Christmas Markets in Bangkok 2026: Dates, Venues and What Is Confirmed

Bangkok does Christmas twice. There is the mall version, all white lights and pop music on repeat, and there is the quieter one: community fairs, mulled wine in a plastic cup, a choir, somebody's mum running a cake stall.

This guide covers both, plus the churches and the hotel celebrations that fill in the rest of the season.

We are Macrame by Nicha, and we make the handmade cotton Christmas ornaments that a lot of people are actually hunting for when they go to these fairs.

Ours are made by Akha women in Asha village, Chiang Rai, and you can order the whole 66 piece 2026 collection online today rather than waiting for a market weekend that may or may not be confirmed.

That is the one Christmas market in Bangkok with a date you can rely on, because it is open now.

The short answer for 2026:

• One date is confirmed so far. Ploenchit Fair, Saturday 21 November 2026. Everything else in this guide is an expected date, and we say so every single time.
• Expected does not mean invented. Where a fair has run to the same slot for years (last Wednesday of November, first Saturday of December), we give you the date that pattern points to and tell you how strong the pattern is.
• The season splits into groups. Community association markets, international school fairs, charity fairs, mall displays and the long running outdoor markets that stay up through December. They feel completely different from each other, so pick by mood rather than by date.
• For handmade gifts, the fairs are the fun way and ordering online is the reliable way. We do the second one.

Christmas markets in Bangkok 2026: what is confirmed and what is expected

Most organisers announce from around mid October, so in August the honest position is that one date exists and the rest are patterns. We have still given you a date for the patterns that are strong enough to plan around, clearly labelled, with the reasoning attached. Confirmed means the organiser has published it. Expected means we worked it out from how the event has run in previous years.

Market or fair	Venue	2026 date	Status
Macrame by Nicha	Online, delivered nationwide, Bangkok by appointment	Open now, all season	Online Market
Ploenchit Fair	Bangkok Patana School, Sukhumvit 105	Sat 21 Nov 2026,	Confirmed
The Hope Fair, Christmas Edition	Rembrandt Hotel Grand Ballroom, Sukhumvit 18	Wed 25 Nov 2026	Expected, strong pattern (last Wednesday of November, two years running)
Wellington Magical Christmas Fayre	Wellington College International Bangkok	Sat 28 Nov 2026	Expected (last Saturday of November)
European Christmas Market (Bangkok Accueil)	Movenpick BDMS, Wireless Road	Sun 29 Nov 2026	Expected, weak pattern (only one year to go on)
Bangkok Prep Winter Fair	Bangkok Prep	A Saturday in late November	Expected
ISB Christmas Charity Bazaar	Nichada Club, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi	A Saturday, mid to late November	Expected, no reliable recent date
SILC Charity Christmas Bazaar	Bangkok Patana School	A weekday in mid November	Expected
Harrow family fair	Harrow International School Bangkok	No date we can stand behind	Unconfirmed
Danish Christmas Bazaar	Gaysorn Urban Resort, 19th floor	Sat 5 Dec 2026	Expected (first Saturday of December)
Onederous Christmas Market by Baan Lae Suan	Boulevard of Starlight, One Bangkok	Roughly 5 to 28 Dec, 15:00 to 22:00	Expected
Neilson Hays Library Christmas event	Neilson Hays Library, Surawong	Early December, ticketed	Expected
Craft Christmas Market	Craft, Sukhumvit Soi 23	Roughly 24 to 26 Dec	Expected
Bangkok Uncovered and Beyond	The Sukhothai Bangkok, Sathorn	Late December, after Christmas	Expected
German Christmas Market	Goethe-Institut Thailand, Sathorn Soi 1	We understand there is no 2026 edition	See the entry below

 

A note on the international school fairs. ISB, SILC and Harrow all run a bazaar or family fair most years, but the dates circulating online for these three contradict each other, and in Harrow's case the only source we could find traces back to an older version of this very guide.

