Bangkok Design Week 2025: Guide to venues, programmes, and more

Bangkok Design Week 2025 is upon us, and it’s a huge event held yearly to showcase how talented the artists of Bangkok can be. Here’s all you need to know about the return of this annual event, taking place from 8-23 February.

When people think of Bangkok, art may not be the first thing that comes to mind. And if it is, it’s common to be an image of classical Thai art, adorning temple walls and golden headpieces. However, Thai art and design has a lot more to offer than you might think.

Bangkok Design Week 2025 will take place this 8-23 February, 2025. The creative design festival “aims at sharing visions and achievements that revitalise the potentials of Bangkok.” After all, design is culture, and interacting with culture and letting art be seen and adapted to the changing landscape are key to not letting that culture disappear.

With the return of Bangkok Design Week in 2025, here’s how you can support the creative minds of Bangkok, and keep our creative scene alive and well.

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Bangkok Design Week 2025: Guide to venues, programmes, and more

This year’s theme, explained

“Design Up+Rising” is the theme for Bangkok Design Week 2025. According to the organisers, today’s world is complex, rapidly-changing, and even incomprehensible in some aspects. As result, people become more stressed and anxious, discouraging them from breaking out from daily routine and thinking outside the box. Designers lose their passion, as it is viewed that design is not vital for a developing society.

So, they’re calling for an uprising, whether you’re in the design industry or within the creative field. This year is all about turning passion into work, and all the negative energy into positivity. Design plays a bigger role in societies more than one might think, and it’s time to rise up and show everyone how much design should be valued.

Participating venues

As design for everyone, Bangkok Design Week 2025 aims to be as accessible as possible, taking place in various districts across the city. This year, there are a total of eight districts:

• Charoenkrung – Talat Noi
• Phra Nakhon
• Pak Khlong Talat
• Yaowarat – Song Wat
• Bang Pho
• Hua Lamphong
• Bang Lamphu – Khaosan
• “Others” which are 56 more venues that don’t fall within the aforementioned districts. These include Suansunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand Institute of Fashion Research, Mod Ta Noi Market, San Chao Mae Thapthim, and more.

Note that each district has different periods of participation. Venues in Charoenkrung – Talat Noi, Yaowarat – Song Wat, and Pak Khlong Talat will participate from 8-16 February, Phra Nakho, and Bang Lamphu – Khaosan will participate from 15-23 February, while Hua Lamphong and Bang Pho will participate throughout the full duration, but only on weekends. For venues under “Others,” dates vary, so it is advisable to check prior to visiting.

You can view the full list of venues on their website.

Programmes

There’s a total of 479 programmes across Bangkok, grouped into eight categories:

• “Exhibition,” with varying mediums from Thai artists.
• “Event,” which includes vinyl listening sessions, non-alcoholic bar takeovers, open houses, and more.
• “Music & Performing,” from live music to Hainanese poetry.
• “Talk,” which includes topics of architecture, branding, fashion, and more.
• “Tour,” from strolling along Chinatown, to cycling through Thonburi area.
• “Workshop,” which includes typography, furniture painting, toy designing, wood carving, and more.
• “Market,” including everything from food and beverages, to sustainable glassware.
• “Promotion,” perfect for when you’re craving food, to a morning coffee before embarking on art tours.

You can view all the programmes on their website.

Get involved with Bangkok Design Week

If you’re an artist, an organisation, an artspace, or just looking to inquire more, Bangkok Design Week normally holds open calls around late Q3 each year. Programmes that have been selected to be co-developed with the festival will receive financial support and consultation from experts in the field, as well as their works promoted on various platforms.

You can find more information on how to get involved on their website.