Night of garage rock, post-punk and noise rock headlined by DITZ, Enola Gay and Iguana Death Cult at St George's Bristol.
Fourth edition of the pop-punk festival at Exchange, with Danny Wright as Blink-182 and RIVIA as Green Day, plus Paramore, Simple Plan and Bring Me The Horizon.
Subtitled screening of the French holiday slasher 'Dial Code Santa Claus' presented by Bristol Bad Film Club with an introduction from its member Ti Singh.
Screening of the extended American cut of Hammer's 'Cash on Demand' (1961), Peter Cushing's heist thriller adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol', with an introduction from Film Noir UK.
Interactive workshop with OnaStories using VR, AR and immersive reality to bring Africa's liberation history to life, part of Afrika Eye 2026.
The Gary Crosby Quintet celebrate the jazz legacy of Charles Mingus with Mingus Moves, featuring classics from his 1973 album.
A family-friendly Nature Salon led by Professor Michael Benton and Mary Colwell, exploring modern scientific understanding of dinosaurs beyond the image of monsters.
A philosophy salon exploring existentialism as therapy, featuring Emmy van Deurzen, Julian Baggini and Jonathan Webber.
Joe Sims, Jade Marvin, Tom Major and Naomi Pacquette star in the 2026 Bristol Hippodrome pantomime Sleeping Beauty, produced by Crossroads Pantomimes.
A workshop to create expressive photo-chemical drawings using traditional darkroom techniques, inspired by Joy Gregory's exhibition.
Crosstown Concerts gig featuring Young Knives on their 20th Anniversary Tour with support from Hot Face at Strange Brew.
Concert by New Zealand rock band NO CIGAR, supported by Frank On Tap, at Thekla in Bristol.
Concert by NewHvn, formerly A Burial at Sea, blending post-rock, shoegaze and post-hardcore influences, supported by HAAL and Lemondaze.
Concert by the London-based cumbia band Los Bitchos at The Lantern.
Electronic music duo FOOT FOOT perform live at Rough Trade Bristol, presented by FORM.
Three days of psychobilly and garage rock across Lost Horizon and The Ill Repute, with The Long Tall Texans, Zombina & the Skeletones and more.
Eve Appleton Band celebrate their second album The Way Up Sky, live with Dogsbody.
Annual film and arts festival celebrating African and diaspora culture through film, music, exhibitions and workshops.
Film screening of the documentary Amazing Grace: YorubaWorlds within the Afrika Eye 2026 festival, with introduction and Q&A session.
Screening of the Sudanese film 'Cotton Queen' by Suzannah Mirghani as part of the Film Africa festival at Watershed.
A comedy by Martin McDonagh about three CIA agents on Easter Island, presented as part of the 70th BFI London Film Festival's South West programme.
Film screening of 'Primetime' at Watershed as part of the 'Scares at the Shed' programme, with audio description and descriptive subtitles available.
A screening of the 2025 South Korean drama film Possible Love, directed by Lee Chang-dong, as part of the 70th BFI London Film Festival on Tour.
Shortlist presentation of the Film London Jarman Award featuring four short films, followed by an in-conversation with Sadia Pineda Hameed.
Talk with Great British Sewing Bee host Patrick Grant on craftsmanship, creativity and clothing, exploring the relationship with fashion and sustainability.
The Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet celebrate Steve Reich's 90th birthday with minimalist works including Different Trains, Triple Quartet and WTC 9/11.
Bestselling author Michael Lewis presents his new book Blockers, discussing Elon Musk, Donald Trump and the American government.
Stand-up comedy show by Cody Dahler, a satirist and political writer, exploring modern British politics with guest host Shaparak Khorsandi.
Novelist Zadie Smith discusses political and cultural shifts in Britain, drawing from her book of essays 'Dead and Alive', with an audience Q&A.
An international salsa and bachata festival featuring daytime workshops and high-energy social parties with live music and performances.
A grassroots arts and culture festival celebrating Cary Grant's Bristol roots with cinema experiences, live music, community screenings, and guided walks.
Joe Armon-Jones and Maxwell Owen celebrate ten years of their album 'Idiom', blending jazz, soul, dubstep and grime in a live performance.
An alternative comedy night with Harriet Dyer and Emma Hughes testing out new material, with headliner Rob Copland.
Stand-up comedy show by Grace Jarvis at The Gaffe Comedy Club.
A night of drag, comedy and music with Drag Idol 2025 finalist Burt Lash at The Gaffe Comedy Club, featuring live music, burlesque and camp cabaret.
Olga Koch presents her comedy show Fat Tom Cruise, directed by Jet Vevers, at The Gaffe Comedy Club.
Stand-up comedy night with award-winning musical comedian Anesti Danelis at The Gaffe Comedy Club.
Stand-up comedy show by Samira Banks, winner of the So You Think You're Funny? award, at The Gaffe Comedy Club.