That is not a source, that is an echo. We have taken the date off Harrow rather than repeat ourselves back at you, and for all three we would check the school's own channels.

The Christmas markets in Bangkok, one by one

1. Macrame by Nicha, the online Christmas market

One disclosure, since we are the ones who wrote this guide: we sell handmade Christmas ornaments, so we have skin in the game. We have still listed everyone else honestly, including the fairs we are not at.

Our 2026 Thai Christmas collection runs to 66 pieces, all handmade in cotton by Akha women in Asha village, Mae Yao district, Chiang Rai, through our Akha Ma-De programme. Ornaments sit between THB 159 and THB 269, with a few larger pieces above that band. There are gift sets too (8 pieces at THB 1,472, 14 pieces at THB 2,596, and a 55 piece set at THB 10,225) and table pieces such as coasters and napkin rings at THB 490 a pair, which are usually what hotels and restaurants ask us about.

If you want to work out what counts as genuinely handmade before you spend anything, we set out the tests in our guide to handmade Christmas ornaments and who actually makes them.

Are we at a fair this year? Nothing is booked for 2026 as we write this. We are online, and available by appointment in Bangkok on weekdays or by video call, with the details on our Christmas ornaments page. If a fair is confirmed, we will say so here.

2. Ploenchit Fair, the closest thing to a British Christmas fair

• 2026 date: Saturday 21 November 2026. Confirmed, and the only confirmed date in this guide.
• Venue: Bangkok Patana School, Sukhumvit 105.
• Organiser: BCTFN, the British Community in Thailand Foundation for the Needy.
• Last edition: 22 November 2025.

This is the big one. It pulls the largest single day crowd of the season, expat and Thai families together, and it runs from mid morning until nine at night, which means you get the daytime fair and the evening version in one visit. Rides and games for children, food and drink stalls, live entertainment, shopping, and proceeds going to the foundation's charitable work.

Practical advice that has not changed in years: arrive early or arrive late, because the middle of the afternoon is when the queues form.

3. The German Christmas Market, Goethe-Institut

• 2026 date: we understand there is no 2026 edition.
• Venue: Goethe-Institut Thailand, Sathorn Soi 1.
• Organisers: the Goethe-Institut together with the Thai-German Cultural Foundation (TDKS). It is not a Goethe-Institut event alone, which is worth knowing if you go looking for announcements.
• Admission: this is a paid event, not a free one. In 2025 it was THB 100 for a single ticket and THB 120 for an adult plus child. Earlier versions of this guide implied free entry, which was wrong.
• Recent editions: 9 to 10 December 2023, 7 to 8 December 2024, and 29 to 30 November 2025 (12:00 to 22:00, with more than 50 booths).

For years this was the one we told people to pick if they could only pick one: a big crowd, real Glühwein, and the closest thing Bangkok had to a proper European market square in December.

We understand there is no 2026 edition. To be straight about where that stands: nothing official has been published either way, and this market is normally only announced in mid October, so the fact that nobody is talking about it in August tells you nothing on its own. We are passing on what we understand to be the case rather than something the organisers have stated publicly, and we will update this page if anything official appears.

If you were counting on it, the nearest equivalents are the European Christmas Market run by Bangkok Accueil at Movenpick BDMS and the Danish Christmas Bazaar at Gaysorn Urban Resort, both further down this list.

4. The Hope Fair, Christmas Edition

• 2026 date: Wednesday 25 November 2026. Expected, and this is one of the stronger patterns in the guide: it has landed on the last Wednesday of November two years running.
• Venue: Rembrandt Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Sukhumvit 18.
• Last edition: Wednesday 26 November 2025, 11:00 to 19:00.

Our favourite of the indoor fairs, and the one we would send you to if you specifically want to buy from makers rather than resellers. The fair brings together over 800 local artisans, entrepreneurs and designers across its editions, with a stated focus on fair trade, artisanal and eco friendly goods, and proceeds going to the Mercy Centre. Past editions have included a carol performance by children from the Mercy Centre and a Santa doing the rounds in the afternoon.

