93 things to do in Bristol in July 2019

Books & Spoken Word / Literature Festival

Africa Writes 2019

Week of events celebrating contemporary literature from Africa and the African diaspora

Multiple venues: Friday, Jun 28 2019 - Thursday, Jul 4 2019

Books & Spoken Word / Austerity

Frances Ryan

Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People

Watershed: Wednesday, Jul 3 2019 12:30pm

Books & Spoken Word / Windrush

Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff with Kemi Alemoru and Sharmaine Lovegrove

Stories of the Windrush Children

Waterstones Bristol Galleries: Thursday, Jul 4 2019 7pm

Books & Spoken Word / Fiction

Novel Writers: Caoilinn Hughes

Brilliant debut novel

Spike Island: Thursday, Jul 11 2019 6:30pm

Books & Spoken Word / LGBTQ+

Matthew Todd

New book on the LGBTQ+ community's fight for equality

Waterstones Bristol Galleries: Thursday, Jul 11 2019 7pm

Books & Spoken Word / Poetry

Magma Poetry: The Work Issue

Great line up of poets

Foyles: Friday, Jul 12 2019 7pm

Books & Spoken Word / Fiction

David Nicholls

New novel from one of the UK’s most successful writers

We The Curious: Monday, Jul 15 2019 7pm

Books & Spoken Word / Economics

Benita Matofska: Generation Share

New book on the sharing economy

Arnolfini: Wednesday, Jul 17 2019 6pm

Books & Spoken Word / Comedy

Blahblahblah: Rob Auton

Top drawer spoken word

Bristol Old Vic: Weston Studio: Monday, Jul 22 2019 8pm

Film / Action

Bristol Bad Film Club: Yor, The Hunter from the Future

Irredeemably daft Italian-French-Turkish dinosaurs, cavemen and spaceships adventure

Film / Horror

Carrie

Sissy Spacek comes over all paranormal during puberty in Brian De Palma's horror classic

Film / Event Cinema

Royal Opera House Live: Carmen

Bizet's steamy opera gets a fresh makeover by Australian director Barrie Kosky

Film / Drama

Only You + director Q&A

Preview of first-time feature director Harry Wootliff's Glasgow-set romantic infertility drama

Film / Drama

Afrika Eye 2019: Supa Modo

A Kenyan village comes together to help realise a dying girl's dream of becoming a superhero

Film / Drama

Queer Vision: Tell it to the Bees

Preview of this new sapphic beekeeping drama with Holliday Grainger and Anna Paquin

Film / Thriller

Point Blank + John Boorman Q&A

Deliverance director talks about his cracking, under-appreciated '60s crime thriller

Film / Event Cinema

Royal Opera House Live: The Marriage of Figaro

David McVicar's popular production of Mozart's comic opera broadcast live from Covent Garden

Film / Action

Bristol Film Festival: The Matrix

21st anniversary screening of the Wachowskis' cyberpunk classic at the Planetarium

Film / Documentary

Pavarotti

Ron Howard's documentary about the late rotund tenor

Film / Comedy

But I’m a Cheerleader

20th anniversary screening of the first and best 'gay conversion therapy' flick

Film / Event Cinema

National Theatre Encore: The Lehman Trilogy

The rise and fall of Lehman Brothers in three parts, directed by Sam Mendes

Film / Event Cinema

Royal Shakespeare Company Live: Measure for Measure

RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran's new production of "the ultimate #MeToo play"

Film / Comedy

Groundhog Day/Groundhog Day

Bill Murray does it again. And again. D'ya see what they did there?

