
Art / Exhibition
Alyn Smith
Prints and illustrations featuring playful shapes, bright colours and nostalgic nods to childhood
: Tuesday, May 22 2018 - Sunday, Jul 15 2018
Festivals By Month
48 festivals happening in June 2018
Our picks of the best festivals in Bristol, the rest of the UK and across the globe this month
Music
A first look inside M Shed’s ‘Bristol Music: Seven decades of sound’
A first look inside the music exhibition exploring Bristol's bustling music scene
Theatre
Preview: Romeo and Juliet, Eastville Park Swimming Pool
Another intriguing story/location pairing from the brilliant Insane Root
We’re well into festival season now (check out our picks of the best happening locally, nationally and internationally all month) so it only seems fair to celebrate all things al fresco.
Bristol Food Connections offers more than 100 events throughout June, including the Summer Feast with food cooked by young people on the Bristol24/7 and Square Food Foundation’s young chefs programme, and a medicinal herb walk through Castle Park.
Bristol Refugee Festival also returns with a month-long programme of events, culminating in a big knees up in Queen Square on June 24 featuring international musicians and fun for all the family.
Finally, site-specific theatre specialists take over Eastville Park’s abandoned swimming pool for a spectacular outdoor performance of Romeo and Juliet.
See even more things to do this month by visiting our What’s On section
Art / Exhibition
Prints and illustrations featuring playful shapes, bright colours and nostalgic nods to childhood
: Tuesday, May 22 2018 - Sunday, Jul 15 2018
Art / Totterdown
Fine-looking group show at a key Totterdown community venue
: Thursday, Jun 21 2018 - Sunday, Jun 24 2018
Art / Art and Mental Health
Drawings, photographs and artefacts around mental health care
: Tuesday, May 29 2018 - Friday, Jun 8 2018
Art / Bristol music
Photos, fanzines, memorabilia celebrate our city's rich music scene
: Saturday, May 19 2018 - Sunday, Sep 30 2018
Art / Jamaica Street Artists
JSA's hugely popular annual open studios weekend
: Friday, Jun 1 2018 - Sunday, Jun 3 2018
Art / Exhibition
Six large tapestries explore our fascination with taste and class
: Saturday, Mar 31 2018 - Sunday, Jun 24 2018
Art / Ceramics
Beautifully decorated earthenware pieces
: Wednesday, May 9 2018 - Saturday, Jun 30 2018
Art / Exhibition
Light, colour, travels, processions, people
: Thursday, Jun 7 2018 - Sunday, Jul 22 2018
Art / Exhibition
Exhibition by Native American artist
: Wednesday, Jun 6 2018 - Saturday, Aug 11 2018
Art / Exhibition
Atmospheric, nostalgic paintings by Bristol artist
: Friday, Jun 8 2018 - Saturday, Jun 30 2018
Art / Degree show
Showcasing work from over 500 talented students
Multiple venues: Saturday, Jun 9 2018 - Wednesday, Jun 13 2018
Art / Exhibition
Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, Nicholson/Hepworth and other fruitful artistic couples
: Saturday, Jun 16 2018 - Sunday, Sep 9 2018
Art / Art Trail
Return of this thriving North Bristol neighbourhood art trail
: Saturday, Jun 10 2017 11am & Sunday, Jun 11 2017 11am
Books & Spoken Word / Bristol Music: Seven Decades of Sound
The Island hosts a range of activities alongside M Shed's Bristol music exhibition
Art / Photography
Bristol photography group's annual all-welcome photography all-dayer
Millennium Square: Saturday, Jun 16 2018 10am
Art / City of Bristol College
Photography students' graduation show
: Friday, Jun 15 2018 - Thursday, Jun 21 2018
Art / Conceptual Art
Exploring ecosystems - of ideas, materials, images...
