, including Thai craft beer Stone Head, Erdinger, Sandport, Wizard, Triple Pearl, Brewlander, Lazy Fat Cat, PaPlearn, Ladybrau, and many more. Food from 30 vendors and live music from The Parkinson, Atom, and Proud.

Sep 27-29, 5pm. 10/F, Fortune Town, Rama 9. Early bird tickets B300 on Ticketmelon / B400 OTD (all include B170 voucher). VIP B2,000 (includes freeflow).

NIGHTLIFE: Blaq Thursday | BEAM

Blaq Lyte DJs take over the dance floor with their weekly set of hip hop, RnB, and future sounds.

Sep 27, 9pm. BEAM, 1/F, 72 Courtyard, Sukhumvit Soi 55 (Thonglor), 023-927-750. Free entry.

ART: Portraits of Solitude

Australian-based artist Athanasios Kokkinos presents works inspired by his own life and feelings alongside live music from Møle The Explosion and Jia Pa Bor Sue.

Sep 27, 7pm. Jam, Charoen Rat Soi 1, 089-889-8059.

September Friday 28

NIGHTLIFE: Elements at Safe Room

The club tucked above Whiteline plays host to three of Bangkok’s leading DJs: Jules Blons from United We Party, Local F, and DJ Dunk.

Sep 28, 10pm. Safe Room, Silom Soi 8, 087-061-1117. Free till midnight / B150 after.

Land of Mine

FILM: Nordic Film Festival Bangkok 2018

Between Sep 28-30, the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are offering free screenings of eight Northern European films (with English subtitles). Highlights include Denmark’s Land of Mine (Sep 30)—the story of German POWs who were sent to clear landmines following WWII; Norway’s Kon-Tiki (Sep 28), the epic true story of an adventurer’s 1947 raft expedition; and the popular cartoon Moomins on the Riviera (Sep 30) from Finland.

Quartier CineArt, 4/F The EmQuartier, The EmDistrict, Sukhumvit Rd. Tickets available at the venue half an hour before screening. Free.

NIGHTLIFE: The Grape Escape - After Work Party!

Get that Friday feeling with buy-one-get-one-free on beers, sangria and cocktails from 5pm to 8pm and music from guest DJs from 8pm-2am.

Sep 28, 9pm. The Bar Upstairs, Sukhumvit Soi 11, 028-215-110.

NIGHTLIFE: Epoch at Cube

Silom’s new nightclub brings UK-hailing DJs Neil Thorpe, Matt Williams and Hasan Khan, and high-energy duo Peking Opera, for a night of underground house and techno.

Sep 28, 10pm. CUBE, Silom Plaza, 095-252-8301. B250 (includes a drink).

NIGHTLIFE: Project Illionaire - Fridays by Powderpuff

Trap and hip-hop night led by DJ Tantany with many more DJs TBA.

Sep 28, 10pm. Illionaire Hip-Hop Lounge, Park Avenue Ekkamai, Sukhumvit Soi 63, 097-956-1463.

September Saturday 29

FAIR: Beervana Carnival

Craft beer importer Beervana celebrates its sixth birthday with a huge craft beer event that’s set to gather over 100 brewers from 20 breweries new and old, including Stone, Deschutes, Rogue, Founder, Knee Deep, Behemoth and more. The party promises 1,000 liters of draft beer from over 60 labels, plus games, music and food from the likes of Daniel Thaiger, Nitrolab and Fatty’s Bar and Diner.

Sep 29, 6pm. The Link Asoke-Makkasan, New Petchaburi Rd. Free entry.

FILM: Bangkok Underground Film Festival 2018

The celebration of local indie cinema returns with an outdoor screening of a number of short films as part of Bangkok Biennial. See Facebook for full lineup.

Sep 29-30, 7pm. Gallery Ver carpark, Narathiwas Ratchanakarin Soi 22. Entry by donation.

NIGHTLIFE: Sonic Dreams with E-Mov

Greek psy-trance artist E-Mov will present his latest album Stella Loom alongside a lineup including Jonnie B, John Lee, Psykid, Puffer P and Jack The Jackal. Soulful, melodic, and deep sounds can be expected in the techno and house room from the likes of Nemo Cools, MK Morkot, and Gunya & The3RD.

Sep 29, 8pm. Whiteline, Silom Soi 8, 087-061-1117. B400 on entry.

LIVE MUSIC: KCON 2018 Thailand

K-fans will be treated to an incredible lineup: GOT7, Wanna One, (G)I-dle, fromis_9, Golden Child, Pentagon, TheEastLight, The Boyz, Sunmi, Varsity, Monsta X, Nature, and Stray Kids. See KCON Global, www.mwave.me, and BEC-TERO ENTERTAINMENT for more info and tickets.