Music / Reggae

St Pauls Afterparty at The Canteen

Keep the good times rolling

The Canteen: Saturday, Jul 6 2019 8pm

Music / Clubs

St Pauls Carnival Free Rave

The people's favourite rave

Motion: Saturday, Jul 6 2019 10pm

Music / Clubs

Crofters Carnival 2019

Crofter's Rights celebrates carnival

The Crofters Rights: Saturday, Jul 6 2019 10pm

Music / Clubs

Principle Records All-Dayer

Liquid perfection

Motion: Saturday, Jul 13 2019 12pm

Music / Clubs

Code of the Streets 15th Anniversary

A night of RnB, hip hop and dancehall

Basement 45: Saturday, Jul 20 2019 10pm

Music / Clubs

Lock Yard x Everything Will Be OK

The first Everything Will Be OK event outside of London

Motion: Friday, Jul 19 2019 5pm

Music / Clubs

Rum, Reggae & Ribs BBQ

Fancy yourself a jerk chicken aficionado?

Lakota: Saturday, Jul 27 2019 2pm

Music / Clubs

Lock Yard x Paradisco

Disco ain't dead

Motion: Friday, Jul 12 2019 5pm

Music / Alt Rock

Hands Off Gretel

'I Want The World' UK Album Tour

Louisiana: Thursday, Jul 4 2019 7:30pm

Music / Bristol music

Reg Meuross

Somerset singer-songwriter brings his latest release

Bristol Folk House: Friday, Jul 5 2019 7:30pm

Music / Industrial

Ministry

Effigy presents

SWX: Tuesday, Jul 2 2019 7pm

Music / Psychedelia

Astral Festival

AKA the Bristol Psych Fest

SWX: Saturday, Jul 6 2019 2pm

Music / Rap

Jpegmafia

SJM presents

Exchange: Tuesday, Jul 9 2019 7:30pm

Music / Punk

The Specials

Welcome to the ghost town

Bristol Harbourside: Friday, Jul 19 2019 7:30pm

Music / Electronic

New Order

The legendary British band return to the city 37 years later

Bristol Harbourside: Thursday, Jul 18 2019 7:30pm

Music / Punk

Billy Bragg

Colston Hall presents as part of River Town 2019

Fiddlers Club: Friday, Jul 12 2019 8pm

Music / Hip-Hop

Sugarhill Gang

Old school hip-hop

Fleece: Sunday, Jul 28 2019 7pm

Music / Pop-Rock

You Me At Six

Exclusive UK warm-up show

SWX: Thursday, Jul 11 2019 7pm

Music / Jazz

The Hot Sardines

Colston Hall presents as part of River Town 2019

St George’s: Tuesday, Jul 16 2019 8pm

Music / Choir

Bristol Show Choir

Celebrating the West End and Broadway

St George’s: Sunday, Jul 21 2019 7:30pm

Art / #seethefullpicture

See The Full Picture

Works by Bristolians with multiple disadvantages

: Monday, Jul 1 2019 - Friday, Jul 5 2019

Art / Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Generate

BOV Theatre School design and costume student showcase

: Friday, Jun 28 2019 - Thursday, Jul 4 2019

Art / Centre For Fine Print Research

Desire Lines

Large-scale kite artworks using modern and traditional print techniques

: Thursday, Jun 27 2019 - Friday, Jul 5 2019

Art / Ian Weldon

I Am Not a Wedding Photographer

Captivating, unformulaic wedding shots by Ian Weldon

: Wednesday, Jun 26 2019 - Saturday, Aug 10 2019

Art / Ceramics

Ceramics by the Village Pottery

Elegant, delicate and rustic ceramics

: Saturday, Jun 8 2019 - Wednesday, Jul 31 2019

Art / Caraboo Projects

Songs of the Sirens

Multimedia show examines modern pleasures and anxieties

: Thursday, Jun 6 2019 - Sunday, Jul 7 2019

Art / Installation

Lisa Scantlebury: Many Long Slow Waits

Sculpture, print and found objects

: Saturday, Jul 6 2019 - Sunday, Jul 21 2019

Art / Installation

Libita Clayton: Quantum Ghost

Bristol artist explores her heritage through various media

: Friday, Jul 5 2019 - Sunday, Sep 8 2019

Art / CTRL Art Studio

The State Of

International artists call for change

: Friday, Jul 5 2019 - Friday, Jul 12 2019

Art / Arnolfini

Carnival Pop-Up

