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Date ideas in Bristol
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Music
Vinyl DJ Friday — New Bristol Brewery
📅 Every Friday
New Bristol Brewery Taproom, 20a Wilson Street, Bristol BS2 9HH
Free
Food & Drink
Cucina Povera
📅 Fri 11 Sept
Cotto Wine Bar and Kitchen | 31 St Stephen's St, Bristol
£50pp
Food & Drink
Autumn Tasting Evening by Burra & Corks - Redland
📅 Fri 11 Sept
Burra, Redland
£98.22pp
Music
Live Music with James Ladd + Jon Short
📅 Every Sunday
Tobacco Factory
Music
Blind Justice Page Live Music
📅 Every Sunday
Tobacco Factory
Food & Drink
Sunday Market at Tobacco Factory
📅 Every Sunday
Tobacco Factory
Music
Jazz In The Factory – Andy Hague
📅 Every Sunday
Tobacco Factory
Music
Sunday Jazz at Spirited
📅 Every Sunday
Spirited, 196 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JF
Activity
Pottery session
📅 Every Sunday
Barn Terrace, Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA
£15pp
Activity
SENTIENTS: An Immersive VR & Video Game Exhibition
📅 Sun 13 Sept
Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX
£5pp
Activity
Life Drawing Class
📅 Every Monday
Tobacco Factory
£8pp
Health & Wellbeing
Yoga, Breathwork & Sauna
📅 Every Tuesday
Pasture Sauna
£15pp
Film
A Few Good Movies: The Faculty (1998)
📅 Tue 15 Sept
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Theatre & Comedy
Simon Brodkin Unleashed
📅 Tue 15 Sept
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
£39.9pp
Activity
Saxophone Quiz Night
📅 Every Wednesday
Tobacco Factory
£1pp
Food & Drink
Weekly Quiz Night with Saxophone Shenanigans
📅 Every Wednesday
Tobacco Factory
£1pp
Activity
Fun Quiz Night with Saxophone Shenanigans
📅 Every Wednesday
Tobacco Factory
£1pp
Food & Drink
Latte Art Masterclass
📅 Every Wednesday
BURRA Redland, Bristol
£54.88pp
Activity
Vintage Collage Craft Workshop
📅 Every Thursday
Tobacco Factory
£15pp
Activity
Thursday Quiz Night — New Bristol Brewery
📅 Every Thursday
New Bristol Brewery Taproom, 20a Wilson Street, Bristol BS2 9HH
Free
Activity
Beers & Bagels Run Club
📅 Every Thursday
Left Handed Giant, Bristol
Free
Outdoors
Yeo Valley Organic Garden Festival 2026
📅 Thu 17 Sept
Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Holt Farm, Blagdon, Somerset BS40 7SQ
£30pp
Activity
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Experience
📅 Thu 17 Sept
We The Curious, Bristol
£21pp
Activity
Sip and Paint - Moonlit Highway
📅 Thu 17 Sept
Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Free
Theatre & Comedy
The People's Comedy
📅 Thu 17 Sept
Tobacco Factory
Theatre & Comedy
Fin Taylor: The Pre-emptive Comeback Special
📅 Thu 17 Sept
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
£28.5pp
Activity
South Bristol Arts Trail Weekend
📅 Sat 19 Sept
Tobacco Factory & 50+ venues across South Bristol
Health & Wellbeing
BARDlife: Half Day Retreat with Emily Doe
📅 Sat 19 Sept
Five Acre Farm
£36pp
Theatre & Comedy
Fatty on a Yacht with Urzila Carlson
📅 Sun 20 Sept
Bristol Beacon
£26.79pp
Theatre & Comedy
Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet
📅 Tue 22 Sept
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
£28.5pp
Food & Drink
Last of the Summer Wines
📅 Wed 23 Sept
KASK2, Cheltenham Rd
£35pp
Theatre & Comedy
Where's Wa11y — Comedy Night
📅 Thu 24 Sept
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Theatre & Comedy
Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
📅 Thu 24 Sept
Bristol Beacon
£39.9pp
Theatre & Comedy
Jazz Emu: The Pleasure is All Yours
📅 Fri 25 Sept
Bristol Beacon - Lantern Hall
£25.08pp
Theatre & Comedy
Raise the Bar: UK Poetry All-Stars
📅 Sun 27 Sept
Bristol Beacon
£22.4pp
Music
Folk In The Factory – Ten Pence Moon
📅 Sun 27 Sept
Tobacco Factory
Food & Drink
Cookery Class: The Grand Aioli Provencale feast!