: Saturday, Jun 23 2018 - Sunday, Jul 8 2018
Art / Found objects
Found objects reveal graffiti's underworld subculture
: Monday, Jun 25 2018 - Sunday, Jul 1 2018
Art / City of Bristol College
Graphic Design and Interactive Multimedia student show
: Saturday, Jun 23 2018 - Wednesday, Jun 27 2018
Books & Spoken Word / Poetry
Celebration of poetry, rap and performance art
Arnolfini: Tuesday, Jun 5 2018 7pm
Books & Spoken Word / Spoken Word
Spoken word and music
Bristol Old Vic: Sunday, Jun 10 2018 7:30pm
Books & Spoken Word / Spoken Word
Packed weekend featuring UK's finest spoken worders
The Wardrobe Theatre: Friday, Jun 15 2018 7pm
Books & Spoken Word / Immigration
Timely book on immigration
Waterstones Bristol Galleries: Friday, Jun 15 2018 7pm
Books & Spoken Word / Environment
New book on saving the planet from plastic
Waterstones Bristol Galleries: Monday, Jun 18 2018 7pm
Books & Spoken Word / Technology
Technology, knowledge and the end of the future
Waterstones Bristol Galleries: Tuesday, Jun 26 2018 7pm
Books & Spoken Word / Fiction
Music, inspiration and the writer's muse
The Square Club: Wednesday, Jun 27 2018 7:30pm
Books & Spoken Word / Fiction
Widely praised debut novel
Spike Island: Thursday, Jun 28 2018 6:30pm
Comedy / Observational comedy
Comic and co-creator of the brilliant 'Jonathan Pie'
The Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken Studio: Saturday, Jun 2 2018 8:45pm
Comedy / Observational comedy
Lauded, high-energy observational comic headlines at the Alma
Alma Tavern & Theatre: Sunday, Jun 3 2018 7:30pm
Comedy / Observational comedy
Lauded, fast-rising confessional comic
The Wardrobe Theatre: Sunday, Jun 3 2018 8pm
Comedy / Edinburgh Previews
Wednesdays: new material and Edinburgh previews
: Wednesday, Apr 25 2018 - Wednesday, Jul 25 2018
Comedy / Observational comedy
Canadian comic's all-topics-welcome game show
The Lazy Dog: Thursday, Jun 7 2018 8pm
Comedy / Bristol Comedy Garden
Bristol Comedy Garden: Sunday afternoon
Queen Square: Big Top: Sunday, Jun 10 2018 3:45pm
Comedy / Variety
Final (sniff) instalment of the hugely popular variety night
Bristol Improv Theatre: Saturday, Jun 9 2018 7:30pm
Comedy / Bristol Comedy Garden
Bristol Comedy Garden: Sat eve
Queen Square: Big Top: Saturday, Jun 9 2018 6pm
Comedy / Bristol Comedy Garden
Bristol Comedy Garden: Sun eve
Queen Square: Big Top: Sunday, Jun 10 2018 6pm
Comedy / Open Mic
Excellent monthly showcase for up-and-coming acts
: Tuesday, Sep 12 2017 8pm & Tuesday, Oct 10 2017 7:30pm
Theatre / Comedy
Fine-looking pairing of offbeat one-woman comedies
The Wardrobe Theatre: Wednesday, Jun 13 2018 8pm
Comedy / Observational comedy
Two fine comics co-headline at The Lazy Dog
The Lazy Dog: Thursday, Jun 14 2018 8pm
Comedy / Observational comedy
Canadian expat with some nicely dry, dark material
The Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken Studio: Saturday, Jun 16 2018 8:45pm
Comedy / Observational comedy
Quirky, surreal, vastly experienced observational comic
The Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken Studio: Saturday, Jun 23 2018 8:45pm
Comedy / Observational comedy
Gauche charm and crafty, self-aware wit
The Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken Studio: Saturday, Jun 30 2018 8:45pm
Food & Drink / gin
An evening celebrating gin, vermouth and Campari
Psychopomp Microdistillery: Saturday, Jun 2 2018 6pm
Food & Drink / Pop-Up
Expect a three-course feast from the team at Mark's Bread
: Thursday, Jun 7 2018 6:30pm & Thursday, Jun 7 2018 9pm
Food & Drink / Vegetarian
Toby Burrows from the Chelsea restaurant joins forces with the chefs at Root
Root: Thursday, Jun 7 2018 7pm
Food & Drink / Indian
With chef, blogger and food writer Brinda Bungaroo
Sholay Indian Kitchen: Sunday, Jun 10 2018 11am
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
Join medicinal herbalist Max Drake for a fascinating medicinal herb walk
The Nails: Tuesday, Jun 12 2018 6pm
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
A special edition of the regular Wednesday Corn Street Farmers & Producers Market
St Nicholas Market: Wednesday, Jun 13 2018 9:30am
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
Come and make your own apple juice with The Cider Box
Bristol Energy Hub: Wednesday, Jun 13 2018 12:30pm
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
Severnside Community Rail Project invite you to join them for afternoon tea on a train