Sep 29-30, 10am. IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani. One-day tickets B1,800-B5,800 / Combo tickets B3,500-B9,500.

NIGHTLIFE: Soulful Saturday

House and techno sounds all night long with Bangkok-based DJs KingSize, Pan, and KK.

Sep 29, 5pm. Escape Bangkok, Emquartier, 020-036-000. Free entry.

NIGHTLIFE: ONYX presents Wiwek

Dutch DJ and producer Wiwek brings trap and moombahton to the decks with his album Jungle Terror Saga.

Sep 29, 9pm. ONYX, RCA, Soi Soonvijai, Rama 9 Rd., 081-645-1188. B650 on entry.

NIGHTLIFE: Rush (EP. 1) - Activa

A night of uplifting trance led by Activa, who has played renowned festivals like Tomorrowland. Powered by Trance Lovers Thailand.  

Sep 29, 8pm. Beans, Sukhumvit Soi 63, 027-116-564. B500 on entry.

NIGHTLIFE: Evil Man Blues Speed Dating Monthly Match

Meet your match with six-minute face-to-face speed dating.

Sep 29, 8pm. Evil Man Blues, G/F, 72 Courtyard, Sukhumvit Soi 55 (Thonglor), 023-927-740. B300 on www.fb.com/EvilManBlues.

NIGHTLIFE: Hip Hop Night

A night of old-school hip-hop, funky mashups and R&B beats courtesy of Bangkok's DJ Aopsher and Japanese DJ To-Ru

Sep 29, 9pm. Tropic City, Charoenkrung Rd., 083-838-2750.

COMEDY: 15 in 5' Comedy Night

Have a laugh with five-minute shows from 15 international comedians, including some from The Magners International Comedy Festival competition.

Sep 29, 8pm. Stagetime Comedy Club, 3/F, Snapper Restaurant, Sukhumvit Soi 8, 089-4487757. B250 in advance / B450 on entry.

September Sunday 30

FILM: The Flicker At Smalls - The Big Lewbowski

Smalls begins its Sunday movie night "The Flicker!" with 1998 classic The Big Lewbowski, offering free popcorn and discounts on white Russians. Head there early to grab a seat.

Sep 30, 7.30pm. Smalls, 186/3 Suan Phlu Soi 1, 095-585-1398. 

ART: Write Mangler

As part of Bangkok Biennial, Humble Projects presents "Write Mangler," a project which asked hundreds of people to give a one word answer to the trigger word 'art.' The results were fed into the "mangler" search engine to produce surreal word-image combinations, which will be presented as playing cards. Guests will also be offered the chance to try out the machine for themseleves.

Sep 30, 6pm. Humble Projects, 41/40 Soi Sunthon Phimon, 083-556-5462. Free.

Ongoing

FILM: 2018 Taiwan “Minorities” Film Festival in Bangkok

Eight films from Taiwan reflect on minority issues, exploring social activists, LGBT communities, and Hakka people. Highlights include Three Times, which made it into the New York Times' 25 best films of the 21st century; Golden Rose: the Stardrom of Jin-Mei; Queer Taiwan; and Looking for?, a documentary on dating in the modern technological world. Check out the program on bit.ly/2MYRAFC.

Through Sep 29. Doc Club Theater (Warehouse 30), Charoenkrung Soi 30. B100 on entry.

ART: I SEE Art Exhibition by Jaroenthong Kangnoy

Jaroenthong Kangnoy’s first solo exhibition expresses his struggle with mental health through art.

Through Oct 13, 6pm. Shayne Hostel & Art Space, Phra Sumen Rd., 098-665-7136. Free.

STAGE: Bangkok's International Festival of Dance and Music

Back for the 20th year, the festival promises world-class opera, ballet, orchestral concerts and performance pieces. Headlining the event are international superstars the San Carlo Opera from Naples in Italy led by the acclaimed orchestral conductor Zubin Mehta from India, while other show highlights include a Michael Jackson tribute and Spain's "Born to Dance." Check out the schedule on www.bangkokfestivals.com.

Through Oct 18. Tickets are now available on Thaiticketmajor.

ART: Michael Kvium | Art Me

Admire life-size oil paintings of bizarre characters, which explore the dark side of humanity through contrast, ridicule, and distortion.

Through Nov 17, 6pm. Tang Contemporary Art, Ratchadamri Rd., 026-522-732.