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4OCT

More than 75% of tickets have gone for Forbidden World’s The Big Scream!

With less than two weeks to go until Bristol’s largest repertory genre film festival returns with a selection of ‘popcorn horrors’, fear fanatics should act quick to secure entry.   Forbidden World’s The Big Scream...
4OCT

Bristol Zoo Project has all the ingredients for a fun-filled Halloween

Bristol Zoo Project, formerly The Wild Place, are welcoming all the family through their gates later this month for a special ‘Howl-oween’ event.   Howl-oween runs at Bristol Zoo Project from Saturday 21 October until Sunday 5...
3OCT

Bristol’s top fringe comedy venue launches into an explosive Autumn season

The Room Above, a comedy venue located in the White Bear pub on St Michael’s Hill, is stepping up their game for the Autumn season. The Room Above is one of the most exciting comedy venues in Bristol at the moment, serving diverse slices of...
3OCT

Ed Gamble to bring his brand-new show to Bristol next year

Already scheduled to appear at The Bristol Hippodrome later this month with his and James Acaster’s chart topping podcast Off Menu, Gamble will return in 2024 with his own show, ‘Hot Diggity Dog’.   Ed Gamble will perform...
3OCT

The Cube are hosting a bumper 25 hour 25th birthday party this weekend

Join in the celebrations for one of Bristol’s most vital creative spaces as The Cube Microplex announce a silver themed anniversary like no other.   The Cube Microplex’s 25th Birthday 25 Hour Party will begin at 12 PM on Saturday...
2OCT

Tickets on sale Friday for legendary Madchester band’s Bristol show

‘24 Hour Party People’ stars Happy Mondays will be dropping by Bristol in March as part of their recently announced run of shows for 2024, billed as ‘The Been There Done That Tour’.   Happy Mondays will play O2 Academy...
2OCT

A celebration of clay and ceramics is coming to Centrespace next month

Bristol Clay, a group of ceramicists from across Bristol’s diverse and innovative ceramics scene, are hosting a group exhibition of their work at Centrespace Gallery this November.   Pottery is one of the most ancient technologies in...
2OCT

Halloween in Bristol 2023: 3 massive pumpkin patches just outside Bristol

October is upon us and that means that it’s time to ready a wheelbarrow and take to the fields in and around Bristol to pick your perfect pumpkin.   If you want to do Halloween right this year then why not get you and the family down...
29SEP

First wave of acts announced for the third edition of Outer Town Festival

Returning to Old Market once again in 2024, this multi-venue music extravaganza is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever with massive acts and a brand-new central hub.   Outer Town Festival will run across 8 Old Market venues throughout...
29SEP

IDLES frontman to perform special DJ set at Propyard’s Hoptoberfest

Taking place in November, Bristolian hop heads should prepare themselves for an action-packed weekend of steins, bratwurst, Bavarian banter and banging tunes.   Hoptoberfest runs at Propyard, Feeder Road on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 November...
29SEP

Next week is your final chance to catch a world-famous circus on The Downs

Running in Bristol until next Sunday, Circus Extreme’s critically acclaimed world tour has been five years in the making and features some of the world’s top circus performers.   Circus Extreme runs on Durdham Downs, Clifton until...
28SEP

eat:Bedminster is back this weekend featuring more than 50 food and drink stalls!

Taking over BS3’s East Street this Saturday, eat:Bedminster will showcase the very best local food and drink produce alongside the neighbourhood’s exceptional hospitality.   eat:Bedminster will take over East Street between 10...
28SEP

Carnifølk return next week for a second season of unique episodic theatre

The second season of ‘Carving’s Carnival’ will once more be hosted biweekly at The Volunteer Tavern, once more transporting audiences to a magical realm through immersive theatre.   Carnifølk presents: Carving's...
28SEP

Take That announce details of Bristol show with Olly Murs supporting

Tickets for Take That's return to Ashton Gate Stadium next year are sure to prove immensely popular when they go on sale tomorrow morning.   Take That will play Ashton Gate Stadium in South Bristol on Saturday 8 June 2024.   Last...
27SEP

Super early bird tickets go on sale this Friday for one of Bristol’s biggest festivals

Following a wildly successful 2023 edition, Love Saves The Day will return to Ashton Court Estate on the May Bank Holiday weekend with first release tickets available from Friday.   Love Saves The Day runs at Ashton Park Estate across Saturday...
27SEP

Buzz band Yard Act to play Bristol as part of their 2024 ‘Dream Job Tour’

Following the release of standalone single ‘The Trench Coat Museum’ in the Summer, the Leeds post punk outfit have announced a mammoth run of UK and European dates in Spring 2024.   Yard Act will play O2 Academy Bristol on Saturday...
27SEP

October sees Watershed celebrate Berlin On Film with a new weekly series

Running every Sunday (and one special weekend) throughout October, Out Of The Rubble: Berlin On Film focuses on cinema from the post First World War period until the fall of the Berlin Wall.   Part of Bristol Ideas’ 2023 Festival of...
26SEP

Simple Things Festival announces music programme for its grand return in 2024

Back to the venues of Bristol for the first time since 2019 in February, this weeklong programme of shows will culminate in a jam-packed Saturday of night and day events.   Simple Things 2023 will take over Bristol’s city centre between...