5Not sure what things to do in Bristol this weekend? Whatever the weather, whatever your mood, we’ll always have you covered. Be it the best restaurants and gigs to awesome art galleries and bottomless brunches, we’ve got you weekend sorted.
Where to drink this weekend
1. The Great Bristol Wine Fest
Calling all the wine snobs of Bristol, there’s a brand new wine festival in the city. The UK’s favourite wine experts Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey (ITV’s Love Your Weekend) will be hosting – introducing you to a stellar line-up of global wine producers in this walkaround tasting. There are hundreds of wines to try (all included in the ticket) too. Tickets start at £35. To learn more head here.
Where to meet people in Bristol this weekend
2. Run Beer Run
Now in its third year, Bristol’s coolest running club is back with this pub crawl run. LHG Run Club presents Run Beer Run will cover many of Bristol’s amazing breweries and two 11k routes this Saturday (April 27). Each route will stop at eight breweries (two unique to each route), where you can choose to have a drink or not… Starting and finishing at Left Handed Giant taproom sign up here to get involved.
Free things to do this weekend
3. Future Leap Sustainable Pop-Up Market
Gigs to see in Bristol
4. Bristol New Music
Sick of everyone talking about the new Taylor Swift album? If forward-thinking/groundbreaking/genre-pushing music’s more your jam, check out Bristol New Music this weekend (April 25 – 28). The city-wide festival for contemporary music is described as “an adventurous exploration of the city through sound”, with many artists performing newly commissioned works in sonic response to such spaces as Bristol Beacon, Spike Island, St George’s, The Mount Without, Cube, Strange Brew and the Victoria Rooms. This year’s line-up includes Ryoji Ikeda, Jlin, Josephine Foster, The Bug (In Dub) and many more. See the full line-up here.
5. Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
If you don’t fancy some so challenging on the ears, we’d recommend checking out a much gentler Candlelight concert this weekend. On Friday (April 26), rediscover the music of Queen vs. ABBA at the Church of All Saints, as performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight. To get your tickets head here, but to see what other Cnadlight concerts are on see here.