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10 things to do this weekend, August 7-9
Friday: Daisy Chapman, Folk House
An acoustic set from the Bristol singer songwriter.
b247.staging.proword.press/channel/whats-on/music-01/folkcountry/daisy-chapman?time=1438902000
Friday: Wanted Records vs We Like To Party, Colston Hall terrace
The first of this year’s Terrace Sessions, featuring the likes of DJs Cheeba and Moneyshot.
www.colstonhall.org/shows/terrace-sessions-2015/
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Friday & Saturday: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Hippodrome
The National Theatre’s award-winning staging of Mark Haddon’s wonderful novel.
b247.staging.proword.press/channel/whats-on/theatre-01/contemporary-21st-century/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-bristol-hippodrome?time=1438642800
Friday & Saturday: A Thousand Seasons Past, Museum Square
A new open air auditorium will pop up beside the M Shed for this special performance.
b247.staging.proword.press/channel/whats-on/theatre-01/youth-theatre/a-thousand-seasons-past?time=1438729200
Friday & Saturday: Bristol Cider Festival, Brunel’s Old Station
The Mangledwurzels perform at the 15th annual festival.
www.clstickets.co.uk/category/cider-festivals
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Mice on Skates, Brewery Theatre
A children’s show from Bath’s Fly in a Pie Puppet Theatre tells the tale of two ingenious rodents.
b247.staging.proword.press/channel/whats-on/theatre-01/childrens-2/mice-on-skates?time=1438642800
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, Ashton Court
Witness the world’s first solar-powered balloon, ooh at the nightglows and ahh at the fireworks.
www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk
Friday-August 12: Mexican pop-up, The Runcible Spoon
Sample a range of classic dishes such as fish tacos, tortilla bowls and burritos.
www.therunciblespoonbristol.com
Saturday: The Valley of Gwangi, Victoria Park
Bristol Bad Film Club’s summer outdoor blowout brings together dinosaurs and cowboys.
b247.staging.proword.press/channel/whats-on/film-01/science-fiction/bristol-bad-film-club-the-valley-of-gwangi?time=1438988400
Sunday: Mash Up All Dayer, Fleece
Featuring everything from rock to pop to acoustic at this eclectic day of live music.
b247.staging.proword.press/channel/whats-on/music-01/indiealternative/mash-up-all-dayer?time=1439074800
For more ideas on what to do this month, read 62 awesome things to do in Bristol in August.