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Cheap date ideas in Bristol under £20
A good night out doesn't have to cost a fortune. Date ideas in Bristol that come in under £20 a head — plenty of them free — hand-picked so you can keep it cheap without it feeling cheap.
Theatre & Comedy
A&E Comedy: Do All the Christmas Things
Arnolfini, Narrow Quay, Bristol · Harbourside
£18pp
Food & Drink
ACOTAR 6 Midnight Launch Party
The BookCellar · Stokes Croft
£12pp
Activity
Apoctoberfest! TTRPG Convention
Wiper and True - The Taproom, Old Market
£12.5pp
Activity
Arnolfini
Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA · Harbourside
Free
Activity
Art Exhibition & Pop Up Shop
PRSC The Space · Stokes Croft
Free
Food & Drink
Artist Residence
28 Portland Square, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8SA
£20pp
Outdoors
Ashton Court parkrun
Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton BS41 9JN · Just outside Bristol
Free
Music
Autumn DJ Night with Felix Joy
Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
Free
Music
Autumn DJ Night with SpicyIvy
Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
Free
Food & Drink
Avon Gorge Hotel
Sion Hill, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4LD
£18pp
Theatre & Comedy
Badgers
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol · Old City
£13pp
Food & Drink
Beats & Caffeine
Clubhaus Harbourside · Other
£16.5pp
Food & Drink
Beaujolais Nouveau Launch Party
Carouse Wines · Totterdown
Free
Food & Drink
Beaujolais Nouveau Party at KASK
KASK 2 · Bishopston
Free
Outdoors
Blaise Castle Estate
Blaise Castle Estate, Kings Weston Road, Henbury, Bristol BS10
Free
Food & Drink
Board Games Night
Wiper & True · St Werburghs
£4pp
Food & Drink
Bodies in Flight: Third Nature – a Sci-fi
Arnolfini, Narrow Quay, Harbourside
£16pp
Activity
BookCellar Literary Quiz Night
the BookCellar · Stokes Croft
£2pp
Music
Brass Junkies — New Orleans Brass Band
The Canteen, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QY
£6pp
Food & Drink
Brewery Tour at Wiper and True
Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
£20pp
Activity
Brewery Tours
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£20pp
Outdoors
Bristol and Bath Railway Path
Bristol and Bath Railway Path (NCN4), from Trinity Street, Bristol BS2 0NT · City Centre
Free
Music
Bristol Baithaks: Tantra & Khayal (Sitar & Voice)
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol · Old Market
£10pp
Outdoors
Bristol Balloon Fiesta
Ashton Court, Bristol · Other
Free
Music
Bristol Hornstars
Canteen · Stokes Croft
Free
Food & Drink
Bristol Pitbulls vs Telford Tigers
Planet Ice Bristol, Merlin Road, Cribbs Causeway · Other
£20pp
Outdoors
Bristol Run Club — Sunday Morning Run
College Green, Bristol · City Centre
Free
Outdoors
Bristol Run Club — Thursday Evening Run
Harbourside, Bristol
Free
Health & Wellbeing
Bristol Sauna Yard x After Dark
Sauna Yard · Easton
£20pp
Theatre & Comedy
Bristol: Suffragette City – A Historical Talk
The White Harte · Old City
£17.6pp
Food & Drink
Burra
19 The Mall, Clifton, BS8 4JG
£13pp
Music
Candlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay
Bristol Cathedral · Old City
£15.75pp
Music
Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
Bristol Cathedral · Old City
£15.75pp
Music
Candlelight: Tribute to Adele
Bristol City Hall · City Centre
£17.85pp
Music
Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Bristol Cathedral · Old City
£15.75pp
Music
Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson
Bristol Cathedral · City Centre
£13pp
Music
Canteen Latin Descarga Sessions
The Canteen · Stokes Croft
Free
Food & Drink
Carouse Stacked
Carouse Bristol, 32 Oxford St, Totterdown, Bristol BS3 4RJ
£20pp
Food & Drink
Catley's
14 King's Road, Clifton, BS8 4AB
£8pp
Outdoors
Chew Valley Lake
Chew Valley Lake, Woodford Lodge, West Harptree BS40 6HN · Just outside Bristol