It is air conditioned, which in Bangkok in November is not a small thing. Note that it is a weekday event, so plan a long lunch. The Hope Fair also runs editions outside the Christmas season.

5. European Christmas Market, by Bangkok Accueil

• 2026 date: Sunday 29 November 2026. Expected, but treat this one as a soft guess: we only have one previous edition to reason from.
• Venue: Movenpick BDMS, Wireless Road.
• Organiser: Bangkok Accueil, the French community association.
• Admission: free, according to the organiser's own listing. You may see a THB 1,000 figure quoted elsewhere. That looks like a hotel brunch package rather than market entry.
• Last edition: Sunday 30 November 2025, 10:00 to 17:00, with more than 40 exhibitors.

A proper family programme and the most continental atmosphere on the list. Expect a Christmas tree with gifts collected for children in need, Santa doing his rounds, activities for the kids, live music, and the kind of food stalls that make you sentimental about a hometown you may not have seen in December for a while.

One point of confusion worth clearing up: the French community has historically run two separate Christmas events in Bangkok, one by Bangkok Accueil at Movenpick and a smaller one by the Alliance Francaise on Wireless Road. They are not the same event. We could not find any documented Alliance Francaise Christmas market since 2020, so we cannot confirm it still runs, and we are only mentioning it so you do not go looking for the Movenpick market at the wrong address.

6. Wellington College Magical Christmas Fayre

• 2026 date: Saturday 28 November 2026. Expected, following the last Saturday of November pattern.
• Venue: Wellington College International Bangkok.
• Admission: ticketed. Entry was THB 600 in 2025, with an early bird price of THB 500. No 2026 pricing published yet.
• Last edition: Saturday 29 November 2025, 15:00 to 22:00, with more than 80 stalls.

The biggest of the international school fairs, and the one that most feels like an evening out rather than a school fete: food, drink and holiday merchandise across the stalls, plus a long list of games and activities spread around the campus. It starts mid afternoon and runs into the night, which makes it the best of the school fairs for anyone without children in tow.

7. Bangkok Prep Winter Fair

• 2026 date: a Saturday in late November. Expected.
• Venue: Bangkok Prep.
• Last edition: Saturday 29 November 2025.

Smaller and less publicised than Wellington or Ploenchit, and pleasant for exactly that reason. A school community fair with stalls, food and family activities. Worth a look if you are nearby and want something manageable rather than enormous.

8. ISB Christmas Charity Bazaar

• 2026 date: a Saturday in mid to late November. Expected, but we have no reliable recent date. The last one confirmed by the school itself was Saturday 16 November 2024.
• Venue: Nichada Club, in the Nichada Thani community, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi.

Co organised by International School Bangkok parents, the Health Support Foundation and local volunteers, with proceeds going to charitable projects. It is the community bazaar of the group: more than 65 vendor booths of gifts, crafts and holiday food, plus bake sales. Worth the trip north if you are already on that side of the river, less so as a special journey.

9. SILC Charity Christmas Bazaar

• 2026 date: a weekday in mid November. Expected.
• Venue: Bangkok Patana School.
• Last edition: Tuesday 11 November 2025, 08:00 to 15:30. Worth flagging that this is a weekday daytime event, which earlier versions of this guide got wrong.

Run by the Samutprakarn International Ladies Club, and a genuinely pleasant morning: a good spread of vendors, plenty of cakes, drinks and lunch boxes, music, and a friendly, unhurried atmosphere. Perfect if your weekdays are flexible, impossible if they are not.

10. Harrow International School family fair

• 2026 date: none that we can stand behind.
• Venue: Harrow International School Bangkok.

