What's on?
Bristol Doors Open Day
Bristol Doors Open Day provides the chance to see the inside of some of the city's most fascinating and important buildings. Many are not normally open to the general public, and entry is free.
Bristol Poetry Festival
If you're a nascent Sylvia Plath or Seamus Heaney, this literary affair at the Arnolfini Harbourside and throughout Bristol is for you. It offers an opportunity for closet poets to get some creative exposure and see the experts at work.
Gordon Bennett Cup Balloon Race
The world's longest-running gas-balloon race, the Gordon Bennett Cup this year takes place in Bristol. Celebrating an era when adventure was ruled by the elements, teams of two compete to travel the furthest distance, ending up wherever the wind takes them.
Bristol-Bath Cycle Ride
Cycle across the Avon countryside raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care with the Bristol-Bath Cycle Ride. The route loops from Bristol's city centre through the countryside to the edge of Bath, all with no traffic in sight.
Welsh National Opera Autumn Tour
Welsh National Opera makes the first of its two annual visits to the Bristol Hippodrome visits. Joining Richard Strauss'
Ariadne auf Naxos and Beethoven's
Fidelio is Mozart's ever-popular
Magic Flute.