Photographic document of the 2019 St Pauls Carnival

: Tuesday, Jul 9 2019 - Sunday, Aug 11 2019

Art / Skateboard

Wheelbite In The Rain

Exhibition of skateboard culture

: Friday, Jul 12 2019 - Sunday, Jul 14 2019

Art / 1969

Space Steps: The Moon and Beyond

Celebrating 50 years since the Moon Landing

: Friday, Jul 5 2019 - Sunday, Sep 29 2019

Comedy / People's Republic of Stokes Croft

The People’s Comedy

The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night

: Friday, Jun 7 2019 - Friday, Aug 2 2019

Comedy / Improv

The Noise Next Door at Sea

New family show from the sketch/improv kings

University of Bristol Union: Winston Theatre: Saturday, Jul 6 2019 2:30pm

Comedy / Improv

The Noise Next Door: Remix!!!

Sketch/improv comedy maestros return

University of Bristol Union: Winston Theatre: Saturday, Jul 6 2019 7:30pm

Comedy / Edinburgh preview

Edinburgh Comedy Previews 2019

Some top comics preview their 2019 Fringe sets

: Sunday, Jun 23 2019 - Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

Comedy / Observational comedy

Russell Kane: The Fast and The Curious

High-energy new show from acclaimed comic/presenter

Hippodrome: Sunday, Jul 7 2019 8pm

Comedy / Edinburgh preview

Chuckle Busters Edinburgh Previews

Four nights of previews from some top comics

: Wednesday, Jul 10 2019 - Saturday, Jul 13 2019

Comedy / Edinburgh preview

Double Deckers: Edinburgh Fringe Previews

Some ace comics look in at the Comedy Box before heading north

: Tuesday, Jul 16 2019 - Friday, Jul 26 2019

Comedy / Jokes

International Joke Off

Two of the region's finest one-liner comics face off

Bristol Improv Theatre: Thursday, Jul 25 2019 8pm

Dance / Hip-Hop

Sublime Dance Troupe Annual Showcase 2019

British Street Dance Champions present a showcase at Redgrave Theatre

: Tuesday, Jul 2 2019 7:30pm & Saturday, Jul 6 2019 7:30pm

Dance / Adam Kammerling

Shall We Take This Outside

Poet and performer Adam Kammerling explores violence

: Tuesday, Jul 2 2019 7:30pm & Wednesday, Jul 3 2019 7:30pm

Dance / Community engagement

Rooted

Deepraj Singh kicks off Creative Youth Network's campaign to tackle the stigma of loneliness

: Saturday, Jun 22 2019 - Saturday, Jul 27 2019

Theatre / Comedy

Oedipuss in Boots

Greek tragedy / fairytale comic mastery from the Wardrobe Theatre

: Tuesday, Jul 2 2019 - Sunday, Jul 14 2019

Theatre / Kneehigh

Dead Dog in a Suitcase

Return for Kneehigh's brilliantly twisted morality tale

: Tuesday, Jul 2 2019 - Saturday, Jul 13 2019

Theatre / Brunel's SS Great Britain

The Steampunk Mistress And The Time Machine

Ace-looking Show of Strength / Closer Each Day co-pro

: Sunday, Jun 30 2019 - Thursday, Jul 4 2019

Theatre / Made in Bristol

Off-Peak

Mischievous debut from new Made In Bristol company

: Wednesday, Jul 3 2019 - Saturday, Jul 6 2019

Theatre / Black British culture

Sweet Like Chocolate Boy

Celebrating the beauty of Black British culture

: Wednesday, Jul 3 2019 - Saturday, Jul 6 2019

Theatre / Bristol Ferment

Ferment Fortnight July 2019

BOV's twice-yearly explosion of new writing

: Sunday, Jul 7 2019 - Friday, Jul 19 2019

Theatre / Bristol Shakespeare Festival

The Widgeon Theatre Boat: Caliban’s Codex / Toby Belch (Is Unwell) / Fiction Romance

Performances on a specially repurposed narrowboat

: Tuesday, Jul 9 2019 - Sunday, Jul 14 2019

Theatre / Comedy

Calendar Girls: The Musical

Heartwarming musical based on a true tale

: Tuesday, Jul 9 2019 - Saturday, Jul 20 2019

Theatre / Bristol Shakespeare Festival

Natural Theatre Company: Shakespeare Undone!

