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Rainy-day date ideas in Bristol
Bristol does rain. Here's where to have a lovely date entirely under cover — cosy rooms, galleries, cinemas, pottery and a long lunch.
Food & Drink
Pintxos Night
Carmen Street Wine
Theatre & Comedy
1532 Performing Arts Centre
1532 Bristol
Film
A Few Good Movies: The Faculty (1998)
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Film
A Few Good Movies: Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Food & Drink
A New Way In to Wine
Interlude
£58pp
Food & Drink
An Idiot's Guide to Wine
Trinity Community Arts, Trinity Road, Bristol
£36.75pp
Activity
Arnolfini
Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
Free
Food & Drink
Artisanal Charcuterie and Wine Tasting
Lower House Farm, Longtown
£30pp
Food & Drink
Artist Residence
28 Portland Square, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8SA
£20pp
Health & Wellbeing
Aufguss with Ben Pullen
HOTBOX Social
£25pp
Food & Drink
Averys Wine Merchants
Averys Wine Merchants, 9 Culver Street, Bristol
Food & Drink
Avon Gorge Hotel
Sion Hill, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4LD
£18pp
Theatre & Comedy
Badgers
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
£13pp
Food & Drink
Bank
Bank, 107 Wells Rd, Totterdown, Bristol BS4 2BS
Health & Wellbeing
BARDlife: Half Day Retreat with Emily Doe
Five Acre Farm
£36pp
Theatre & Comedy
Basement 45
Basement 45, 8 Frogmore Street, Bristol
Music
Beats & Caffeine — Coffee Day Party
ClubHaus Harbourside, Welsh Back, Bristol
Food & Drink
Beese's
Wyndham Crescent, Brislington (Conham riverside), BS4 4SX
Food & Drink
Birria Tacos, Soft Serve & Beers
The Kiosk
Food & Drink
Board Games Night
Wiper & True
£4pp
Food & Drink
Bosco Pizzeria
29 Regent Street, Clifton Village, BS8 4HR
Food & Drink
Bravas
7 Cotham Hill, Cotham, BS6 6LD
£30pp
Theatre & Comedy
Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
Health & Wellbeing
Bristol Sauna Yard
Sauna Yard
Health & Wellbeing
Bristol Sauna Yard x After Dark
Sauna Yard
£20pp
Theatre & Comedy
Bristol Spiegeltent
Bristol Spiegeltent, Waterfront Square, Harbourside, Bristol
Theatre & Comedy
Bristol: Suffragette City – A Historical Talk
The White Harte
£17.6pp
Food & Drink
Buff Up on Beaujolais Wine Tasting
Carouse Wines
£30pp
Food & Drink
Carouse Wine Tasting
£25pp
Food & Drink
Central & Eastern Europe Wine Tasting
Carouse Wines
£30pp
Food & Drink
Chance & Counters
20 Christmas Steps, Old City, BS1 5BS
Food & Drink
Charcuterie and Wine Tasting
Lower House Farm, Longtown, Herefordshire
£30pp
Activity
Clay Shed
Clay Shed
Health & Wellbeing
ClubHaus Harbourside
ClubHaus Harbourside, Welsh Back, Bristol
Theatre & Comedy
Dark Academia & Gothic Fiction Talk
Hen & Chicken Bristol
Film
Dirty Dancing — Outdoor Cinema at Ashton Court
Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton, Bristol BS41 9JN
Activity
Dog Life Drawing
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
£5pp
Activity
Dreamscapes exhibition by Becca Luger
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Free
Theatre & Comedy
Drunk Poets Society with Jo Eades
The BookCellar
£5pp
Health & Wellbeing
EVENT ON THE FARM: Yoga Outdoors
Five Acre Farm
Free
Theatre & Comedy
Fin Taylor: The Pre-emptive Comeback Special
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
£28.5pp
Date idea
Finnerty Ceramics
Finnerty Ceramics, 294 Church Road, Bristol BS5 8AH
Activity
Finnerty Ceramics Workshop
Finnerty Ceramics, 294 Church Road, Bristol BS5 8AH
£60pp
Theatre & Comedy
Folklore, Female Aging & The Hag
Hen & Chicken
Music
Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute
Loco Klub
£25.2pp
Theatre & Comedy
Ghost Stories – Halloween Open Mic Night
The BookCellar
Free
Theatre & Comedy
Goldilock, Stock & Three Smoking Bears
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£27pp
Activity
Hannah Chloe Exhibition: Nurtured by Nature
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Theatre & Comedy
Hauntology, Lost Futures & Folk Horror
Hen & Chicken Bristol
Health & Wellbeing
Herbal & Aromatic Workshop