Harrow runs a family fair organised by Friends of Harrow, made up of parents, staff and students, as one of the school's fundraisers: student performances, a raffle, games and food stalls. We have deliberately removed the date this guide used to carry. When we went looking for a source, every listing we found traced back to our own article, which is not confirmation of anything. Harrow's own page is an undated recap. Check the school's channels for this one.

11. Danish Christmas Bazaar

• 2026 date: Saturday 5 December 2026. Expected, following the first Saturday of December pattern.
• Venue: Gaysorn Urban Resort, 19th floor.
• Organisers: the Danish Women's Network and the Danish Church.
• Admission: free at the last edition.
• Last edition: Saturday 6 December 2025, 11:00 to 18:00, with Santa arriving around 15:00.

The hygge one. It is smaller than the school fairs and better for it: Danish Christmas food and snacks, raffles, children's activities, and a view over the city from the 19th floor. If you want an afternoon that feels like a Christmas gathering rather than a shopping event, this is the pick. Dates and vendor sign ups have historically appeared on their social channels around September.

12. Onederous Christmas Market by Baan Lae Suan, One Bangkok

• 2026 date: roughly 5 to 28 December, 15:00 to 22:00. Expected, based on last season's run.
• Venue: Boulevard of Starlight, One Bangkok.

By run length this is the biggest genuine outdoor Christmas market in Bangkok, and somehow it is the one most guides skip, including earlier versions of ours. It runs for most of December rather than for a single day, it is outdoors in the evening when the weather finally makes sense, and it sits underneath One Bangkok's seasonal display, so you get the market and the lights in the same trip. If you cannot make Ploenchit, make it this.

13. Neilson Hays Library Christmas event

• 2026 date: early December, ticketed. Expected.
• Venue: Neilson Hays Library, Surawong.

A ticketed festive evening in one of the loveliest buildings in Bangkok, and the sort of thing almost no guide bothers to list. Small, atmospheric, bookish, and completely different from a school field full of bouncy castles. Tickets have run around THB 400 to 500 in recent years.

14. Craft Christmas Market, Sukhumvit Soi 23

• 2026 date: roughly 24 to 26 December. Expected.
• Venue: Craft, Sukhumvit Soi 23.

Worth knowing about for one specific reason: it is one of the very few markets in Bangkok that runs on Christmas Day itself. Almost everything else in this guide has packed up by then. If you are in town over Christmas with nothing booked, this is the answer.

15. Bangkok Uncovered and Beyond, at The Sukhothai

• 2026 date: late December, after Christmas. Expected.
• Venue: The Sukhothai Bangkok, Sathorn.
• Last edition: 27 to 28 December 2025, 14:00 to 21:00, free entry.

The hotel turns its garden into a market with a calm, family friendly feel: room to breathe, space for children to run around, and part of the proceeds supporting traditional communities in Bangkok. Note the timing, because we got this wrong before. It runs after Christmas, not before it, so treat it as a lovely afternoon out rather than a place to solve your gift list.

Christmas displays at Bangkok malls, and when they switch on

Not markets in the community sense, but this is where most of Bangkok actually experiences Christmas, and the displays are free. Malls announce their seasons late, usually from the end of October into mid November, so nothing below is confirmed for 2026 yet. What is useful is the pattern: each venue switches on within a few days of the same point every year, and Bangkok's Christmas lights go up much earlier and come down much later than they do in Europe.

One naming quirk that catches people out. Thai malls brand the campaign with the year it finishes in rather than the year it starts. "Disney The Magical Stars 2026" at CentralWorld and "Siam Paragon The Magical Celebration 2026" were both the 2025 season. So when this year's campaigns are announced, expect to see "2027" in the names. If you are searching for a campaign by name, search the following year.

