
Music / Reggae
Jimmy Cliff + Grandmaster Flash + Trojan Soundsystem
Get set to go old school at the biggest party of the summer
Bristol Harbourside: Wednesday, Jun 20 2018 6:30pm
Theatre
Preview: South Western, Tobacco Factory Theatres
Introducing the Wardrobe Ensemble's new Wessex-wide odyssey of revenge
Comedy
Edinburgh previews at the Wardrobe Theatre
Tez Ilyas, Ahir Shah, Suzi Ruffell and many more preview their Edinburgh 2018 shows
This weekend Bristol Harbour Festival fills the area around the floating harbour with music, performances, boats, family activities, dance, food and more. It’s Bristol’s biggest free festival and is well worth a visit – whether for Friday night’s massive gig featuring legends Jimmy Cliff, Grandmaster Flash and Trojan Soundsystem, or the breathtaking circus performances going on in College Green.
The team behind Dimensions Festival warm up at Lakota before the main event in Croatia, while Motion hosts a mammoth bill for Sequences Festival and the city is visited by musicians galore including Future Islands at the O2 Academy on Friday night.
It’s also a great weekend for foodies, as Square Food host their summer pop-up and Hart’s Bakery puts on Hartburn – the first in a series of summer barbecues and one that surely takes the proverbial punny biscuit.
Find even more things to do this weekend by visiting our What’s On section.
Music / Reggae
Get set to go old school at the biggest party of the summer
Bristol Harbourside: Wednesday, Jun 20 2018 6:30pm
Theatre / New Writing
New play examines language, censorship and offence
: Thursday, Jul 19 2018 8pm & Friday, Jul 20 2018 8pm
Theatre / Blackbeard
Show of Strength lead you around piratical Bristol
: Friday, Jul 20 2018 - Saturday, Oct 6 2018
Music / Disco
Dimensions Festival warm-up party
Lakota: Friday, Jul 20 2018 11pm
Music / Alternative
Euphoric and lush alt pop
O2 Academy: Wednesday, May 3 2017 8:30pm
Theatre / Devised theatre
New devised show from the latest MiB youth company
: Wednesday, Jul 18 2018 - Saturday, Jul 21 2018
Comedy / Edinburgh Previews
Edinburgh previews at the Comedy Box
The Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken Studio: Friday, Jul 20 2018 8pm
Comedy / Edinburgh Previews
Edinburgh previews
The Wardrobe Theatre: Friday, Jul 20 2018 8pm
Music / Sequences Festival
A mammoth bill featuring key industry names
Motion: Saturday, Jul 21 2018 12pm
Food & Drink / food
Series celebrating the seasons with guest chef Fabrizia Lanza
Spike Island: Saturday, Jul 21 2018 7pm
Art / Art fair
Launch of new arts fair and open studios in BS3
Estate of the Arts: Saturday, Jul 21 2018 12pm
Food & Drink / wine
Taste and learn about natural wine
Hart’s Bakery: Saturday, Jul 21 2018 8am
Food & Drink / Barbecue
The first in a series of summer barbecues outside Hart's Bakery
Hart’s Bakery: Saturday, Jul 21 2018 11am
Books & Spoken Word / Poetry
Ourdoor poetry writing session
Tyntesfield: Saturday, Jul 21 2018 2pm
Theatre / Comedy
The Wardrobe Ensemble's new Wessex-wide odyssey of revenge
: Tuesday, Jul 17 2018 - Friday, Jul 27 2018
Theatre / Bristol Shakespeare Festival 2018
A unique, audience-generated R&J
Trinity: Sunday, Jul 22 2018 7pm
Music / Blues
Trio of uprising Americana artists
St George’s: Sunday, Jul 22 2018 7:30pm
Film / Comedy
A bizarre, trippy Japanese curio screened in the Haunted Houses season
Art / Exhibition
Eight artists explore a range of ideas. Plus workshops
: Saturday, Jul 21 2018 - Friday, Jul 27 2018
Art / Conceptual Art
Works that form a narrative musing on cars, horsepower and the language of advertising
: Saturday, Jul 21 2018 - Sunday, Sep 16 2018