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  1. Add Bristol Light Festival to your Itinerary

    Bristol Light Festival

    Address

    Various locations throughout Bristol

    Bristol Light Festival is set to return to Bristol for 10 days of dazzling light-based artworks to brighten up the darkest nights of winter from 19 - 28 February 2026.

  2. Add Jonathan Baldock at Arnolfini to your Itinerary

    Jonathan Baldock at Arnolfini

    Address

    11 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA

    Bristol

    For summer, British artist Jonathan Baldock (b.1980) takes over Arnolfini's first-floor galleries with a new commission, channelling his long-held interest in myth and folklore.

  3. Add Bath Christmas Market to your Itinerary

    Bath Christmas Market

    Address

    Various Locations, Bath City Centre, Somerset, BA1 1LZ

    Discover the magic of Bath at Christmas at the Bath Christmas Market.

  4. Add Open Studios at Spike Island to your Itinerary

    Open Studios at Spike Island

    Address

    Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX

    Telephone

    +44 (0)117 929 2266

    Bristol

    Explore behind-the-scenes of the former Brooke Bond tea-packing factory, home to over 70 artists' studios.

  5. Add Bath Carnival to your Itinerary

    Bath Carnival

    Address

    Sydney Gardens, Sydney Place, Bath, BA2 6NH

    Bath

    Bath Carnival is a free party celebrating Carnival arts on Saturday 11 July 2026. 

  6. Add Record Fair at Bristol Beacon to your Itinerary

    Record Fair at Bristol Beacon

    Address

    Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR

    Bristol

    The biggest record fair in the South West returns to Bristol in 2023

  7. Add Bristol International Balloon Fiesta to your Itinerary

    Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

    Address

    Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9JN

    Bristol

    Europe's biggest hot air balloon event

    The spectacular free event will once again feature over 100 hot air balloons taking off at dawn and dusk as well as the famous Night Glows, when the balloons light up the sky in time to a soundtrack provided…

  8. Add Holburne Up Late: Don McCullin in focus at The Holburne Museum to your Itinerary

    Holburne Up Late: Don McCullin in focus at The Holburne Museum

    Address

    Great Pulteney Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4DB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 1225 388569

    Bathwick, Bath

    An evening focusing on The Holburne Museum's Don McCullin exhibition, and a screening of the film The Road to Palmyra.

  9. Add Women’s Craft Club at Arnolfini to your Itinerary

    Women’s Craft Club at Arnolfini

    Address

    Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 117 917 2300

    Bristol

    Join this weekly women’s craft club in partnership with Bristol Refugee Festival. All women are welcome to come along, have a cup of tea and get crafty.

  10. Add Bristol Walk Fest to your Itinerary

    Bristol Walk Fest

    Address

    Various locations, Bristol

    Bristol

    Bristol’s month-long walking festival, now in its eleventh successful year, offers a choice of many ways to explore the city and it surrounds on foot.

    Choices include heritage tours, nature walks, explorations of street art and statues, wild food…

  11. Add Bristol Harbour Festival to your Itinerary

    Bristol Harbour Festival

    Address

    Various locations, Bristol, BS1 5TX

    Bristol

    This annual free dance, music and arts extravaganza features family activities, music, circus, food markets and visiting vessels.

    From Underfall Yard on the western edge of the Floating Harbour all the way to the Cascade Steps, Thekla and Queen…

  12. Add Phillip Lai Solo exhibition at Spike Island to your Itinerary

    Phillip Lai Solo exhibition at Spike Island

    Address

    Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 117 929 2266

    Bristol

    Empty Alcove / Rotting Figure is a new commission and solo exhibition by artist Dan Guthrie. Guthrie’s practice explores representations and mis-representations of Black Britishness, with a particular interest in examining how these manifest in…

  13. Add Dorothy House Interactive Nature Trail to your Itinerary

    Dorothy House Interactive Nature Trail

    Address

    Dorothy House Hospice Care, Winsley House, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshie, BA1 6AA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7443633068

    Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon

    Situated just off the public footpaths from the Kennet and Avon Canal at nearby Avoncliff or Limpley Stoke, the Dorothy House Interactive Nature Trail in Winsley is a perfect spot to take a pause and learn more about the incredibly bio-diverse…

  14. Add BOP Photobook Festival to your Itinerary

    BOP Photobook Festival

    Address

    Martin Parr Foundation, 316 Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3AR

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1173293270

    Bristol

    Expect a lineup of photobook publishers, artist talks, exhibitions, book signings, events, street food, coffee and local beer.

  15. Add Cheltenham Jazz Festival to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Jazz Festival

    Address

    Montpellier Gardens, Montpellier, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1UZ

    Telephone

    01242 850270

    Cheltenham

    Cheltenham, The Festival Town, is home to one of the country’s best-loved jazz festivals, attracting over 20,000 music fans annually. The popular annual event will next take place 29 April - 6 May 2026.

  16. Add Bath Artisan & Independent Market to your Itinerary

    Bath Artisan & Independent Market

    Address

    Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HA

    Telephone

    07769 707636

    Bath

    30 Apr- 19 Nov 2017: Bath Artisan and Independent Market events in Queens Square with artisan, art, craft, vintage and food sellers.

  17. Add Mounira Al Solh: A land as big as her skin at Arnolfini to your Itinerary

    Mounira Al Solh: A land as big as her skin at Arnolfini

    Address

    Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 117 917 2300

    Bristol

    This multidisciplinary exhibition includes her critically acclaimed Venice Biennale pavilion installation A Dance with her Myth from 2024, taking visitors on a journey through Middle Eastern mythology to contemporary times. 

  18. Add Bristol Cathedral to your Itinerary

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    Bristol Cathedral

    Address

    College Green, West End, Bristol, BS1 5TJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0)117 926 4879

    West End, Bristol

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    Visit Bristol Cathedral as part of your trip along the Great West Way. 

    Bristol’s beautiful and historic Cathedral is located on College Green in the West End of the city. A church has almost certainly stood on the site for over a thousand years,…

  19. Add Cheltenham Music Festival to your Itinerary

    Cheltenham Music Festival

    Address

    Various venues in and around Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3JE

    Telephone

    01242 850270

    Cheltenham Music Festival returns 3 - 11 July 2026 for eight days of incredible music. 

  20. Add Drag Queen Bingo at The Cork to your Itinerary

    Drag Queen Bingo at The Cork

    Address

    The Cork, The Cork, 11-12 Westgate Buildings, Bath, somerset, BA1 1EB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 1225 333 582

    11-12 Westgate Buildings, Bath

    Join resident Drag Queens the fabulous Cynthia Road and Spank for The Cork's monthly Drag Queen Bingo!

  21. Add Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback at Spike Island to your Itinerary

    Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback at Spike Island

    Address

    Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 1179292266

    Bristol

    Spike Island presents the largest solo exhibition by Nigerian-British artist, filmmaker and DJ Olukemi Lijadu.

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