Venue	Last season's run	Pattern
The Mall Bangkapi	6 Nov to 11 Jan	Earliest switch on in the city
Central Embassy	13 Nov to 4 Jan	Mid November
CentralWorld	14 Nov to 6 Jan	Second week of November to the first week of January
One Bangkok	14 Nov to 4 Jan	Mid November
Siam Paragon	17 Nov to 15 Jan	Mid November, and runs the latest of any venue
ICONSIAM	19 Nov to 25 Dec, plus a countdown 27 to 31 Dec	Mid to late November
EM District	20 Nov to 5 Jan	Third week of November
Terminal 21 Asok	2 Dec to 4 Jan	Starts in December, later than everyone else

CentralWorld

The largest festive production in the city, built around an enormous tree in the outdoor square, a themed light installation, live shows and a switch on night that unofficially starts the season in Bangkok. The theme changes every year and is usually revealed a few weeks beforehand. Last season it ran from 14 November to 6 January under a Disney theme, and the year before that the centrepiece was a 40 metre art toy tree. Go on a weekday evening if you want photographs without three thousand people in them.

ICONSIAM

A completely different mood: elegant, riverside, calm. The River Park hosts the tree, which stood 20 metres last season, alongside small artisan booths, local snacks, cultural performances and beautifully arranged lights. Last season ran 19 November to 25 December, with the river countdown following from 27 to 31 December. Go at sunset, when the water picks up the reflections and the skyline becomes part of the display.

One Bangkok

The newest major venue on the circuit and now the one most city guides name first, built around a very large Christmas tree as the centrepiece of a seasonal display that has run from mid November into early January. Last season's edition was called Onederous Christmas, with an Enchanted Pagoda tree, and it is also home to the Baan Lae Suan market listed above, which makes it the strongest single stop of the season: lights and an actual market in the same place.

Siam Paragon

Mid November start and the longest run in the city, going well into January. If you are in Bangkok in the second week of January and want to see Christmas lights that have not already been taken down, this is where they still are.

Central Embassy

Mid November to early January, and worth singling out because its season has included The Greatest Gift Market, an actual shoppable market rather than just a display. Smaller and more design led than the CentralWorld spectacle.

EM District: EmSphere, Emporium and EmQuartier

A Winter Wonderland season running from the third week of November into early January. The three malls have recently kept things more low key than in past years, with decorated atriums rather than large outdoor markets. Still worth a stop at the BTrend floor, which turns into a seasonal pop up zone with tree decorations, gift sets, wrapping supplies, stationery and small handmade ornaments. Good for last minute gifting if you prefer indoor, organised shopping.

Terminal 21 Asok, and MBK

Terminal 21 runs a recurring Christmas Express season that fits the mall's travel theme, and it starts noticeably later than everyone else, typically the first days of December and through to early January. Handy to know if you arrive in late November and wonder why this one looks bare. MBK sometimes runs casual holiday markets in the main hall and walkways, with small Thai vendors, snacks and affordable gift items: more local, more laid back, and where the unexpected finds are.

Which church for Christmas Eve in Bangkok

If what you actually want is midnight Mass rather than a market, Bangkok has real choice, and the churches differ more than you would expect. Some are solemn and formal, some are all about the choir, some feel like a village gathering. Note that most publish their Christmas timetable only in December, so confirm before you travel across town.

Holy Redeemer Church, Ruam Rudi

Roman Catholic. Thai style architecture, warm community spirit, and by far the most English language provision in the city.

• Address: 123/19 Soi Ruam Rudi, Pathum Wan 10330. BTS Phloen Chit, exit 4.
• Regular English mass: Saturday 17:30. Sunday 08:30, 09:45, 11:00 and 17:30. Daily 07:00, 08:00 and 17:30.
• Christmas Eve, 24 December, in English: 17:30 and 23:00.
• Christmas Day, 25 December, in English: 09:45, 11:00 and 17:30.

Those Christmas times are the ones published for a previous year, so verify them for 2026 before you set out. They are a reliable guide to the shape of the day rather than a guarantee.