Free
Outdoors
Chew Valley Lake Cycle Loop
Chew Valley Lake loop, from Queen Square, Bristol BS1 · Just outside Bristol
Free
Music
Chloe Jones Live: 'Feels Like Fiction' Acoustic Performance
The BookCellar · Stokes Croft
£12pp
Food & Drink
Christmas Special: Giftbringers Ain't what they used to be
The White Harte · City Centre
£17.6pp
Outdoors
Clevedon Marine Lake
Clevedon Marine Lake, Marine Parade, Clevedon BS21 7TU · Just outside Bristol
Free
Activity
Collage Club
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£2pp
Music
CONSCIOUS CLUB: Sober Silent Disco - BBF x Talk Club
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£5pp
Music
CONSCIOUS CLUB: Sober Silent Disco - LHG x Bristol Mind
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£5pp
Other
Corporations and the AI Bargain – Expert Talk
The White Harte · City Centre
£17.6pp
Activity
CRAFT CLUB: The Crafty Social Club
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£15pp
Activity
Craft/Folks presents: Craft Club
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£8pp
Activity
Dog Life Drawing
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£12pp
Activity
Dog Life Drawing
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol · Old City
£5pp
Music
Downbeat Melody Soundsystem
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
Free
Activity
Drink 'n' Draw
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£4pp
Food & Drink
Drizzle
4 Christmas Steps, BS1 5BS · Old City
£8pp
Theatre & Comedy
Drunk Poets Society with Jo Eades
The BookCellar · Stokes Croft
£5pp
Outdoors
Dundry Hill
Dundry Hill, Dundry BS41 · Just outside Bristol
Free
Music
EarthSonic Live at The Prospect Building
The Prospect Building, 45 Feeder Road, Bristol BS2 0SE · Other
Free
Activity
East Bristol Brewery Trail
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
Free
Food & Drink
East Village Cafe
Arch House, Boyce's Avenue, Clifton, BS8 4AA
£12pp
Outdoors
Eastville parkrun
Eastville Park, Bristol BS5 6XP
Free
Health & Wellbeing
EVENT ON THE FARM: Yoga Outdoors
Five Acre Farm · Other
Free
Food & Drink
Farro
1 Brunswick Square, St Pauls, BS2 8PE · City Centre
£8pp
Food & Drink
Feast On Festival
Clifton Downs, Bristol
£15pp
Outdoors
Festival Way
Festival Way (NCN33), from Queen Square, Bristol BS1 · City Centre
Free
Music
Fire in the Mill w/ Johnny Flynn & Lillie Flynn + Cosmo Sheldrake
Sawmills, Bristol BS5 0TW · Other
£20pp
Activity
Five Acre Farm Flower Picking
Five Acre Farm, Pit Lane, West Town, Backwell · Other
£12pp
Music
Flat Moon UK Tour - Bristol
Exchange, 72-73 Old Market St, Bristol
£14pp
Food & Drink
Funk Addict at The Jam Jar
The Jam Jar, Stokes Croft, Bristol
£2pp
Activity
Gelli-plate printing Workshop
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£15pp
Theatre & Comedy
Ghost Stories – Halloween Open Mic Night
The BookCellar · Stokes Croft
Free
Music
Gia & Muckers: Sunset Party
Sawmills, Bristol BS5 0TW · Other
Free
Outdoors
Goblin Combe
Goblin Combe, Cleeve Hill Road, Cleeve BS49 4PQ · Just outside Bristol
Free
Food & Drink
Hem Coffee
56a Park Street, BS1 5JN · City Centre
£6pp
Health & Wellbeing
Herbal & Aromatic Workshop
St George Bowls and Social Club, Lake View Road, St George, Bristol BS5 7AF · Redfield
£20pp
Theatre & Comedy
Horror Panel Discussion with Local Authors
The BookCellar · Stokes Croft
£10pp
Music
HotBox Social - Ichie Live Music & Sauna
HotBox Social · Bedminster
£20pp
Music
HotBox Social - Live Music with Ichie
HotBox Social · Bedminster
£20pp
Food & Drink
HotBox Social with Ichie - Music, Sauna & Cold Plunge
HotBox Social, Willway Street · Bedminster
£20pp
Food & Drink
Houseplant Bingo at Sprouts
Sprouts of Bristol · Montpelier
Free
Food & Drink
Imperial Measures: British Drinking Cultures Talk
The White Harte · City Centre
£17.6pp
Food & Drink
Interlude Coffee
51 Colston Street, BS1 5AX · City Centre
£12pp
Music