The brilliant Naturals lead us around the ss Great Britain for Bristol Shakespeare Festival

: Sunday, Jul 7 2019 - Wednesday, Jul 10 2019

Theatre / Jez Butterworth

Parlour Song

Kelvin Players stage Jez Butterworth's mischievous suburban memory play

: Tuesday, Jul 9 2019 - Saturday, Jul 13 2019

Theatre / Brexit

Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum With Expats

Brilliant comedy/performance-art duo report back from Brexit-era Malta

: Thursday, Jul 11 2019 7:30pm & Friday, Jul 12 2019 7:30pm

Theatre / Comedy

Living Spit’s Living Quiz

Hilarious duo get quizzical

: Wednesday, Jun 26 2019 - Thursday, Jul 18 2019

Theatre / Children's Theatre

Luna

Exploring our enduring fascination with our cosmic neighbour

: Saturday, Jul 20 2019 12pm & Saturday, Jul 20 2019 3pm

Theatre / Bristol Shakespeare Festival

Folksy Theatre: The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare Fest regulars Folksy return to Boiling Wells

: Friday, Jul 19 2019 7pm & Saturday, Jul 20 2019 7pm

Theatre / Emma Rice

Malory Towers

Wise Children stage Enid Blyton's girls' school adventures

: Friday, Jul 19 2019 - Sunday, Aug 18 2019

Theatre / Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors

Live theatre versions of the enduringly popular series

: Wednesday, Jul 24 2019 - Saturday, Jul 27 2019

Theatre / Andrew Kingston

Vet. Detective.

New detective-drama parody from some Wardrobe favourites

: Thursday, Jul 25 2019 - Saturday, Aug 17 2019

Theatre / boomsatsuma

Spring Awakening

boomsatsuma stage the youth musical

: Thursday, Jul 18 2019 - Sunday, Jul 21 2019

Circus / Circomedia

When In Roam

Exploring the theme of 'home'

Circomedia: Thursday, Jul 4 2019 7:30pm

Circus / Bristol Pride

Bristol Pride Circus Night

Proud performance art

Circomedia: Friday, Jul 5 2019 7:30pm

Circus / Circomedia

Nights at the Circus

Students' final performance

: Wednesday, Jul 10 2019 - Friday, Jul 12 2019

Circus / BE Festival

What Does Stuff Do?

TED-Talk-esque performance about the relationships between people and things

: Tuesday, Jul 16 2019 - Saturday, Jul 20 2019

Food & Drink / Beer

Kernel x Two Belly tap takeover

The Kernel Brewery joins forces with Two Belly at the Good Measure

The Good Measure: Thursday, Jul 4 2019 4pm

Food & Drink / Seafood

Bangshanky summer party

Seafood and wine feast to celebrate summer

Bangshanky: Sunday, Jul 7 2019 4pm

Food & Drink / Beer

Summer Brewhouse Session 2019 III

Track Brewing Co. and Fuerst Wiacek

Lost and Grounded Brewers: Saturday, Jul 20 2019 1pm

Food & Drink / Fundraiser

Mystery menu fundraiser

The event will see top chefs cooking with mystery, surplus ingredients

Box-E: Monday, Jul 22 2019 5:30pm

Food & Drink / Pizza

Unlimited pizza at Bertha’s

The GIRO event is back by popular demand

Bertha’s Pizza: Tuesday, Jul 30 2019 6pm