Free things to do in Bangkok this week

Thai–English exchanges, board-game nights, park runs and walks, with the organiser’s page for each.

Updated Friday 30 October · 8 events in the next 7 days

Tomorrow

15:00

Old City walking tour
A free, pay-what-you-want 2-hour walk — the 24/7 flower market, Wat Arun and Wat Pho from outside

MRT Sanam Chai · by GuruWalk ↗ · tip-based

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17:30

Slow Social Saturday Boardgames
A free board game, pool and karaoke hangout every Saturday

Santi Social Space · by Slow Social Club ↗

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Sunday 1 November

14:00

Sunday Language Exchange
A weekly English-Thai language exchange for newcomers and regulars

McDonald's Sathorn Nakhon Tower · by Bangkok Cultural Exchange Meetup ↗

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17:00

Walk and learn Thai
A free walking language exchange in the park every Sunday

Benjakitti Park · by Benjakitti Park language exchange ↗

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17:30

Anti Run Club Bangkok
A free 5 km run, walk or jog every Sunday — all paces welcome

Benchakitti Park Parking Lot · by Anti Run Club Bangkok ↗

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18:30

Sunday Board Game Night
A weekly board game night for meeting new people and playing together

Bayhouse · by Chapter Community Bangkok ↗

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Tuesday 3 November

19:15

Exchange THAI - ENGLISH together!
A monthly Thai-English exchange for speaking, learning and meeting friends

Emquartier · by Bangkok Culture Buddies - BCB ↗

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Wednesday 4 November

17:45

LIAN THAI : w/ Wini&Friends
A weekly Thai and English culture exchange with games and conversation

Mezze Farm to Table · by Lian Thai Language and Culture Exchange ↗

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Coming up later

Sat 7 Nov, 17:30

Slow Social Saturday Boardgames
A free board game, pool and karaoke hangout every Saturday

Santi Social Space · by Slow Social Club ↗

Also Sat 14 Nov, Sat 21 Nov

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Sun 8 Nov, 14:00

Sunday Language Exchange
A weekly English-Thai language exchange for newcomers and regulars

McDonald's Sathorn Nakhon Tower · by Bangkok Cultural Exchange Meetup ↗

Also Sun 15 Nov, Sun 22 Nov

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Sun 8 Nov, 17:00

Walk and learn Thai
A free walking language exchange in the park every Sunday

Benjakitti Park · by Benjakitti Park language exchange ↗

Also Sun 15 Nov, Sun 22 Nov

Go together
Sun 8 Nov, 17:30

Anti Run Club Bangkok
A free 5 km run, walk or jog every Sunday — all paces welcome

Benchakitti Park Parking Lot · by Anti Run Club Bangkok ↗

Also Sun 15 Nov, Sun 22 Nov

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Sun 8 Nov, 18:30

Sunday Board Game Night
A weekly board game night for meeting new people and playing together

Bayhouse · by Chapter Community Bangkok ↗

Also Sun 15 Nov, Sun 22 Nov

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Wed 11 Nov, 17:45

LIAN THAI : w/ Wini&Friends
A weekly Thai and English culture exchange with games and conversation

Mezze Farm to Table · by Lian Thai Language and Culture Exchange ↗

Also Wed 18 Nov, Wed 25 Nov

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Don’t want to go alone?

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Bangkok for free

Bangkok is huge, but its free social life happens in a few dependable places: language exchanges in cafés, board-game nights in community spaces, and run and walk clubs in the big parks once the heat drops. Thai–English exchanges are especially popular, because many Thais want to practise English and many visitors want more than taxi Thai.

Plan around the heat and the traffic. Outdoor things happen early in the morning or after sunset, and choosing something near a BTS or MRT station saves you an hour in a taxi. Run clubs here are relaxed: many are explicitly “not about pace”, and the point is the people and the food afterwards.

Good to know in Bangkok

Lumpini and Benjakitti Forest Park are free and are where most run and walk groups meet.
Pick events near a BTS or MRT station. Rush-hour traffic can turn 5 km into an hour.
Bring water and go early or late: outdoor events avoid the midday heat for a reason.
At language exchanges a polite “sawasdee krap/ka” goes a long way, even if you speak no other Thai.