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🧺 Market
Chatuchak Weekend Market
World's largest weekend market, ~15,000 stalls, open Saturday and Sunday
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What to do in Bangkok this weekend
7–8 November · both days planned, with times, prices and tickets
Researched live by an agent that reads what is actually on. Updated 2026-11-02.
Saturday
Saturday 7 November
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🍴 Food
Pad Thai Thip Samai
Legendary pad thai shop since 1966, egg-wrapped pad thai cooked over charcoal
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📍 Spot
Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)
Iconic riverside temple with river and city views, open daily until 18:00
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🎵 Concert
BIGBANG 2026-2027 World Tour 'XX: COSMOS'
Evening K-pop concert at Rajamangala National Stadium, starts 19:00
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📍 Wat Pho — The 46-metre reclining Buddha, with a massage school next door for your own reclining.
📍 Chao Phraya river boat — The orange-flag express boat is the cheapest river cruise in the city.
Sunday
Sunday 8 November
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🎨 Art
Jim Thompson House Museum
Home and Asian art collection of the 'Thai Silk King', open Sunday
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🎵 Concert
The Golden Show All Stars Concert 2026
Afternoon Thai variety concert at Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre, starts 13:00
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3
🧺 Market
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
Local floating market on Thonburi canals, weekends only, local food and boat rides
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4
🍴 Food
SEEN Rooftop Bar & Restaurant
26th-floor riverside rooftop bar at ICONSIAM, cocktails and sunset river views
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🍴 Yaowarat street food in Chinatown — After dark the whole road turns into one long open-air kitchen.
🌿 Lumphini Park — Morning tai chi, pedal boats and monitor lizards the size of a dog.
A day out of town this weekend
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Full day
🚌 Day trip
Ayutthaya temples day trip
The old royal capital north of the city: red-brick temple ruins and a Buddha head wrapped in tree roots.
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