Kicking off the evening with an exhibition space with art and local designers selling their work. Leading into a night of live music, fashion, demented performance art , and all-round freaky cabaret.
Expect a wide mix of performance styles, from classic burlesque to kink inspired contemporary performance, queer folkloric fashions, live bands, electronic musicians, local artists and so much more!!
About
Midnight Rapture is a project born from collaboration with Bristol based designer Finn Alexander, and local arts charity Show Up. With the goal of creating accessible community arts spaces , and promoting emerging talents through collaborative multi - disciplined spaces.
Recovery festival has become one of the biggest recovery-focused events in the region, growing in numbers, and from strength to strength.
Recovery Festival is jam-packed with free food, entertainment & activities including:
..And much more
The Recovery Festival is a free, volunteer-led event bringing together people from recovery communities across the South West, along with local peer-led communities and treatment providers. While their original focus was on recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, now including recovery from all forms of addiction or other major life disruption. More about the Recovery Festival...
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The event focuses on DIY, up-cycling, mending, fashion, decor and accessories.
Weather you're a crafty superstar, want to hear some banging music or just fix a hole you made in your new trousers on Saturday, Kraft-Tek is the place to be.
You can bring your own supplies or just come as you are. Whatever you want to work on we want to make it happen.
Entry requirements: 16+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
Come haunt Trinity with Ghoul Gang with 50 artists and makers, workshops, a bar, food and their usual charity raffle.
Expect illustrators, prints, jewellers, candles and mists, wax melts, apparel, tarot, wearable sculptures, TTRPGs, alt beauty, homeware, tricks and treats.
And all that with free entry so you can come to browse, support indie makers, and hang tf out in what has been called a super inclusive and welcoming environment.
Follow Ghoul Gang on socials for artist announcements, venue info, charity info and all the other tasty morsels to fill your ravenous little tummies.
See you there, Ghouls!
]]>The entertainment is included and is different every time - in the past Curious Bazar have put on everything from face painting to henna tattoos; line dancing lessons to belly dancing displays; magicians to reptile shows!
At this Curious Bazaar expect:
Live music - it could be acoustic beats or a full on band.
Prize draw - free ticket included with your entry fee.
Interactive workshops – this could be jewellery making, create a piece of art or pottery or other exciting activities.
Every market supports a local charity with a % of the door money donated and a free promotional space for the charity.
This is a magical day out where curious minds and creative souls come together.
The Curious Bazaar is not just an alternative Market - it’s an experience filled with charm, creativity, and connection - it’s a haven for the weird & wonderful!
If you are interested in having a stall at Curious Bazar please sign up via this link: Stall application form
]]>Craft activities will be set up based on a storybook for parents to create with their children, and a story will be read to the group in a reading circle to bring each session to a close
Hosted in the Main Hall, these sessions welcome families from our local community during term time, running from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Parent-led play will be supported and encouraged through arts and crafts related to a different storybook each week.
We're looking forward to welcoming families back to the space and meeting some new faces! Sessions are free to attend, with a suggested donation of £3 to help support and keep these sessions going.
]]>Downstairs you'll find a comic, illustration and zine fair bursting at the seams with ziney and zillary goodness from over 50 artists to feed your eyes and souls. Jaunt upstairs for animation screenings and discussions hosted by our wonderful friends at Animinspo, who will once again be awarding the best in independent animation. Rounding out the day there'll be a variety of workshops, talks and performances to take part in and enjoy.
Keep an eye out for the Zinezilla Comics Anthology that will be making a return, as well as big kaiju friends Gordon, Kong and Meg who you'll find dotted around the festival.
Applications to table at the fair and to screen animations will open on Fri 20 Mar 2026. More info can be found here.
]]>Throughout the day, activities will run across three distinct spaces, allowing you to move freely and shape your own experience. You might be dancing at a céilí on one stage, listening to a session in another room, while children take part in music learning nearby. This is intentional. Irish culture thrives through shared spaces, overlap, and informality, and the event is designed to reflect that.
What's on:
• Live Irish music & dance performances
• Participatory sessions & workshops
• Family-friendly activities & crafts
• Céilí dancing, sessions, and community vibes
Bring your friends & family for music, movement, and community spirit in true Irish style!
About W.E Irish:
W.E. Irish is a non-for-profit organisation, recently rebranded as it has grown from the 'British Irish Society'. Their mission is to share with people Irish culture and tradition, beyond the stereotypes. To make people aware of what Irish people, past and present, have contributed to the West of England; To promote diversity in Bristol and to share learnings from the Irish immigrants’ stories, to benefit those now arriving in our City of Sanctuary. To find out more please visit here.
This event is for swimmers, surfers, sea-lovers, artists, educators and anyone else who loves the ocean. Although they will be celebrating international conservation efforts, the event will primarily focus on research and projects within the UK, highlighting how individuals here can take action.
The first Ocean Advocate Summit in 2025 was a sell-out event, so we recommend booking your ticket early to avoid disappointment! The Ocean Advocate Summit is returning bigger and better, with a new line-up of speakers and exhibitors.
If you have any questions or are interested in speaking or exhibiting please contact here.
]]>Join Zarah Sultana, Your Party MP, Candi Williams and Mark Gage, Your Party South West Central Executive candidate, and Councillor Grace Lewis for an open and honest conversation about why politics needs to be done differently, why collective leadership and branch power matter, and how we can build something better together.
They’ll talk about what Your Party is doing about this, why community and branches are essential, and how ordinary people can shape a political movement rooted in real life.
There will be plenty of time for questions, discussion, and hearing from you about what matters most in your life and your community.
Whether you’re not that into politics, politically curious, already a Your Party member, or a long-standing socialist, you are welcome.
This is a space to listen, share, question and build together.
Submit a question here and for more information on the event visit here.
Explore a vibrant selection of stalls from local organisations, makers, and artists who support, uplift, and advocate for the trans community.
Throughout the day, you can take part in a programme of workshops and talks designed to educate, empower, and bring people together.
Trans Pride Bristol celebrates the diversity of transgender, non-binary, intersex, and gender‑non-conforming people in our city. The Community Day is an open, welcoming space for connection, learning, and celebration, a chance to stand together, share experiences, and highlight the strength and brilliance of Bristol’s trans communities.
For more information about the day visit Trans Pride Bristol's website here.
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