The church itself is one of the most unusual in the city: a red gabled roof and teak structure built in the style of a northern Thai temple, running a Catholic liturgy. The congregation is a genuine mix of Thai, Filipino and expat families, and the parish usually hosts a small Christmas fair in the days before Christmas. Pick it if you want something spiritual, simple and warm rather than overwhelming, and it is the obvious first choice if you need the service to be in English.

Assumption Cathedral, Bang Rak

Roman Catholic. Grand, formal, historic.

• Address: 57 Oriental Avenue, Bang Rak 10500.
• Regular English mass: Sundays at 10:00.
• Christmas: Midnight Mass with choir. Times are not published in advance, so call the parish on +66 2 234 8556.

The seat of the Catholic faith in Thailand, red brick Gothic, with a soaring interior. Christmas Eve here is solemn and majestic: choir performances, candlelight, the full liturgical ceremony. Pick it if you want a traditional midnight Mass, or if you want to feel part of a centuries old Christian tradition in Thailand.

Christ Church Bangkok, Convent Road

Anglican and Episcopalian. The obvious answer if you are not Catholic and want a service in English.

• Address: 11 Convent Road, Silom.
• Services: in English and Thai.

More than a century old, and somehow left off almost every Bangkok Christmas guide, including previous versions of ours. If your idea of Christmas Eve is carols rather than a Catholic Mass, this is where to go. Christmas timings are not published far ahead, so check with the church in December.

Holy Rosary Church (Kalawar), Talat Noi

Roman Catholic. Romantic, riverside, soft.

• Address: 1318 Yotha Road, Talat Noi, Samphanthawong 10100.

Built by the Portuguese community after the fall of Ayutthaya and one of the oldest churches in the city, with delicate stained glass and gentle lighting. The atmosphere is contemplative rather than grand, and it is a beautiful place for quiet prayer during the candlelit hymns. English language services are not documented here, so treat it as an atmosphere choice rather than a language one.

Santa Cruz Church, Kudi Chin, Thonburi

Catholic. Community based, historic, village feeling.

• Address: near Wat Kanlaya, Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya.

At the heart of the Kudi Chin Portuguese Thai community, where Christianity has been part of daily life for more than 250 years. The whole area feels like a small village tucked inside Bangkok, and getting there by river ferry is half the experience. Expect a local, intimate celebration rather than a spectacle.

Saint Francis Xavier Church, Samsen

Gothic style. Lively parish, strong choir.

• Address: Soi Mitrakham, Samsen, Dusit.

A riverside church with a large, energetic community including many Thai Chinese Christian families. The choir is the highlight of Christmas services here. Pick it if you want a joyful celebration with children and families and beautiful, heartfelt singing.

Hotel Christmas celebrations in Bangkok

Worth knowing about if the markets do not line up with your calendar. A lot of Bangkok's hotels run their own Christmas programmes: children's choirs, festive buffets, tree lighting evenings, Santa appearing under some fairly spectacular decorations, and proceeds often going to local charities. Venues that regularly do this well include The Peninsula, Kimpton Maa-Lai, Park Hyatt, The Sukhothai and The Athenee Hotel.

These rarely get promoted far in advance, and almost never on the big event listings. A phone call or an email to the hotel in early December is genuinely the most reliable way to find out what is on.

If you run one of these venues and you are looking at table gifts, welcome pieces or turndown ornaments rather than another supplier catalogue, that is a conversation we would enjoy having.

If you cannot get to a market, here is where to buy instead

The markets are a handful of dates a year, and they always seem to fall on the one Saturday you already had something on. If you miss them, Bangkok still has plenty of options, from wholesale tinsel by the box in Chinatown to design led pieces on the lifestyle floors of the big malls. We mapped out 20 of them, with what each one actually sells and roughly what you will pay, in our guide to where to buy Christmas ornaments in Bangkok and across Thailand.

And once the box of decorations is home, the order you hang things in matters more than what you bought. We walk through that in our Christmas tree decorating ideas.

FAQ: Christmas markets and festive fairs in Bangkok

Which 2026 Christmas dates in Bangkok are actually confirmed?