St George Bowls and Social Club, Lake View Road, St George, Bristol BS5 7AF
£20pp
Activity
Hiccup pollmer clay workshop
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£28pp
Food & Drink
Hilda Bakery Pop Up at Finnerty Ceramics
Finnerty Ceramics, 294 Church Road, Bristol BS5 8AH
Theatre & Comedy
Horror Panel Discussion with Local Authors
The BookCellar
£10pp
Health & Wellbeing
HotBox Social
Food & Drink
House of Spirits
Milk Thistle
£25pp
Theatre & Comedy
Inside The Mind of Possession & Exorcism
Hen & Chicken Bristol
Theatre & Comedy
John Hegley: Biscuit of Destiny
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£15pp
Theatre & Comedy
Jordan Brookes: The Part Of You That’s Always Screaming
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£17pp
Food & Drink
Jura and Comté Wine Tasting
Cave, 286 Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8PD
£40pp
Theatre & Comedy
Kelvin Players
Kelvin Player, Bristol
Film
Kiki's Delivery Service
Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX
Food & Drink
La Beaujolais Nouveau
Lapin, Wapping Wharf, Bristol
Free
Theatre & Comedy
Laura Lexx: Yo-Yo
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£18pp
Activity
Life Drawing
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£8pp
Activity
Life Drawing + Social
The Crafty Egg, Fishponds
£11.5pp
Activity
Life Drawing + Social
The Grain Barge, Mardyke Wharf, Hotwells Road, Bristol BS8 4RU
£10pp
Activity
Life Drawing Class
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£8pp
Music
Lil' Nashville
Lil' Nashville
Film
Love Me Tender
Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX
Activity
Make a Skull Mug at No.1 Harbourside
No.1 Harbourside, Canon's Road, Bristol
£40pp
Food & Drink
Mal De Puerco - October Collab
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Free
Activity
Matt Freeth Life Drawing Exhibition
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Activity
Matt Freeth Life Drawing exhibition in the Snug
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Free
Theatre & Comedy
Matt Nõmme: Wales, innit.
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£14pp
Food & Drink
Mercy Mercy Mercy
6A Boyce's Avenue, Clifton Village, Bristol BS8 4AA
Theatre & Comedy
Nonesuch with Francis Spufford
St Matthew's Church, Clare Road
£8pp
Activity
North St Games Night
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£2pp
Theatre & Comedy
Notting Hell: The Greatest Love Story in the Underworld
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£20pp
Food & Drink
Old Market Assembly
Old Market Assembly, Old Market Street, Bristol
Theatre & Comedy
Phil Wang: UH OH
Bristol Beacon
£34.2pp
Food & Drink
Pint, Paint & Pour
The Barrel Store
£42pp
Health & Wellbeing
Portishead Open Air Pool
Portishead Open Air Pool, Esplanade Road, Portishead BS20 7HD
Activity
Pottery & Pints
Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
£40pp
Activity
Pottery & Pints: Pottery Pasta Bowl Workshop
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£35pp
Activity
Pottery & Pints: Make a Ceramic Cocktail Cup at Wiper & True
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£38.5pp
Activity
Pottery Painting @ Carousel Wines
Carousel Wines
£35pp
Activity
Pottery session
Barn Terrace, Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA
£15pp
Activity
Pottery Wheel Throwing Taster
Clay Shed
£65pp
Activity
Pottery Wheel Throwing Taster Workshop
Clay Shed
£65pp
Activity
PRSC The Space
PRSC The Space
Health & Wellbeing
Psychedelics & Relationships: A Couples Talk
Hen & Chicken
Health & Wellbeing
Psychedelics & Relationships: Intimacy, Love and Beyond
Hen & Chicken, 210 North Street, Southville
£15.5pp
Food & Drink
Purdie Life Drawing
Artist Residence Bristol
£10pp
Theatre & Comedy
PUSH
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£14pp
Theatre & Comedy
Rode Comedy Festival 2026
Pitchperfect Camping, near Frome, Somerset BA2 7QU
Theatre & Comedy
Russell Howard Live Comedy Show
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
£39.9pp
Other
Sauna Stories at The Orchard Sauna
Windmill City Farm
£26pp
Other