Temple Meads: Wednesday, Jun 13 2018 3:15pm
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
FareShare South West are celebrating 10 years of redistributing surplus food
Easton Community Centre: Thursday, Jun 14 2018 6:30am
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
The Travelling Kitchen presents ‘A Picnic Through Time'
Greenway Centre & Cafe: Thursday, Jun 14 2018 3pm
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
Come and join The Brandon Trust for their very special afternoon tea-off
Saint Stephen’s Cafe: Friday, Jun 15 2018 11am
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
Head over to vibrant Finzel’s Reach street food market
Finzels Reach Market: Friday, Jun 15 2018 12pm
Food & Drink / Prosecco
Bubbles at Brunel's old station
: Friday, Jun 15 2018 6:30pm
Food & Drink / social impact
Bristol 24/7 and Square Food Foundation are excited to announce the second seasonal feast
The Station: Friday, Jun 15 2018 7pm
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
Fermentation is the bedrock of cuisines the world over
Bristol Energy Hub: Sunday, Jun 17 2018 1pm
Food & Drink / Bristol Food Connections 2018
Anouk, winner of Bristol’s 2017 Healthy Schools Young Chef awards, is excited to be invited to do a
Bristol Energy Hub: Sunday, Jun 17 2018 3pm
Food & Drink / Supper Club
A wood-fired, seasonal and local feast
Windmill Hill City Farm: Saturday, Jun 30 2018 7pm
Theatre / Children's Theatre
Tessa Bide adapts the acclaimed children's story
: Thursday, May 31 2018 - Sunday, Jun 3 2018
Theatre / Family theatre
Sally Cookson adapts Patrick Ness' acclaimed all-ages bestseller
: Thursday, May 31 2018 - Saturday, Jun 16 2018
Theatre / Choreography
Song and choreography drawing on testimonies from around the world
Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall: Friday, Jun 1 2018 8pm
Theatre / Bristol City FC
Comedy about the ups and downs of 1970s Bristol City fandom
: Thursday, May 31 2018 - Saturday, Jun 2 2018
Theatre / Brian Clough
Staging of the brilliant novel about Brian Clough's misadventures at Leeds
: Tuesday, Jun 5 2018 8pm & Wednesday, Jun 6 2018 8pm
Theatre / Bristol Shakespeare Festival 2018
Cycling troupe kick off Bristol Shakespeare Fest
: Wednesday, Jun 6 2018 6:30pm & Thursday, Jun 7 2018 6:30pm
Theatre / New Writing
Bristolians The Plasticine Men explore growth, progress and the dreams that connect us
: Wednesday, Jun 6 2018 - Saturday, Jun 9 2018
Theatre / Bristol Shakespeare Festival 2018
Cycling troupe kick off Bristol Shakespeare Fest
: Friday, Jun 8 2018 6:30pm & Saturday, Jun 9 2018 6:30pm
Theatre / Dementia
Tale of a man reliving his memories before he loses them
: Friday, Jun 8 2018 - Saturday, Jun 9 2018
Theatre / Children's Theatre
Where kids rule the world (or at least a bit of it)
: Sunday, Jun 10 2018 11am & Sunday, Jun 10 2018 2pm
Theatre / Avonmouth
Locals Stepping Out present this very political "Avonmouth ghost story"
: Monday, Jun 11 2018 - Thursday, Jun 21 2018
Comedy / Wordplay
Into innuendo? Dabble in double-entendre? This punning gameshow is for you
The Wardrobe Theatre: Monday, Jun 11 2018 8pm
Theatre / Comedy
The brilliant RashDash imagine themselves as Chekhov's famous siblings
: Tuesday, Jun 12 2018 - Saturday, Jun 16 2018
Theatre / Eastville Park Swimming Pool
Site-specific aces Insane Root do R&J in Eastville Park's former swimming pool
: Friday, Jun 15 2018 - Sunday, Jul 29 2018
Theatre / Brexit
Satirical revue about the B-word
: Tuesday, Jun 19 2018 - Saturday, Jun 23 2018
Theatre / Theatre and music
Experimental live music, gender-twisting visuals and gothic storytelling
: Wednesday, Jun 20 2018 - Saturday, Jun 23 2018
Theatre / Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
BOV Theatre School presents Moira Buffini's urgent, epic play for our time
: Thursday, Jun 21 2018 - Saturday, Jun 30 2018
Theatre / Comedy
More genre-blurring, high-stakes action comedy from the Wardrobe home team
: Monday, Jun 25 2018 - Saturday, Jul 7 2018
Theatre / Bristol Old Vic
BOV / BOV Theatre School / Diverse City co-pro
: Tuesday, Jun 26 2018 - Saturday, Jul 7 2018
Theatre / Dinosaurs
Interactive palaeontology for ages 3+
: Thursday, Jun 28 2018 - Saturday, Jun 30 2018
Film / Comedy
1985 classic kicks off time travel day at the museum
Film / Drama
Classy Patricia Highsmith adaptation with Matt Damon
Film / Art House
Restored subversive gay underground drama from the Japanese new wave
Film / Drama
