Bangkok Events & Happenings
In Bangkok, this glorious city of angels known locally as "Krung Thep", with its dynamic movement of social scenes, there are plenty of events and activities happening around town. Some come to remember; some come to forget; but certainly they will all find something to enjoy. Come and see what people are doing in town and see if you have missed out. |
What do you know about the origins of Easter? This, I ask the man behind the intricate edible artworks of famed Mariott Resort & Spa pastry shop Numero Uno, executive pastry chef Bernd Opiela. I'm waiting for a fairytale, concerning spring rites, goddesses and the moon, so I'm a little startled by his abrupt reply: "Forget about it and enjoy the chocolate!" How can anyone argue with that? (READ MORE)
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Valentine's Day comes around only once a year. And whilst love really should be celebrated every day, Valentine's Day is an excuse to raise the bar a few notches to show that special person in your life just how much you care. Here are some decadent ways to spend a romantic and memorable evening in Bangkok. (READ MORE)
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Head down to Yaowarat, Bangkok's Chinatown, where old buildings of vintage-style architecture peep through neon ideograms. Take your senses for a stroll and behold the transition from the Year of the Pig to the Reign of the Rat. With as much as 14% of Thailand's population claiming Chinese ancestry, celebrations in Bangkok are big news! (READ MORE)
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Visitors to Bangkok from April 13 to 15 should brace themselves for a thorough soaking as young and old take to the streets to celebrate Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year. Also known as the 'Water Festival', this custom of water throwing is of important religious significance, but has also turned into great fun over the years. Since it happens to fall in the hottest season of the year too, getting soaked offers welcome relief from the soaring temperatures. Find out all you need to know, including special events taking place in the capital. (READ MORE)
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The Loi Krathong Festival is a spectacle of exquisite beauty and one of Thailand's most dazzling festivals - a highlight not to be missed if you're heading this way during November. The festival is a 13th century Sukhothai tradition of Brahmin origin, adapted to Buddhism, to give thanks to the Goddess of water and to seek forgiveness for past misdeeds. Though the precise history of the festival is unknown, several myths have flourished... (READ MORE)
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Bangkok is going to jingle all the way this Christmas. The Thai capital is shaking its tail feathers in preparation of the merriest of all seasons and the arrival of an anticipated record number of visitors. Weather prophets might not be predicting snow, and Santa will undoubtedly have great difficulty navigating his reindeer-pulled sleigh through the city's notoriously gridlocked traffic... (READ MORE)
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Perhaps the most deliberately hedonistic of holidays, New Year's Eve is the culmination of the Lunar year, and time to squeeze in the last of guilty pleasures. Like everywhere else, people in Bangkok head out on the town, searching for a final fix. Seeking some culinary indulgences before the beginning of a rigorous macrobiotic diet, or one last riotous night of hard-core partying? (READ MORE)
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