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 and mango sticky rice citywide.
Address: Khao San Road, Talat Yot, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Loy Krathong in Bangkok lights the Chao Phraya river with floating banana-leaf lanterns each November full moon, with Thai-sweet stalls and seasonal river-fish dishes along the embankments. The 2026 full moon falls on 25 November.
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 menus. The 2026 edition runs 29 September to 4 October.
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 baht.
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 yellow jay flags for vegan food. The 2026 edition runs 10 to 18 October.