One at the time of writing: Ploenchit Fair on Saturday 21 November 2026. Every other date in this guide is an expected date worked out from how the event has run in previous years, and we label it as such each time.

When is Ploenchit Fair 2026?

Saturday 21 November 2026, at Bangkok Patana School on Sukhumvit 105. It is organised by BCTFN, the British Community in Thailand Foundation for the Needy.

When are the rest of the 2026 dates announced?

Most organisers publish from around mid October, with vendor sign ups often opening in September. The German Christmas Market, for example, has historically only been announced in the middle of October. Malls tend to announce from late October into mid November. If you are planning ahead in August or September, use the expected dates in the table above and confirm closer to the time.

Why do Bangkok mall Christmas campaigns have next year in the name?

Because Thai malls brand the campaign with the year it finishes in rather than the year it starts. "Disney The Magical Stars 2026" and "Siam Paragon The Magical Celebration 2026" were both the 2025 Christmas season. So the campaigns launching in November 2026 will most likely carry "2027" in their names. If you are searching for one by name, search the following year.

Are there real European style Christmas markets in Bangkok?

Yes, run by the expat community associations rather than by the city. The European Christmas Market organised by Bangkok Accueil at Movenpick BDMS and the Danish Christmas Bazaar at Gaysorn Urban Resort both recreate a traditional European feel, with festive food, live music and handmade gifts.

Which Christmas markets in Bangkok are best with children?

Ploenchit Fair is the strongest all round choice: rides, games, Father Christmas and a full day of it. The Bangkok Accueil European Christmas Market and the Danish Christmas Bazaar both run children's activities and Santa visits, the Baan Lae Suan market at One Bangkok gives you lights and a market in one evening, and the international school fairs are built around families by definition.

Do Bangkok Christmas markets charge an entry fee?

It varies, and it is worth checking rather than assuming. The Bangkok Accueil market, the Danish Christmas Bazaar and the Sukhothai garden market were all free at their last editions. The German Christmas Market charged THB 100 to 120 in 2025, Wellington charged THB 600 with an early bird price of THB 500, and the Neilson Hays Library event is ticketed. Mall displays are free.

Is any Christmas market in Bangkok open on Christmas Day?

Very few. The Craft Christmas Market on Sukhumvit Soi 23 has run across 24 to 26 December, which makes it one of the only options on the day itself. The Sukhothai's garden market also runs after Christmas rather than before it, usually in the last days of December.

Which churches in Bangkok hold Christmas services in English?

Holy Redeemer on Soi Ruam Rudi has the most extensive English provision, with Christmas Eve English masses at 17:30 and 23:00 and Christmas Day at 09:45, 11:00 and 17:30 in a recent year. Assumption Cathedral in Bang Rak holds an English mass on Sundays at 10:00 and a Midnight Mass with choir. Christ Church Bangkok on Convent Road is Anglican and Episcopalian, with services in English and Thai. Confirm 2026 timings with each church in December.

Where can I buy handmade Christmas ornaments in Bangkok?

At the seasonal fairs if the dates work for you, and online the rest of the time. Bangkok has no permanent handmade ornament shop, so handmade generally means ordering ahead or catching a fair. Our own cotton ornaments are made by Akha women in Chiang Rai and run from THB 159 to THB 269, available online with appointments in Bangkok on weekdays.

One last thought

Christmas in Bangkok is a strange, lovely mix: a giant tree in a shopping district, a choir in a teak church, mulled wine at 30 degrees, and a school field full of families who have all ended up a long way from wherever they grew up. Whichever version you go for, the point is the same one it has always been, which is being in a room with people you like.

We will keep this guide updated as the 2026 dates get confirmed, and move each row from Expected to Confirmed as it lands. If you spot something we have wrong or a fair we have missed, tell us and we will fix it.

And if you would rather not leave your gifts to a Saturday in November, send us your list and we will put a catalogue and a price in front of you.