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Swing from Paris Christmas Special at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall
Fri 5 Dec 25
Westbury on Trym Village Hall, Eastfield Road, Westbury on Trym BS9 4AG
Swing from Paris Christmas Special: an evening of Parisian-flavoured music and cosy festive jazz
“intelligent, interesting and inventive” THE JAZZ...
Bristol care homes welcome community for festive fun
Sat 29 Nov 25
Yate BS37 7ER
Two care homes in Bristol are embracing the yuletide season by opening their doors for special reminiscence events...
A Christmas Carol
Sat 29 Nov 25
Redgrave Theatre, Percival Rd, Clifton BS8 3LE
Bah, humbugs! Bristol Old Vic Theatre School return to the Redgrave Theatre with a theatrical feast
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a few carols,...
The Best Of Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, QOTSA) - Bristol
Fri 28 Nov 25
Golden Lion, Bristol BS7 8NZ
Foo Fighters | Nirvana | QOTSA
The Best Of Grohl is the ultimate rock show dedicated to legendary rock icon Dave Grohl...
Recorder concert
Fri 28 Nov 25
St. Andrew's Methodist Church, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS
Blockflute Band, in conjunction with Bristol branch of the Society of Recorder Players, conducted by Richard Little, play music from the 16th to 21st...
Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight
Thu 27 Nov 25
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol BS1 5TJ
Step into the warm glow of candlelight this festive season and experience the magic of Christmas through the timeless beauty of classical music, set...
Avon Gorge Rock Climbing Experience
Sun 23 Nov 25
Seawalls Rd, Bristol BS9 1PG
AVON GORGE ROCK CLIMBING EXPERIENCES
These thrilling half day rock climbing experiences can be enjoyed by everyone from beginners/novices to the...
The Decadent Rabbit Cabaret
Thu 20 Nov 25
Circomedia, Portland Square, St Paul's BS2 8SJ
A Decadent Rabbit Production | For ages 18+ only
The Rabbit’s in town again! More decadent, witty and astonishing than ever!...
Avon Gorge Rock Climbing Experience
Sat 15 Nov 25
Seawalls Rd, Bristol BS9 1PG
AVON GORGE ROCK CLIMBING EXPERIENCES
These thrilling half day rock climbing experiences can be enjoyed by everyone from beginners/novices to the...
Instant Wit
Sat 15 Nov 25
The Kelvin Players Theatre, 253b Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8NY
The best in improvised comedy - welcome to an evening of songs, gags and general silliness – all of it based on audience suggestions...
Well Done, Mummy Penguin
Sat 15 Nov 25
Circomedia, Portland Square, St Paul's BS2 8SJ
‘Mummy is good at swimming,‘ says Little Penguin. ‘She’ll be back home soon, won’t she?’
‘She sure will,’ says Daddy Penguin...
Mediumship Evening with BERNIE SCOTT in Hanham
Mon 10 Nov 25
Hanham Community Centre
Hanham
Bristol BS15 3EJ
Join us for a wonderful Evening of Mediumship with renowned Psychic Medium Bernie Scott.
The night will be filled with love and upliftment as Bernie...
Thornbury Round Table Fireworks 2025
Sat 8 Nov 25
Mundy Playing Fields, Thornbury BS35 1NA
Our Community Fireworks event to raise money for local good causes and charities returns in 2025. Hosted by Thornbury Round Table, sponsored by Wards...
October Half-Term Art Workshops
Mon 27 Oct 25
186 Henleaze road BS9 4NE
Final spaces for October Half-Term Art Workshops at art-K Henleaze
186 Henleaze Rd, Bristol BS9 4NE
Join us for full-day and...
VOLT Circus Scratch Night
Thu 23 Oct 25
Circomedia, Portland Square, St Paul's BS2 8SJ
VOLT is a regional circus scratch night, creating an opportunity for circus artists to share work-in-progress pieces in a professional environment...
Instant Wit
Fri 17 Oct 25
Alma Tavern Theatre, Alma Vale Rd BS8 2HY
The best in improvised comedy - welcome to an evening of songs, gags and general silliness – all of it based on audience suggestions...
Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Sat 11 Oct 25
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol BS1 5TJ
Experience an enchanting evening of classical music bathed in the gentle glow of candlelight set in the awe-inspiring beauty of Bristol Cathedral...
