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What to do in Bristol in October 2026

106 events from Saturday, October 17 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 1. Busiest venues: St George's Bristol, Bristol Beacon, The Louisiana.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Visual arts
until Oct 25

Besides the Sea

Arnolfini · Harbourside
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Beverly Buchanan: Weathering

Spike Island · Harbourside
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Oct 30

The Dominican Front Room at Watershed

Watershed · Harbourside
- Visual arts
Tickets
Cinema
until Oct 19

BFI London Film Festival on Tour 2026

Watershed · Harbourside
- Cinema
Tickets
Cinema
until Oct 25

Claude Chabrol: Elements of Crime

Watershed · Harbourside
- Cinema
Tickets
Cinema
until Nov 18

Scares at the Shed

Watershed · Harbourside
- Cinema
Tickets
Visual arts
until May 9

Bristol Photo Festival 2026: Time Machine

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery · Clifton
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Theatre
until Oct 17

What’s The F**king Point?

Bristol Old Vic · Old City
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Oct 17

WWG: Gurtmania

Tobacco Factory Theatres · Southville
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 7

Lanny

Bristol Old Vic · Old City
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

Rhythm Utsav

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Brandon Flowers

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
Sold out Tickets
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Music
7 PM

Kacy & Clayton

The Louisiana · Harbourside
- Music
Sold out Tickets
Nights out
8 PM

The Cube Presents: Slow Cooking

The Cube Microplex · Kingsdown
- Nights out
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Planet Shroom

Trinity Centre · St Philips
- Music
- Nights out
- Trance
Tickets
Theatre
Time not announced

Apples & Pears Scratch Night

Tobacco Factory Theatres · Southville
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Exultate Singers A Sense of the Divine: Isles of Song

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Classical
Tickets
Visual arts
until Feb 7

Joy Gregory: Catching Flies with Honey

Arnolfini · Harbourside
- Visual arts
Tickets
Other
Time not announced

Nature Salon: Dinosaurs More Than Monsters!

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
Tickets

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Cinema
12:30 PM

Colin Wilson: His Life and Work - 6 Part Film

The Cube Microplex · Kingsdown
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
4 PM

An afternoon with Kristin Hersh

Bristol Folk House · Park Street
- Music
£1.50–£28 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Yellow Days / Yuuf / Amri

Trinity Centre · St Philips
- Music
- Indie
- Soul
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Kristin Hersh

Bristol Folk House · Park Street
- Music
£1.50–£28 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Wishbone Ash

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Pop
- Rock
Tickets
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Monday, October 19, 2026

Music
7 PM

Beth Orton

Trinity Centre · St Philips
- Music
- Folk
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Courtney Barnett

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Tooth

The Louisiana · Harbourside
- Music
Sold out Tickets
Cinema
8 PM

By Design

The Cube Microplex · Kingsdown
- Cinema
Tickets
Literature
Time not announced

Dan Jones Castles: A Fortified History of the World

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Literature
Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Music
7 PM

Allie X

Trinity Centre · St Philips
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Chantel McGregor

The Louisiana · Harbourside
- Music
£20 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Lake Street Dive

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Margaret Glaspy

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Literature
Time not announced

Lemn Sissay Let the Light Pour In LIVE

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Literature
Sold out Tickets
Theatre
Time not announced

Niplash

Tobacco Factory Theatres · Southville
- Theatre
Tickets
Comedy
until Oct 24

Up Down BIG Man

Bristol Old Vic · Old City
- Comedy
Tickets
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
7 PM

Hollow Hand

The Louisiana · Harbourside
- Music
£12 Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Phil Wang: UH OH

Phil Wang

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Comedy
Tickets
Cinema
8 PM

Simone Barbès or Virtue (Simone Barbès Ou La Vertu)

The Cube Microplex · Kingsdown
- Cinema
Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

Aftermirth – October 2026

Tobacco Factory Theatres · Southville
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Foy Vance World Tour - Celebrating The Wake And The Songs of If

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Folk
- Pop
- Rock
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Hesta Banks + The Adam Stokes Quintet A Tribute to Blossom Dearie

Hesta Banks

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Jazz
Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
7:30 PM

Donovan Woods

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Steve Pilgrim

The Louisiana · Harbourside
- Music
£15 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Grace Petrie

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Folk
Tickets
Music
until Oct 24

How Soon Is Now?

Tobacco Factory Theatres · Southville
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Jonathan Parkin

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Classical
Tickets

Friday, October 23, 2026

Theatre
10 AM

Wonder Baby

Trinity Centre · St Philips
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7 PM

The Mountain Goats

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

The Song Has No Ending Presents Robin & Bina Williamson + Rosie Brownhill + Fohn

The Cube Microplex · Kingsdown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Tia Gordon

The Louisiana · Harbourside
- Music
£15 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Anna Colette

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Bristol ceilidh presents: Hobsons Choice

Bristol Folk House · Park Street
- Music
- Dance
£1.50–£16.50 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Manding Melody

Bristol Beacon · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
10 PM

CHAOS IN THE CBD

Trinity Centre · St Philips
- Music
- Nights out
- Electronic
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Lunchtime Jazz: Mali Sheard

Lunchtime Jazz

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Jazz
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Máire Carroll Philip Glass’ Piano Études

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Classical
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Rising Folk: George Boomsma

Rising Folk

St George's Bristol · Brandon Hill
- Music
- Folk
Tickets

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Music
7 PM

A Different Thread

Bristol Folk House · Park Street
- Music
£14.50–£16.50 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Absurdist A/V

The Cube Microplex · Kingsdown
- Music
- Cinema
Tickets

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