Stand-up comedy show Definitions of Toast by Amy Matthews at The Gaffe Comedy Club.
Stand-up comedy show by Harriet Dyer at The Gaffe Comedy Club, part of her 2027 UK tour.
Hayden Thorpe, former frontman of Wild Beasts, performs an intimate solo show revisiting the band's songbook in the Fyfe Hall.
Concert by the band Remember Monday, blending contemporary pop with country and folk influences, as part of their I'm Just A Girl Tour.
Indie rock band The Big Moon perform live at Trinity, with Kamran Khan as support, in a standing-only venue.
Rachel Chinouriri brings her blend of alt-pop and indie-folk to the stage with a stripped-back session, Q&A and signing, presented by Rough Trade.
Concert by Canadian avant-pop artist Allie X, with support from Boyish and BEKS, at the Trinity Community Arts venue.
Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs perform live at Trinity Arts Centre in Bristol.
Concert by the legendary German electronic music band Tangerine Dream at the Trinity venue in Bristol.
Concert by The Clause, a British alternative rock band from Birmingham, at the Trinity venue.
An evening of theatre and jungle and drum & bass culture celebrating 20 years of Rupture, with live scoring by Double O, followed by a rave.
Finnish progressive rock band Von Hertzen Brothers present intimate seated theatre shows, celebrating 25 years with an acoustic set.
Club night featuring UK bass, grime and dubstep DJs including FLOWDAN, NEFFA-T, COKI and KILLA P, powered by SINAI Sound System.
Indie-rock band overpass headline the night at Electric Bristol with support from The North and Matt-Felix.
Concert by the Bristol alternative punk band Mother Vulture at the Trinity venue.
A live music project reimagining Massive Attack's catalogue through Cuban son, bolero and Latin jazz rhythms, directed by Michel Padron.
A soul and R&B night featuring Yellow Days, Yuuf and Amri, closing the Down Stokes 2026 festival.
DJ session by Quantic (Will Holland) powered by the Firmly Rooted Soundsystem, with Ruby Savage on support, strictly for over-18s.
Modern country live-band experience celebrating big names in country music, performed by a full band with fiddle and pedal steel.
Progressive rock band Haken perform live at The Trinity Centre in Bristol.
High Fade, a three-piece funk, rock and disco trio from Scotland, perform live at the Trinity Centre as part of their Twice As Nice Tour.
25th anniversary family-friendly screening of the sequel at the Planetarium as part of the Bristol Film Festival.
30th anniversary screening of the disaster movie Twister at the Planetarium, with a brief star show and pop-up bar available.
70th anniversary screening of the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet (1956) as part of the Bristol Film Festival's science-fiction programme.
Screening of the sci-fi classic 'Alien' at The Planetarium, part of the Bristol Film Festival, with a star show and pop-up bar.
A dance workshop for children aged 4-7 years in the graffiti room, with all ticket sales going to Children In Need.
Live gig with funk, hip hop, soul and swing from the nine-piece Bristol band Cut Capers, plus supporting acts Jamu and Gareth Davie.
Live soul and alt-R&B gig by London-based French-Senegalese artist Anaiis, recorded with a live band.
Bristol band SCALER bring their new album Endlessly to The Trinity Centre.
High-energy dance and house music performance by Panic Shack at the Strange Brew venue in Bristol.
A live concert by the British indie rock band Rialto at the Strange Brew venue in Bristol.
A queer musical with punk music, puppets and multimedia visuals exploring queer identity, by Dr. Pants.
La Roux returns with her fourth album Old Flames, mixing electronic pop and R&B.
A free-to-attend celebration of hot air ballooning held at Ashton Court Estate, featuring mass ascents, the Night Glow, tethering, and fairground rides.
A community-driven DIY multi-venue music festival featuring punk, indie and experimental sounds across independent venues in Bristol's Old Market area.
An award-winning festival showcasing emerging and established alternative and independent music across multiple city-centre venues.
A high-energy punk music festival with established and emerging acts across the scene, held at The Fleece.
Concert by British singer-songwriter Beth Orton, performing her album Weather Alive with support from Family Stereo.
Bristol Ballroom Community final function of the year, an open-to-all kiki walk and battle with categories like Vogue Femme and Runway.
British Comedian of the Year alumnus Jeff Innocent previews a work-in-progress for his new show, test-running an hour of brand-new material ahead of his next tour.
Dub night featuring Iration Steppas and Concrete Lion as part of the Teachings in Dub series, with a full O.B.F soundsystem.
Album launch of Shallow Fantasies by Joe Yorke, blending reggae, rocksteady, dub and soul with post-punk.
The Tara Clerkin Trio perform live at Trinity Community Arts, blending trip-hop, avant-pop and indie rock in a night of standing tickets.
Americana and folk singer-songwriter performing live at The Trinity Centre.