Join our choir in Yate for a FREE taster session
Wed 1 Oct 25
St Nicholas Church, 2 Chargrove, Abbotswood, Yate BS37 4LG
If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!...
Flamenco Orígenes
Sun 28 Sep 25
St George’s Bristol, Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol BS1 5RR
Join this exceptional group of traditional flamenco artists as they journey from one continent to the next exploring artistic expressions, delving...
Badapple Theatre Company present 'Crumbs' for Thornbury Arts Festival
Sat 27 Sep 25
Porch House, Christ the King Church, 11 Castle Street, Thornbury BS35 1HA
Badapple Theatre return once more with the long-awaited comedy, clowning and live baking sequel to their groundbreaking hit show The Daily...
Circus Extreme
Fri 26 Sep 25
Durdham Downs
Stoke Road BS9 1FG
CIRCUS EXTREME PRESENTS: “ROCK IT OUT” – A GROUNDBREAKING NEW SHOW FUSING LIVE ROCK MUSIC AND DEATH-DEFYING STUNTS!...
Join our choir in Yate for a FREE taster session
Wed 24 Sep 25
St Nicholas Church, 2 Chargrove, Abbotswood, Yate BS37 4LG
If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!...
The Quirky Wedding Fayre at Bristol Beacon
Sun 21 Sep 25
Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street BS1 5AR
?Alternative wedding fairs for rule-breakers & rebels!?
Ready to shake up wedding planning? Welcome to The Quirky Wedding Fayre, the ultimate...
Salem Methodist Church, Watley's End
Sat 20 Sep 25
Factory Road, Winterbourne, Bristol BS36 1QL
Heritage Open Day: An opportunity to explore the historical Salem Methodist Church with links to John Wesley. Refreshments available...
William Champion's Garden & Grotto
Sat 20 Sep 25
Warmley House - Carpark, Tower Road North, Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XN
Heritage Open Day: Discover the world's only grotto with a microclimate pool ringed by six Grotesque Faces carved into the walls, built from...
University of Bristol, Botanic Gardens Open Day and Tours
Sat 20 Sep 25
University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol BS9 1JG
Heritage Open Day: Discover the stories of plants at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. Entry to the University of Bristol Botanic Garden will...
Community Open Doors Event
Sat 20 Sep 25
Circomedia, Portland Square, St Paul's BS2 8SJ
Come along to this free, family-friendly day in our home at St. Paul’s Church and enjoy a range of interactive activities...
Community Open Doors Event
Sat 20 Sep 25
Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ
Heritage Open Day: Come along to this free, festival themed family-friendly day in our home at St. Paul’s Church and enjoy a range of interactive...
Yate International Festival
Sat 20 Sep 25
Church Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 5BG
Heritage Open Day: Yate International Festival
Bringing together people with a celebration of Music, Dance and Food The Yate International Festival...
Glenside Hospital Museum
Sat 20 Sep 25
Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, Bristol BS16 1DD
Heritage Open Day: Glenside Hospital Museum, housed in a former 1881 asylum church, explores the history and evolving treatment of mental illness...
Hidden Histories at Keynsham Durley Hill Cemetery
Sat 20 Sep 25
Keynsham Cemetery, Durley Hill,, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2AJ
Heritage Open Day: Keynsham Durley Hill Cemetery is both a peaceful Victorian burial ground and the location of a major Roman archaeological site...
Church of St. Luke the Evangelist, Brislington: Open church and tower tours
Sat 20 Sep 25
Church Parade, Brislington, Bristol BS4 4LS
Heritage Open Day: Come and see our 15th century Grade II* listed church set in the centre of the Brislington Conservation Area...
University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building Tower Tours
Sat 20 Sep 25
Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1RJ
Heritage Open Day: Take a tour of the Wills Memorial Building. See behind the grand facade and experience the splendour of this building...
University of Bristol, EarthArt Open Gallery
Sat 20 Sep 25
Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1RJ
Heritage Open Day: Visitors are invited to step inside the School of Earth Sciences EarthArt Gallery to explore the current exhibition ‘Collapsing...
Signal Box and Community Garden, Warmley
Sat 20 Sep 25
Warmley Signal Box, High Street, Warmley, Bristol BS15 4ND
Heritage Open Day: This Grade II-listed Midland Railway Signal Box will be open for visitors. It has recently been restored to mirror how it would...