Dirk Diggler struts his stuff, followed by an actual disco
Film / Event Cinema
More perky dance-pop than any human being can possibly endure
Film / Documentary
Artist Ai Weiwei's epic exploration of the global refugee crisis
Film / Documentary
The fascinating story behind a multibillion dollar bitcoin heist
Film / Documentary
Women on film in the early years of the 20th century
Film / Documentary
Free screening of plastic pollution documentary for World Environment Day
Film / Event Cinema
Edward and Freddie Fox star in Wilde's never-more-timely tale of politics and sin
Film / Documentary
Investigative documentary about the aftermath of Pinochet's 1973 coup
Film / Documentary
Documentary exposé of the Chinese government's global Confucius Institute program
Film / Event Cinema
A long weekend of Super 8 fun including a vintage punk rock documentary
Film / Documentary
Timely documentary about the UK's public housing crisis
Film / Animation
Short animated films about the struggles and experiences of refugees in Britain
Film / Ballet
The Bolshoi reconstructs the original 19th century choreography of this romantic story ballet
Film / Ballet
First revival of Liam Scarlett's production of the greatest of all romantic ballets
Film / Drama
Bristol footballing legend discusses daft PoW escape flick in which he acted alongside Michael Caine
Film / Event Cinema
Sir Simon's final appearance as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Film / Comedy
A murdered teen gets revenge when his brain is transplanted into a robotic dinosaur
Film / Musical
Oscar-winning 1966 musical gets the HD makeover treatment
Film / Drama
The other biopic of bullshitting sailor Donald Crowhurst, shot locally in the Bristol Channel
Film / Event Cinema
First revival of Richard Jones's production of Puccini's romantic opera
Film / Musical
Bawl along with the middle-aged musical outdoors at Ashton Court
Film / Animation
An immortal girl cares for an abandoned child in this Japanese anime
Film / Documentary
Save Bearpit activism evening with Katy Bauer's documentary Don't Buy It
Film / Documentary
The story of pioneering death metaller Chuck Schuldiner
Film / Art House
Welcome return of Luis Bunuel’s most popular surrealist satire
Film / Documentary
Extended version of the documentary co-directed by the late popster himself
Film / Documentary
New documentary about the 35 year history of grindcore
Film / Documentary
Looking back at the the indie singer-songwriter's Mercury Prize-winning debut album
Film / Documentary
German filmmaker Katja Duregger pays tribute to the First Lady of Song
Film / Documentary
UK premiere of new documentary about the Leeds band's George Best album
Film / Documentary
An intimate portrait of The The frontman Matt Johnson
Music / Indie
Texas based indie trio
Rough Trade: Friday, Jun 1 2018 7pm
Music / R&B
Legendary R&B Pioneers
Colston Hall: Friday, Jun 1 2018 7:30pm
Music / Britpop
British Singer-Songwriter
Colston Hall: Saturday, Jun 2 2018 7pm
Music / Indie
The Welsh singer is back in Bristol to present his new album
Rough Trade: Friday, Jun 8 2018 7:30pm
Music / Dream Pop
A 90's comeback revival
SWX: Sunday, Jun 10 2018 7pm
Music / Alt-Folk
An antidote for turbulent times
: Sunday, Jun 10 2018 7:30pm & Sunday, Jun 10 2018 7:30pm
Music / Indie
Indie band from Bristol, made up of French and British members.
The Louisiana: Thursday, Jun 14 2018 7:30pm
Music / Indie
American indie music project
The Fleece: Thursday, Jun 14 2018 7:30pm
Music / Post Punk
The post-punk trio presents their self-titled album
Rough Trade: Friday, Jun 15 2018 7:30pm
Music / Alternative Rock
Academy club night
O2 Academy: Tuesday, Jul 10 2018 7pm
Music / 1960s
Heatwave Summer Disco | A night of 70's Funk, Soul & Disco Hits!!
The Lanes: Saturday, Jun 2 2018 9pm
Music / Dance
It's that time of year again
Lakota: Friday, Jun 1 2018 10pm
Music / Garage
End of year celebration!
Motion: Saturday, Jun 2 2018 3pm
Music / House
Glitterbox come to Motion
Marble Factory: Saturday, Jun 2 2018 10pm
Music / Techno
Great tunes, great vibes
Motion: Friday, Jun 8 2018 10pm
Music / Electronic
One of a kind show
Marble Factory: Friday, Jun 15 2018 7pm
Music / Synth Pop
A day to meet up with other Synth fans
Rough Trade: Sunday, Jun 17 2018 1:30pm
Music / Grime
Leicester born, Grime MC, who is also a professional footballer.
The Louisiana: Wednesday, Jun 13 2018 7:30pm
Music / Dance
Outdoor party
Motion: Saturday, Jun 16 2018 1pm