Janus DJ Night at HotBox Social
HotBox Social · Bedminster
£20pp
Theatre & Comedy
John Hegley: Biscuit of Destiny
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol · Old Market
£15pp
Theatre & Comedy
Jordan Brookes: The Part Of You That’s Always Screaming
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol · Old Market
£17pp
Food & Drink
KASK Comedy Club
KASK², Cheltenham Road, Bristol · Bishopston
£8pp
Food & Drink
La Beaujolais Nouveau
Lapin, Wapping Wharf, Bristol
Free
Music
Late Night Funk Club: Hootini Brass Band + Nick Bodywork
The Lanes, Nelson Street, Bristol · City Centre
£11.3pp
Theatre & Comedy
Laura Lexx: Yo-Yo
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol · Old Market
£18pp
Outdoors
Leigh Woods and the Avon Gorge
Leigh Woods, Valley Road, Abbots Leigh, Bristol BS8 3QB · Just outside Bristol
Free
Food & Drink
LHG Brewery Tour
Left Handed Giant, Bristol · City Centre
£17.5pp
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 · Bedminster
£8pp
Activity
Life Drawing with Beer at Wiper and True
Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
£16pp
Music
Listening Party & Music Quiz: Indie Sleaze Special — 20 Years of Arctic Monkeys
Rough Trade Bristol, Nelson Street, City Centre · Old City
£6pp
Music
Listening Party & Music Quiz: Kate Bush 'Hounds Of Love' Special
Rough Trade Bristol, Nelson Street · Old City
£5pp
Food & Drink
Little Hollows Pasta
Chandos Road, Redland, Bristol BS6
£12pp
Food & Drink
Little Shop & Pantry
66 Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, BS9 4HW
£14pp
Other
Mafia Mysteries: Italy's Big Three Organized Crime Groups
The White Harte · Old City
£17.6pp
Food & Drink
Mal De Puerco - October Collab
Mercy Mercy Mercy · Clifton
Free
Food & Drink
Mark's Bread
291 North Street, Southville, BS3 1JU
£8pp
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 · Old Market
£14pp
Food & Drink
Mrs Potts Chocolate House
50 Park Street, BS1 5JN · City Centre
£10pp
Theatre & Comedy
Nonesuch with Francis Spufford
St Matthew's Church, Clare Road · Kingsdown
£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 · Old Market
£20pp
Outdoors
Nova Trail at Ashton Court
Nova Trail, Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton BS41 9JN · Just outside Bristol
Free
Food & Drink
Oktoberfest with The Allergies DJ
Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
Free
Other
Plant Party at Sprouts
Sprouts of Bristol · Montpelier
Free
Activity
Pottery session
Barn Terrace, Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA
£15pp
Food & Drink
Primrose Cafe
Boyces Avenue, Clifton, Bristol BS8
£16pp
Health & Wellbeing
Psychedelics & Relationships: Intimacy, Love and Beyond
Hen & Chicken, 210 North Street, Southville
£15.5pp
Food & Drink
Purdie Life Drawing
Artist Residence Bristol · City Centre
£10pp
Theatre & Comedy
PUSH
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol · Old Market
£14pp
Activity
Quiz
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£1pp
Music
Sawmills Open Air
Sawmills, Bristol BS5 0TW · Other
£5pp
Food & Drink
Scoring Warnings: Touch, Textures and Other Translations
Arnolfini, Narrow Quay · Harbourside
£16pp
Activity
SENTIENTS: An Immersive VR & Video Game Exhibition
Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX
£5pp
Activity
Sip and Paint - Autumn Meadow
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Free
Activity
Sip and Paint - Moonlit Highway
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Free
Outdoors
Snuff Mills and Oldbury Court
Snuff Mills, River Frome, Bristol BS16 1UH · Fishponds
Free
Music
Sofar Sounds
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol · Old City
Free
Music
Sofar Sounds Stage Takeover
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol · Old City
£12pp
Activity
Soulful Skate Co. Club Night
Soulful Skate Co. · Other
£5pp
Music
Sound & Vision: Exhibition Launch Evening
Rough Trade Bristol, Nelson Street · Old City