SCREAM at Averys Wine Cellars
Averys Wine Merchants, 9 Culver Street, Bristol
£29.5pp
Theatre & Comedy
Simon Brodkin Unleashed
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
£39.9pp
Food & Drink
Smoke & Mirrors
Smoke & Mirrors, 8 Denmark St, Bristol
Music
Sound & Vision: Exhibition Launch Evening
Rough Trade Bristol, Nelson Street
Free
Activity
South Bristol Arts Trail Exhibition 2026
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Theatre & Comedy
Spicy Slam
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£10pp
Music
Spirited
Spirited, 196 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JF
Activity
St George Bowls & Social Club
St George's Park, Bristol
Music
Sunday Jazz at Spirited
Spirited, 196 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JF
Food & Drink
Tapps
87 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, BS8 2NT
£33pp
Food & Drink
Tarot Card Reading Evening at Clifton Observatory
Clifton Observatory, Clifton
£45pp
Film
Tenzing
Watershed, Canons Road, Harbourside
£12pp
Theatre & Comedy
The British Folklore of Stone Circles
Hen & Chicken
£15pp
Theatre & Comedy
The Cultural History of Death
Hen & Chicken Bristol
Theatre & Comedy
The Dark Origins of Christmas: Demons, Witches & Twelfth Night
1532 Bristol
Food & Drink
The Gallimaufry
26-28 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, BS7 8AL
Food & Drink
The Garden of Easton
The Garden of Easton, 89 St Marks Road, Easton
Theatre & Comedy
The Hedgehog Comedy Club
Basement 45, 8 Frogmore Street, Bristol
£14.25pp
Theatre & Comedy
The History of Folk Horror
Hen & Chicken
Theatre & Comedy
The History of the Female Vampire
Hen & Chicken Bristol
Theatre & Comedy
The History of the Female Vampire – Talks in the Pub
Hen & Chicken, 210 North Street, Southville
Food & Drink
The Ivy Clifton Brasserie
Caledonia Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8
£30pp
Activity
The Lanes
The Lanes, Nelson Street, Bristol
Theatre & Comedy
The Light House
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
£14pp
Food & Drink
The Lock Up
182 Church Road, Redfield, BS5 9HX
Music
The Loco Klub
The Loco Klub, Clock Tower Yard, Bristol BS1 6QH
Activity
The Lost Boys Halloween Outdoor Cinema
Bath Racecourse, Bath Road, Lansdown
£5.84pp
Theatre & Comedy
The Making of Medusa: A Fascinating Talk on Myth & Power
Hen & Chicken
Music
The Mount Without
The Mount Without
Theatre & Comedy
The People's Comedy
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Theatre & Comedy
The Queer History of Magic, Myth & Legends
Hen & Chicken Bristol
Music
The Rhythm and Booze Project — Live at Spirited
Spirited, 196 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JF
Activity
The Secret Life of Colour – Late Night Opening
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
£17pp
Food & Drink
The Shining at Avon Gorge by Hotel Du Vin
Avon Gorge by Hotel Du Vin, Sion Hill, Clifton
£22.5pp
Theatre & Comedy
The Wardrobe Theatre
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
Theatre & Comedy
Tobacco Factory
Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Road, Southville
Activity
Unfold Sauna Club
Unfold Sauna Club, Bristol
Food & Drink
Vineyard and Cider Press Tour & Tasting
Thornfalcon Winery & Press
£25pp
Film
Watershed
Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX
Health & Wellbeing
Wild Seasons Rituals – November Contrast Therapy
HOTBOX Social
£40pp
Health & Wellbeing
Wine & Unwined Yoga
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£16.5pp
Food & Drink
Wine Tasting at CAVE
Cave, 286 Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8PD
£35pp
Theatre & Comedy
WWG: Gurtmania
Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Road, Southville
£20pp
Food & Drink
Yallah Takeover at Arnolfini Café Bar
Arnolfini Café Bar, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol
Free
Health & Wellbeing
Yoga x Listening Session: The xx
Rough Trade Bristol, Nelson Street, Old City
£10pp
Health & Wellbeing
Yoga, Breathwork & Sauna
Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA
£15pp
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