9 things to do this week in Bristol
Posted on: 01 Sep 2020Get ready for a coffee festival, Bristol Pride and a citywide exhibition featuring St Pauls Adventure Playground.
Happy September! Whilst it's been an odd summer, it's certainly not over yet.
This week, more venues in Bristol will start to welcome back visitors, and three festivals will take place digitally.
Live performance is now firmly back on the menu, and a brand-new exhibition co-created by the Director of Skins will launch.
With so much going on, we'd thought to put it all into a neat list. Here's nine things to do this week in Bristol.
View a citywide photographic exhibition
For the past year, children who play at local community hub St Pauls Adventure Playground have been taking pictures and creating artwork as part of a photo-club with Bristol based artist Esther May Campbell.
This month, work produced by the club will be displayed on poster boards across Bristol, as well at the Playground itself, in an 'enlightening and inspiring' immersive exhibition.
The exhibition, titled SCRAPBOOK, features large-scale black and white images and aims to bring scenes of play and joy back to Bristol's streets.
See the exhibition at St Pauls Adventure Playground this weekend, from Friday 4 September until Sunday 6 September. Read more. .jpg "Photo: Esther May Campell")
See magic and comedy collide at Smoke & Mirrors
Tucked away in the heart of Bristol's theatre district, you'll find Smoke and Mirrors: a boutique magic and comedy theatre.
Inside, discover stellar standup from both emerging and established comedians, live music, plus weekly performances where comedy and magic collide.
Following an extended closure due to COVID-19, the pub and theatre space is finally reopening this week, on Thursday 3 September.
Grab a ticket for one of the venue's first performnaces since the lockdown began way back in March.
Celebrate Bristol Pride
Due to the impact of COVID-19, Bristol Pride is moving online for 2020. The celebration starts today, Tuesday 1 September.
Until Friday 11 September, a series of free, virtual fringe events will be streamed via Bristol Pride's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
And then, on Saturday 12 September, the celebration will culminate with a Virtual Pride Day and Parade.
This week, you can enjoy Bristol Pride's Poetry Night, a virtual Gaming Day and a Family Day, plus loads more. Find out more. 
Watch a film at Watershed
Arts venue, café bar and arthouse cinema Watershed reopens today, Tuesday 1 September.
The venue is running a 'Films That Love Cinema' season from Thursday 3 September to Sunday 13 September, with films that are "at their best seen in the unique shared experience of a darkened cinema."
A range of people can get £5 cinema tickets at Watershed, so head over to the website to see if you're eligible..jpg "Watershed")
Enjoy Breaking Bread's first Comedy Club
In a groundbreaking collaboration between Bristol chefs and leading hospitality businesses, Breaking Bread is a pop-up restaurant and pub garden on the Downs, Clifton.
It's a socially-distanced tipi village, boasting 60 covered dining spaces and two, alfresco café/pub gardens.
The pub garden, The Pipe & Lovers, is a collaboration between The Love Inn and The Pipe & Slippers, two long-established indie pubs in the Stokes Croft.
This week, Breaking Bread will host its very first Comedy Club, with the help of popular local comic Mark Olver. There's a few tickets left.
Have a cuppa with The Coffee House Project
Online masterclasses, talks and yoga: get ready for the first-ever digital version of The Coffee House Project (CHP).
Usually, The Coffee House Project unites local coffee fans for a two-day, caffeine-fuelled festival at The Passenger Shed.
But due to COVID-19, this year's (physical) celebration has been called off.
Instead, CHP will deliver a digital event this weekend, between Saturday 5 September and Sunday 6 September. Find out more.
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Listen to local music with Jelli Fest
Bristol-based record label, Jelli Records, is hosting a virtual festival on Sunday 6 September.
Between 13:00 and 20:00, see more than 25 local artists perform live stream. See the full lineup on Facebook.
Say goodbye to Blue Mountain
Last month, Blue Mountain’s owners confirmed the beloved club is closing to make way for new developments.
The Stokes Croft venue has been open since 1992, but it is set to close this month.
So, why not head down to bid farewell to the local drum and bass institution?
This week, among its few final event listings, Blue Mountain is hosting a late-night silent disco and an indoor, seated rave.
Visit the club on Facebook for more information and tickets.
Enjoy live music inside the St George's Gardens
In recent weeks, St George's has hosted socially distant performances in its gardens.
Haven't had a chance to visit yet? Well, you're in luck. Two artists will perform inside the St George's Gardens this week, on Thursday and Friday.
On Thursday 3 September, join acclaimed acoustic multi-instrumental trio Three Cane Whale as they play tracks from their latest release, 303, and from their extensive back catalogue.
And on Friday 4 September, visit to watch an ensemble of Welsh National Opera musicians perform classical works, including that of Mozart and Puccini. Read more.
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