10APR

For Real Life?! Bluey and Bingo are coming to Avon Valley Adventure Park

This May Bank Holiday, the Australian puppy children’s characters will be delighting visitors of all ages (including four legged ones) at the park. Bluey and Bingo will be appearing at Avon Valley Adventure Park from Saturday 4 until...

10APR

Bristol's best indie film screenings for April

Bristol is one of UNESCO’s Cities of Film – awarded the accolade for its unique film heritage, it points to the fact that Bristol is filled with great minds and inspiring innovators who led cinema and the moving image to what it is today. So,...

10APR

First wave of traders announced for debut Feast On food festival

Sure to prove a popular event with Bristol foodies, Feast On will take over The Downs in July – showcasing the very best of the city’s burgeoning food scene. Feast On Festival runs from Friday 26 until Sunday 28 July 2024. With...

10APR

Another multi-award-winning musical is coming to Bristol in 2025

The “sexiest musical ever” (Metro) is back as opulent smash hit musical Chicago heads out on a massive tour of the UK and Ireland across 2024 and 2025. Chicago runs at The Bristol Hippodrome from Monday 19 until Saturday 24 May...

10APR

National treasure Carol Vorderman is bringing a new show to Bristol

The former Countdown star will tell the inspiring story of her journey from television’s mental arithmetic queen to political activist. Carol Vorderman’s ‘Out of Order’ will hit Bristol Old Vic on Sunday 15 September...

9APR

THIS WEEK: Bristol artists come together to support worldwide medical aid

This one-off night of music, sound healing, poetry and film will be hosted amongst the beautiful surroundings of The Mount Without. The Mount Without will host ‘Sacred Frequencies’ this Thursday 11 April 2024. ‘Sacred...

9APR

Musicians from both sides of the Atlantic to unite at Bristol Beacon this summer

More than 230 musicians from the Chorus of Westerly from Rhode Island, USA, City of Bristol Choir and Bath Philharmonia will perform together on the same stage in July. The Summer Choral Spectacular will take over Bristol Beacon’s...

9APR

Brunel's Birthday: six of his best local works

Happy birthday to Isambard Kingdom Brunel! In celebration of the extolled engineer, we’ve put together a list of some of his greatest local works in and around Bristol. Isambard Kingdom Brunel – he is a bard of engineering, a...

9APR

Celebrate Bristol’s revolutionary spirit and fight for your rights with Bristol Radical History Festival

The 6th annual Bristol Radical History Festival is set to return next weekend, April 20 – and it’s twice as big as before. “Any movement which is ignorant of its own history is a prisoner of other people’s history....

9APR

What’s on: May at O2 Academy

One of the prime destinations for some of the biggest acts from the UK and abroad, the O2 Academy Bristol is one of the city's most popular venues for students and native Bristolians alike. From drag extravaganzas to cover stars, an electronic...

9APR

Buy tickets to Bristol’s biggest Summer events!

Spring is well and truly upon us and attention is starting to turn towards sunnier days and Bristol’s wonderful summer festival programme! With tickets already flying out the door for some of the city’s biggest parties –...

8APR

Extra dates have been added for Rhod Gilbert’s visit to Bristol – and it’s selling quickly

Rhod Gilbert, the comedic colossus of Carmarthen, has announced a new tour date in response to the wild response to his visit to the Beacon this December. As previously announced, Rhod Gilbert will perform his new show ‘Rhod Gilbert...

8APR

Bristol Film Festival collaborate with TEDxBristol for an extra special screening

This Thursday, this ‘Future On Film’ event will see both a screening of the Oscar-winning sci-fi thriller Ex Machina and a fascinating introductory talk. TEDxBristol’s Future On Film: Ex Machina event will take place at...

8APR

Wells Stone Carving Festival returns this Early May Bank Holiday

Six years after it first launched in the UK’s smallest cathedral city, the Wells Stone Carving Festival is returning to The Bishop’s Barn. Wells Stone Carving Festival runs from Saturday 4 until Monday 6 May 2024. Stone...

8APR

A punky adaptation of John Gay’s banned opera is on this week

Polly, the banned sequel to John Gay’s famous Beggar’s Opera, is coming to The Wardrobe Theatre starting this Friday. The Beggar’s Opera is John Gay’s famous 1728 opera, sometimes referred to as the most popular play...

8APR

Six Bristol vintage shops you need to try

Bristol is oft-renowned for the style of it’s citizens – funky, idiosyncratic fits that speak volumes about the creative and independent spirit of the people wearing them. Something else Bristolians often care deeply about is sustainability...

8APR

Not long now to catch the Wildlife Photographer of the Year displayed in Bristol

There’s only a couple of weeks left to witness 100 stunning photographs showcasing the extraordinary diversity of the natural world and the fragility of wildlife on our planet. Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 is showing at Bristol...

5APR

Punk journalist John Robb announces very special guest for the Bristol leg of his tour

Ahead of his upcoming UK tour, ‘Do You Believe In The Power of Rock N Roll’, the former member of The Membranes has announced some special guests who will be joining him. John Robb will appear at Bristol Folk House on Park Street...