Autumn Ceilidh Night
Fri 19 Sep 25
Circomedia, Portland Square, St Paul's BS2 8SJ
Looking for a night out with a twist? Join us for an energetic Ceilidh Night at Circomedia in partnership with Bowreed...
Tyntesfield
Thu 18 Sep 25
Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Bristol BS48 1NX
Heritage Open Day: Join us in celebrating Heritage Open Days on 18 - 20 September and enjoy free entry to Tyntesfield, an ornate Victorian Gothic...
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience @ Bristol
Wed 17 Sep 25
Novotel Bristol Centre, Victoria Street, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6HY
Celebrating 50 years of Fawlty Towers, this ‘fresh comic invention’ (British Comedy Guide) continues to reign supreme as the longest-running and most...
St Annes Church Syston Bristol
Tue 16 Sep 25
St Annes Church, Gibbs Lane, Syston, Bristol BS16 9LT
Heritage Open Day: St Annes Church Gibbs Lane Syston will be open for Heritage Open Days. Believed to have been completed around 1100 it has fine...
Keynsham Methodism in the footsteps of the Wesley's
Mon 15 Sep 25
Charlton Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2JA
Heritage Open Day: Explore, see and listen to the history of Methodism from the 18th century to today...
Kings Weston House Open Day
Sun 14 Sep 25
Kings Weston House, Kings Weston Lane, Kingsweston, Bristol BS11 0UR
Heritage Open Day: Visit Bristol's Grade I Listed Baroque mansion and explore the Georgian interiors of the magnificent home of the Lords de...
Winterbourne Parish Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Winterbourne Parish Church, Church Lane, Winterbourne BS36 1SE
Heritage Open Day: A medieval church forever renewed provides examples of many styles of architecture, right up to the present day...
Electric Wonderland? Women and the 1930s Modern Home by Sarah Yates
Sat 13 Sep 25
M Shed, Princes Wharf, Bristol BS1 4RN
Heritage Open Day: Join the Women's Engineering Society as they continue the Electric Dreams Festival celebrating the formation of the...
Electric Dreams - Walking Tour
Sat 13 Sep 25
M Shed, Princes Wharf, Bristol BS1 4RN
Heritage Open Day: Join the Women's Engineering Society follow in the footsteps of the Electrical Association for Women (EAW) formed in 1924...
Frenchay Unitarian Chapel
Sat 13 Sep 25
Unitarian Chapel, Beckspool Road, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1ND
Heritage Open Day: Frenchay Unitarian Chapel is one of the oldest purpose-built ‘dissident’ chapels in the country, built 1691...
Brandy Bottom Colliery
Sat 13 Sep 25
Brandy Bottom Colliery, A4174, Coxgrove Hill, Pucklechurch BS16 9NL
Heritage Open Day: A guided tour round the remains of the surface buildings of a 19th Century coal mine, which are in the process of being conserved...
Arnos Vale Cemetery
Sat 13 Sep 25
West Lodge, Bath Road, Arnos Vale, Bristol BS4 3EW
Heritage Open Day: Explore historic chapels, lodges, and the crypt, all open to the public as part of Heritage Open Days...
John Wesley's New Room: Discover Gorgeous Architecture
Sat 13 Sep 25
36 The Horsefair, Bristol BS1 3JE
Heritage Open Day: Discover architectural and special highlights from our archives with our Head of Collections...
Julian Trust Night Shelter
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Night Shelter, 16 Little Bishop Street, Bristol BS2 9JF
Heritage Open Day: The former site of the St Pauls Brewery and sugar house now the home of the Julian Trust Night Shelter that provides meals and...
St Mary's Henbury
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Mary's, Church Close, Henbury BS10 7QF
Heritage Open Day: St Mary the Virgin is Henbury's only parish church. Come and be amazed by its rich beauty...
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Things to do around Bristol
Bristol, a vibrant city in the southwest of England, offers a plethora of activities for a memorable day out. Whether you're interested in history, outdoor adventures, or cultural experiences, Bristol has something to suit every taste. Let's explore some of the best things to do in Bristol:
1. Clifton Suspension Bridge:
- Start your day by visiting the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, this 75-meter-high bridge spans the Avon Gorge and offers breathtaking views of the city and the River Avon. Take a leisurely walk across the bridge and admire its engineering marvel.