📅 Mon 28 Sept
Papadeli, Clifton
£125pp
Activity
Hannah Chloe Exhibition: Nurtured by Nature
📅 Tue 29 Sept
Tobacco Factory
Theatre & Comedy
The End of the World according to Jonathan Pie
📅 Fri 2 Oct
Bristol Beacon
£30.78pp
Food & Drink
Jura and Comté Wine Tasting
📅 Tue 6 Oct
Cave, 286 Gloucester Road
£40pp
Music
Bristol Baithaks: Tantra & Khayal (Sitar & Voice)
📅 Tue 6 Oct
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£10pp
Theatre & Comedy
Lenny Henry: Still At Large
📅 Tue 6 Oct
Bristol Beacon
£41.61pp
Food & Drink
Houseplant Bingo at Sprouts
📅 Thu 8 Oct
Sprouts of Bristol
Free
Theatre & Comedy
Adam Rowe - Fashionism Comedy Tour
📅 Fri 9 Oct
Bristol Beacon
£25.65pp
Music
Jazz in the Loft: Moscow Drug Club
📅 Fri 9 Oct
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Theatre & Comedy
Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian
📅 Sat 10 Oct
Bristol Beacon
£19.38pp
Theatre & Comedy
Gianmarco Soresi - The Misery Loves Tour
📅 Sat 10 Oct
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
£42.75pp
Music
The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute
📅 Sun 11 Oct
The Loco Klub, Clock Tower Yard, Bristol BS1 6QH
£24pp
Theatre & Comedy
Dr John Cooper Clarke - HAVE IT
📅 Sun 11 Oct
Bristol Beacon
£42.75pp
Food & Drink
Cookery Class: Celebrating the food of Puglia
📅 Wed 14 Oct
Papadeli, Clifton
£125pp
Theatre & Comedy
PUSH
📅 Thu 15 Oct
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£14pp
Theatre & Comedy
Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy
📅 Fri 16 Oct
Bristol Beacon
£28.5pp
Music
The Rhythm and Booze Project — Live at Spirited
📅 Sat 17 Oct
Spirited, 196 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JF
Film
A Few Good Movies: Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
📅 Tue 20 Oct
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Theatre & Comedy
Phil Wang: UH OH
📅 Wed 21 Oct
Bristol Beacon
£34.2pp
Theatre & Comedy
The Blindboy Podcast LIVE
📅 Thu 22 Oct
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
£42.18pp
Theatre & Comedy
Tom Davis - Spudgun Comedy Show
📅 Sun 25 Oct
Bristol Beacon
£34.2pp
Music
James Blake: Trying Times Tour
📅 Wed 28 Oct
O2 Academy Bristol
Music
James Blake: Trying Times Tour
📅 Thu 29 Oct
O2 Academy Bristol
Food & Drink
Cookery Class: Autumn in Tuscany
📅 Wed 4 Nov
Papadeli, Clifton
£125pp
Theatre & Comedy
Jordan Brookes: The Part Of You That’s Always Screaming
📅 Thu 5 Nov
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£17pp
Theatre & Comedy
John Hegley: Biscuit of Destiny
📅 Fri 6 Nov
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£15pp
Outdoors
Bristol Mushroom ID Walks
📅 Sat 7 Nov
Just west of Bristol (venue given on booking)
£60pp
Theatre & Comedy
Laura Lexx: Yo-Yo
📅 Sat 7 Nov
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£18pp
Food & Drink
Beaujolais Nouveau Party at Cave
📅 Thu 19 Nov
Cave, 286 Gloucester Road
Theatre & Comedy
Goldilock, Stock & Three Smoking Bears
📅 Fri 20 Nov
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£27pp
Music
Wish You Were Here / Dark Side of the Moon
📅 Sun 6 Dec
Bristol Spiegeltent, Waterfront Square, The Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5LL
£28pp
Music
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
📅 Wed 9 Dec
Bristol Spiegeltent, Waterfront Square, The Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5LL
£28pp
Music
Gospel by Candlelight
📅 Sun 20 Dec
Bristol Spiegeltent, Waterfront Square, The Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5LL
£28pp
Music
Moon Festival 2026
📅 Thu 31 Dec
Sawmills, Bristol BS5 0TW
Theatre & Comedy
Matt Nõmme: Wales, innit.
📅 Sun 24 Jan
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£14pp
Music
Prohibition Party
📅 Sat 30 Jan
O2 Academy Bristol
Music
Craig Charles Funk & Soul Revue
📅 Fri 26 Feb
O2 Academy Bristol
Activity
Craft/Folks presents: Craft Club
📅 Sat 5 Jun
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£8pp
Activity
Matt Freeth Life Drawing Exhibition
📅 Anytime
Tobacco Factory
Outdoors
A Day at the Yeo Valley Organic Garden
📅 Anytime
Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Holt Farm, Blagdon, Somerset BS40 7SQ
Food & Drink
£10 Pizza & Margarita — Pazzo
📅 Anytime
Pazzo, 89 Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2NT
£10pp
Activity
Brewery Tours
📅 Anytime
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£20pp
Activity
Pottery & Pints: Pottery Pasta Bowl Workshop
📅 Anytime
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£35pp
Activity
Cyanotype Workshop
📅 Anytime
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£15pp
Activity
Dreamscapes exhibition by Becca Luger
📅 Anytime
Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Free
Activity
Event On The Farm: Wassail
📅 Anytime
Five Acre Farm
Free
Health & Wellbeing
EVENT ON THE FARM: Yoga Outdoors
📅 Anytime
Five Acre Farm
Free
Activity
EVENT ON THE FARM: Pick your own flowers Friday, Saturday and Sunday's from 20th June - October
📅 Anytime
Five Acre Farm
£2pp
Activity
Bake It! Bristol
📅 Anytime
Bristol
Food & Drink
Migrateful Cookery Class
📅 Anytime
Bristol
Food & Drink
Autumn Tasting Evening by Burra & Corks
📅 Anytime
BURRA, Redland, Bristol
£90pp
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