Yaowarat Vegetarian Festival ★ 4.6
The Yaowarat Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok runs nine days each October aligned to the first nine days of the Chinese ninth lunar month, with stalls flying.
Focus: Thai-Chinese jay vegan cuisine
Food festivals in Bangkok worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Songkran Food Festival ★ 4.5
Songkran in Bangkok runs 13 to 15 April as the Thai New Year water festival, with pop-up Thai dessert stalls, traditional khao chae cold-rice dishes.
Focus: Thai street food and seasonal dishes
Loy Krathong Food Festival ★ 4.4
Loy Krathong in Bangkok lights the Chao Phraya river with floating banana-leaf lanterns each November full moon, with Thai-sweet stalls and seasonal.
Focus: Thai sweets and seasonal river dishes
World Gourmet Festival Bangkok ★ 4.3
The World Gourmet Festival in Bangkok at Anantara Siam runs each late September with visiting Michelin-starred chefs cooking guest dinners and pop-up tasting.
Focus: International celebrity-chef collaborations
Wongnai Bangkok Restaurant Week ★ 4.2
Wongnai Bangkok Restaurant Week runs two weeks each June across 80-plus participating Bangkok restaurants, prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from 599 to 1,899.
Focus: Multi-restaurant prix fixe menus