This year’s Masala Wedding Fair & Food Festival, spread across two days at the Thai Chitlada Ballroom at the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, attracted a total of 8,000 visitors—our largest turnout yet!
This year’s event was its most successful iteration thus far, with more vendors attending from India and Thailand, in both fashion and food categories.
Though 6–7 June was not the first Masala Wedding Fair rodeo, an event which has just completed its thirteenth year, it was the second consecutive year for the Masala Wedding Fair & Food Festival.
“Masala Wedding Fair & Food Festival” began last year as a combined effort to bring both the cultural extravaganza of Indian weddings and Indian food (a big part of said weddings) to newcomers and returning guests alike.
Masala Wedding Fair & Food Festival 2026 was also inaugurated by the Ambassador of India to Thailand, H.E. Puneet Agrawal, and his diplomatic spouse, who honoured the occasion by cutting the ribbon, officially opening the festivities to the public.
Special gratitude, of course, also has to be expressed towards our visitors who shopped ’til they dropped, carrying bags filled to the brim with the latest fashion trends or heavyweight jewellery, and sampled the elevenses, whether they were savoury, sweet, or simply sumptuous, from our various food vendors.
Those who prefer adventures in the land of culinary arts were in a personal heaven of their own this year, as the spread at Masala Wedding Fair & Food Festival turned international.
Guests now had the option for fusion cuisine with taquitos from Seoul Food, Mexican fare through GUAC, Indian comfort food from Saras, NILA, Punjab Grill, and Patak’s, and Japanese flavours, both vegetarian and traditional sushi fare, with ISAO and MASU MAKI & Sushi Bar.
Confectionary delights came through Duc De Praslin, GASM Chocolates, The Royals Café, Cookie Cartel, and Marigold by Chef Garima Arora, while guests could also enjoy offerings from Indus, Guilty Bangkok, Fatboy Izakaya, Somsak, and Chit Chaat, among other flavour-packed powerhouses.
There were plenty of Continental options as well, with booths from Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen And Bar, Stoke Fire & Wine, Sunbird Foods, Plant Passion, Kynd Kulture, and Franz & Sons Delicatessen, among other classics.
If you think we have forgotten about the grandiose array of beverages, how could we?
Shopping and slurping on a chilled glass of whatever you fancy is the best way to meander through the booths at the Masala Wedding Fair & Food Festival, and there were plenty of options available.
From quintessentials like Italasia, Suntree Brewing, Inspirador Spirits, Prakaan, and Wine Garage to non-alcoholic comforts like Skål Specialty Coffee and xBloom, there was a drink for every kind of sipper.
Gems and jewellery have quite the stellar reputation amongst the Indian community, and for good reason.
The gems constituency showed up in style with offerings that shimmered from Rawat Jewels, Khanna Jewellers, and Envie Jewellery, to name a few.
Avid shoppers, and those looking to update their wedding (guest or otherwise) wardrobes, found plenty of inspiration. Chhavi Aggarwal, Preevin, Kiaayo, Arab Crab, Intrika, and Suwanee by Sam were just a select few of the options from where guests could shop.
For those looking for some entertainment, the Masala Wedding Fair & Food Festival had something for everyone.
For those looking to bust a move (or watch those doing it), Adaa by Aashna’s adorable dances had the entire audience cooing, while Dolly Gupta’s flashmob and hookstep challenge had those in the front interacting for a fun, choreography-filled set, amongst other dancing ingenues.
This year also saw a wide variety of DJs, from DJ Ranveer’s and DJ Prabh’s energetic sets to a more fusion-filled flourish with Ayush Madan and DVibe featuring Pardesi, employing the use of tabla rhythms to accompany their electronic beats.
If you prefer your sounds a little more acoustic, our singers this year showed up in full form.
Debeshi and Guru crooned soulful tunes, taking the audience back to the heydays of 1960s and 1970s Bollywood, while Sahiba Arora and Reha Khurana touched our hearts with their renditions of pop classics, both Bollywood and Billboard.
Indeed, it wouldn’t be a celebration of the big, fat Indian wedding without revelries in every aspect, from the jewellery and the fashion to the performances and the decadent spread of food.
Cheers to a successful two days, and see you again next year!