Go-Go Bar Parties Season is Here!

High season is here and that means itโ€™s also go-go bar parties season in Bangkok.

After late-Octoberโ€™s blockbuster Billboard Bangkok anniversary and last Thursdayโ€™s wild bossโ€™ birthday at Tycoon AGoGo in Nana Plaza, go-go bar parties season really kicks into high gear this week with Thursdayโ€™s Bada Bing 15th Anniversary Party.

Run by a pair of well-respected and well-liked Frenchmen with decades in Thailand, expect a whoโ€™s who of Bangkokโ€™s bar industry there to offer congratulations on not only surviving, but thriving after a period that saw the Red Shirt riots, the floods of a century, a coup, pandemic and arrest-fueled implosion of Patpongโ€™s bar industry.

Both floors of the Patpong Soi 2 will be open for the first time in years and you can buy 6 bottles of spirits โ€“ with no expiration date on bottle tickets โ€“ for only 6,000 baht. Doors open 8 p.m.

Go-Go Bar Parties Season Continues Nov. 15

Friday night the 15th is Loy Krathong, often described as Thailandโ€™s Valentineโ€™s Day. It can be a hit-and-miss night in the bars, as many ladies may take the night off to be with their boyfriends/husbands/family.

As such, Tycoon has punted on this monthโ€™s Full Moon Party at Nana Plaza but itโ€™s โ€œfull krathong aheadโ€ at Red Dragon and Mandarin in the Plaza and Shark on Soi Cowboy, three places where ladies always dress up and uniforms are a neon mix of holiday traditional and sexy.

There will free โ€œgourmet bitesโ€, surprise entertainment acts, Loy Krathong-themed shows and an โ€œimmersive, glow-in-the-dark environmentโ€.

More Anniversaries Next Week

The following week sees another monumental milestone: Baccara Soi Cowboyโ€™s 25th Anniversary on Nov. 22. The Neon Alleyโ€™s true pioneer โ€“ read about its history here โ€“ Baccara is also French-run and outdone Bada Bing in its resiliency, surviving THREE coups, two years of rioting, an early-oughts Puritanesque crackdown on nightlife under Thaksin plus a fire.

There will be a spit-roast barbecue and other free food plus many rounds to be consumed.

Go-Go Bar Parties Season at Butterflies

A night later in Nana Plaza, the second of the seasonโ€™s three big top-floor parties will kick off at 8 p.m. Nov. 23 with the Butterflies 8th Anniversary bash.

There will be a free pizza buffet and 100 free commemorative drink glasses as gifts. But the highlight of the night will be the Butterflies Babe of the Year pageant, where 70+ gorgeous Butterflies take the stage in hopes of walking away with 35,000 baht in cash and the crown.

The event is always a sellout, so to be sure you get a seat, you can join the Butterflies VIP Club on LINE and preorder two bottles of spirits to get a table.

Go-Go Bar Parties Season Continues in December

If you think November is busy with go-go bar parties, take a gander at the December calendar, which will see the annual Billboard-Butterflies Playmates double party on Dec. 14 and then, of course, the Full Moon, Christmas and New Yearโ€™s parties.

Itโ€™s a great time to be in Bangkokโ€™s bars where they try to make it as fun and festive as possible.