2. Explore Clifton Village:
- After crossing the bridge, explore the charming Clifton Village. Wander through its cobbled streets, boutique shops, and historic buildings. Stop for a coffee or indulge in some retail therapy.
3. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery:
- Immerse yourself in art and history at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Explore its diverse collections, including ancient artifacts, fine art, and natural history exhibits. Don't miss the Egyptian mummies and the stunning Edwardian architecture.
4. Harbourside Walk:
- Take a leisurely stroll along the Harbourside. Admire the colorful boats, street art, and historic warehouses. Visit the M Shed, a museum showcasing Bristol's maritime heritage and industrial past.
5. SS Great Britain:
- Step aboard the SS Great Britain, Brunel's famous steamship. Explore its decks, cabins, and engine rooms. Learn about its fascinating history as the world's first ocean-going iron ship.
6. Bristol Zoo Gardens:
- If you're traveling with family, visit the Bristol Zoo Gardens. Discover a wide variety of animals, from lemurs to lions. The zoo also focuses on conservation and education.
7. Street Art Tour in Stokes Croft:
- Bristol is renowned for its street art. Join a guided tour in Stokes Croft, where you'll find vibrant murals, graffiti, and political statements. Learn about famous artists like Banksy and their impact on the city.
8. Lunch at St. Nicholas Market:
- Head to St. Nicholas Market for a diverse culinary experience. Sample international cuisine, from falafel wraps to Caribbean jerk chicken. The market also hosts craft stalls and vintage shops.
9. Bristol Cathedral:
- Visit the Bristol Cathedral, a stunning Gothic masterpiece. Admire its intricate stained glass windows, medieval architecture, and peaceful cloisters. Attend a choral evensong if you can.
10. Brunel's Other Projects:
- Explore other Brunel-designed landmarks, such as the SS Great Britain, Bristol Temple Meads Station, and the Clifton Observatory. Brunel's influence is woven into the fabric of Bristol.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in history, art, or simply enjoying the city's vibrant atmosphere, Bristol promises an unforgettable day out!
:
1. Clifton Suspension Bridge:
- Start your day by visiting the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, this 75-meter-high bridge spans the Avon Gorge and offers breathtaking views of the city and the River Avon. Take a leisurely walk across the bridge and admire its engineering marvel.
2. Explore Clifton Village:
- After crossing the bridge, explore the charming Clifton Village. Wander through its cobbled streets, boutique shops, and historic buildings. Stop for a coffee or indulge in some retail therapy.
3. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery:
- Immerse yourself in art and history at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Explore its diverse collections, including ancient artifacts, fine art, and natural history exhibits. Don't miss the Egyptian mummies and the stunning Edwardian architecture.
4. Harbourside Walk:
- Take a leisurely stroll along the Harbourside. Admire the colorful boats, street art, and historic warehouses. Visit the M Shed, a museum showcasing Bristol's maritime heritage and industrial past.
5. SS Great Britain:
- Step aboard the SS Great Britain, Brunel's famous steamship. Explore its decks, cabins, and engine rooms. Learn about its fascinating history as the world's first ocean-going iron ship.
6. Bristol Zoo Gardens:
- If you're traveling with family, visit the Bristol Zoo Gardens. Discover a wide variety of animals, from lemurs to lions. The zoo also focuses on conservation and education.
7. Street Art Tour in Stokes Croft:
- Bristol is renowned for its street art. Join a guided tour in Stokes Croft, where you'll find vibrant murals, graffiti, and political statements. Learn about famous artists like Banksy and their impact on the city.
8. Lunch at St. Nicholas Market:
- Head to St. Nicholas Market for a diverse culinary experience. Sample international cuisine, from falafel wraps to Caribbean jerk chicken. The market also hosts craft stalls and vintage shops.
9. Bristol Cathedral:
- Visit the Bristol Cathedral, a stunning Gothic masterpiece. Admire its intricate stained glass windows, medieval architecture, and peaceful cloisters. Attend a choral evensong if you can.
10. Brunel's Other Projects:
- Explore other Brunel-designed landmarks, such as the SS Great Britain, Bristol Temple Meads Station, and the Clifton Observatory. Brunel's influence is woven into the fabric of Bristol.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in history, art, or simply enjoying the city's vibrant atmosphere, Bristol promises an unforgettable day out!