Free
Theatre & Comedy
Spicy Slam
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol · Old Market
£10pp
Food & Drink
St Werburghs City Farm Autumn Fair 2026
Boiling Wells, St Werburgh's City Farm, Bristol · St Werburghs
£6pp
Food & Drink
Stand up at Kelvin Player
Kelvin Player, Bristol · Bishopston
£5.5pp
Outdoors
Stoke Park Estate
Stoke Park Estate, Duchess Gate, Stapleton, Bristol BS16 1AU
Free
Music
Summer Sessions with John Stapleton, Whitts, Jackson Worm (Wanted Records Takeover)
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
Free
Activity
Sunday Market
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
Free
Food & Drink
Sunday Sessions at Tapps
Tapps Wine Bar · Clifton
Free
Activity
Teddy Bear Making Workshop
Wiper and True, Old Market, Bristol
£14pp
Film
Tenzing
Watershed, Canons Road, Harbourside
£12pp
Music
The Big Moon: Acoustic + Signing
Rough Trade Bristol, Nelson Street, Old City
£15.98pp
Food & Drink
The Bristol Loaf
96 Bedminster Parade, Bedminster, BS3 4HL
£11pp
Theatre & Comedy
The British Folklore of Stone Circles
Hen & Chicken · Southville
£15pp
Music
The Canteen Ceilidh - New Monthly Night
The Canteen · Stokes Croft
Free
Food & Drink
The Clyde at Redland
Clyde Road, Redland, Bristol BS6
£13pp
Food & Drink
The Farm
Hopewell Hill, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9XG
£14pp
Theatre & Comedy
The Hedgehog Comedy Club
Basement 45, 8 Frogmore Street, Bristol · City Centre
£14.25pp
Theatre & Comedy
The History of the Female Vampire
Hen & Chicken Bristol · Southville
£12pp
Activity
The Kenny Pub Quiz
Kensington Arms · Redland
£2pp
Theatre & Comedy
The Light House
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol · Old Market
£14pp
Activity
The Lost Boys Halloween Outdoor Cinema
Bath Racecourse, Bath Road, Lansdown · Other
£5.84pp
Food & Drink
The Mall
The Mall, Clifton Village, Bristol BS8
£14pp
Food & Drink
The Royal Oak
The Mall, Clifton Village, Bristol BS8
£12pp
Activity
The Secret Life of Colour – Late Night Opening
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery · Clifton
£17pp
Other
The Sick Sense: Colour, Health & Hospitals Talk
The White Harte · City Centre
£17.6pp
Activity
Thursday Quiz Night — New Bristol Brewery
New Bristol Brewery Taproom, 20a Wilson Street, Bristol BS2 9HH · Old Market
Free
Food & Drink
Traditions of Death and Burial – A Pint & a Talk
The White Harte · Old City
£17.6pp
Outdoors
Two Tunnels Greenway
Two Tunnels Greenway (NCN244), Bath · Just outside Bristol
Free
Music
Vine & Vinyl 2.0
KASK, 243 Cheltenham Road, Bristol BS6 5QX · Cotham
£10pp
Activity
Vintage Collage Craft Workshop
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF · Bedminster
£15pp
Music
Vinyl DJ Friday — New Bristol Brewery
New Bristol Brewery Taproom, 20a Wilson Street, Bristol BS2 9HH · Old Market
Free
Music
WACK (Jennifer Walshe and Neil Luck) x lovemusic
Arnolfini Theatre, Narrow Quay · Harbourside
£16pp
Outdoors
Warleigh Weir
Warleigh Weir, Ferry Lane, Claverton, near Bath BA2 7BH · Just outside Bristol
Free
Other
Watching the Super-rich: A Talk on Wealth & TV
The White Harte · City Centre
£17.6pp
Food & Drink
Weaving the Science & Stories of Our Fungal Ancestors
Artist Residence · City Centre
£15pp
Food & Drink
Weekly Quiz Night with Saxophone Shenanigans
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF · Bedminster
£1pp
Food & Drink
Wilson's Bread Shop
18A Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PF
£10pp
Health & Wellbeing
Wine & Unwined Yoga
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF
£16.5pp
Music
Wolfgang Valbrun at Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom
Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom, Old Market
Free
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 · Harbourside
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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