Go-Go Bar Parties Season is Here!

High season is here and that means it’s also go-go bar parties season in Bangkok.

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

Run by a pair of well-respected and well-liked Frenchmen with decades in Thailand, expect a who’s who of Bangkok’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 Patpong’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 – with no expiration date on bottle tickets – 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 Thailand’s Valentine’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 month’s Full Moon Party at Nana Plaza but it’s β€œfull krathong ahead” 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 β€œgourmet bites”, surprise entertainment acts, Loy Krathong-themed shows and an β€œimmersive, glow-in-the-dark environment”.

More Anniversaries Next Week

The following week sees another monumental milestone: Baccara Soi Cowboy’s 25th Anniversary on Nov. 22. The Neon Alley’s true pioneer – read about its history here – 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 season’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 Year’s parties.

It’s a great time to be in Bangkok’s bars where they try to make it as fun and festive as possible.