Trip to Read Fest: Reading Journey at Hua Lamphong Station

Join us for a group visit to Bangkok's "Read Fest", billed as the perfect way to jump back into reading for joy in the New Year.

We will meet at Hua Lamphong Railway Station (edit: exact meeting point: EXIT 3 of HUA LAMPHONG MRT) at 3pm and then start wandering at around 3:10pm and explore the event together,

The cost to attend is free. If you'd like to say thank you to the host for organising Bangkok Book Club, then feel free to check out our Buy Me a Coffee page: buymeacoffee.com/bkkhobbycollective

Here's what TimeOut says about the event:

Start the year by giving your bookshelf a gentle refresh at Read Fest, a reading festival that treats books as shared pleasures rather than homework. The fair returns with a programme designed to suit every age, encouraging families to wander, linger and discover titles they didn’t know they needed. This edition follows the theme Reading Journey, unfolding inside Hua Lamphong Station, a place already shaped by departures, arrivals and quiet anticipation. Words travel well here. Across the festival, conversations sit alongside live music, hands-on workshops, exhibitions and an art and craft market that invites slow browsing. A dedicated Reading Space turns the station hall into an open library, welcoming anyone to sit with a book for as long as they like. It feels relaxed and generous, reminding visitors that reading doesn’t need rules, just time, curiosity and a comfortable place to pause.