Your guide to the arts in Bristol: exhibitions, plays and musicals, and concerts and gigs. Plus, discover what’s on at galleries, museums and cinemas across the city.
It’s been a bumpy ride for UPFEST since the pandemic. Rising costs have forced the cancellation of events, the introduction of new locations and formats, and a switch to a biannual model. Europe’s largest live stre...
The sky will become a storybook at this heartwarming addition to the DroneArt Show series, bringing a luminescent spectacle of music, art and technology to Bath for one night only on May 9. Space Chase promises t...
Who says classical music belongs only beneath chandeliers and velvet seats? In Bristol, Candlelight concerts are redefining the concert experience—bringing spellbinding performances to some of the city’s most gorgeous v...
From Timothee Chalamet’s colourful Oscar campaign to celebs like Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams making their couples’ red carpet debut, we’ve really been inundated with titillating award season mom...
‘Matilda the Musical’ is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2026, having delighted audiences across 100 cities around the world. And now, it’s coming to the Bristol Hippodrome between June 2 and...
Guy Ritchie’s ‘Young Sherlock’ is exactly what you’d expect from a Guy Ritchie show. Sherlock’s a smug, smart alec, while everyone else is either an uptight, well-born or a working-class ruffian. Throw in quick qui...
Bristol’s iconic Odeon cinema on Union Street closes its doors after 88 years next week (Wednesday, February 11). But there’s not much time to mourn, because a brand-new cinema is opening the very next day (Thursday, Fe...
Forget Spring, my favourite season is awards season. There’s just something about taking in all the glitz and glamour of the season, while tucked up on your sofa, judging all the outfits, crying at all the speeche...
More than half of the UK’s grassroots music venues failed to make a profit in 2025, with thousands of jobs lost and the national touring circuit shrinking to a handful of major cities. The latest annual report from the...
The film awards season is in full swing, and the finishing line is now in sight, with all eyes now on the biggest prize, the 98th Academy Awards. The Oscar nominations are in (Thursday, January 22), and there are alread...
