Name: BRIZFLIX: Comedy Shorts Film Festival
Start: 2026-11-30T18:30+00:00
End: 2026-11-30T21:00+00:00
Location: The Gaffe Comedy Club

What's On / Bristol Concerts, Theatre & Dance / festival

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Bristol's Festival Scene

Bristol festivals draw huge crowds year on year - from commercially run events like Tokyo World Festival in Eastville park to free (and community minded) events like Trinity Garden Party and St. Paul's carnival. There are a string of multi-venue festivals (in the style of Sonar in Barcelona) around the Stokes Croft area including Simple Things and Rave on Avon. Simple Things has expanded somewhat in the last few years and taken over the city's flagship venue, Colston Hall.

As well as music festivals, Bristol's deep historical connection to street art is celebrated in day events like Upfest. Centred around the recently created (and unofficial) street art district - North Street - you can spend the day watching apartment blocks getting a new lick of paint from head to toe. Truly a festival not to be missed!

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Our recent festival recommendations

Sell out warning! Unparalleled Golden Age of Cinema with that fuzzy hometown feeling! The 11th Cary Come Home Festival screens twelves highlights from Mr Grant's vast filmography over three themed days, including the romantic nautical romp Operation Petticoat, and his graceful, comic swansong Walk Don't Run. Cary Comes Home 2026 Festival at Bristol Megascreen.

Free entry! See Palestine through the eyes of its own people in the work of photographers from across the region. 30 photos starkly depict life during genocide; showing the seeds of a free Palestine pushing through the rubble in moments of beauty and resistance that shine through utter devastation. Palestine Through the Lens: Photography Exhibition at The Island.

Leftie educators Bristol Transformed are continuing to ask the big questions of our times: just what is it about the French that makes them fight back so damn hard? And what does it say about the UK that we don't? This informal talk / group discussion will answer all, with a zoomed out view on the history of dissent across the Channel, and the current state of schools that's bringing the kids to the streets. Why don't our kids kick off like the French ones? at PRSC.

Talked of in hushed tones by wild-eyed Turbo Island elders, we thought Ashton Court Free Festival was just an urban myth. The Microplex gathers together the brains behind the UK's largest free festival to talk through its 30+ year history, the major musical shifts in Bristol culture, and whether they could pull it off now. In an ever increasing corporate world where Glastonbury has become a playground for the middle classes and many festivals charging ever increasing entrance fees what can we learn from the history of the Ashton Court Free Festival.

What our editors say

“* 18+ event. Valid photographic ID will be required. * No membership required. Everyone is welcome, subject to our admission policy. * No dress code. Come as you are, whether that’s dressed up or dressed down. Full nudity is not permitted. * We reserve the right to refuse admission or remove anyone whose behaviour is inconsistent with our safer-space policies. * A dedicated wellbeing team will be present throughout the festival. * We have a dedicated accessibility coordinator. For access enquiries, requirements or complimentary PA tickets, please contact us ahead of the event at < u>[email protected]< /u>.”
From: OURGASM FESTIVAL

“Next year, we go again! If you've been already the chances are you're not missing it again. If you've never been, you're in for a total shapeshifting experience. We are DANCING BODY, a festival of dance on a permaculture farm in Wales - merging the elements of a retreat setting and a proper festival rave culture to give you the ultimate summer weekend experience.”
From: Dancing Body Festival 2027

“Hosted by Marta Isabella Reina (Bristol Tarot Reading Club), this supportive gathering honors Yule, the festival of the winter solstice, the return of the light, and renewal. Focus on themes of rebirth, inner illumination, gratitude, and new beginnings as we explore tarot spreads inspired by Yule’s joyful and reflective energy.”
From: Yule Tarot Circle with Mireinart

“## SECOND HALF ## JAZZ POLICE - American-style improvised sketches American-style longform improv comedy troupe from Bristol. Explore the world of improv through a hilarious compilation of scenes and bits as these masters of wit take one word and turn it into a show. Jazz Police have performed at multiple comedy festivals, including the Edinburgh International Improv Festival and the Birmingham Comedy Festival.”
From: Wednesday Night Improv: December Show Christmas Special

“- About Bristol Transformed - Bristol Transformed runs an annual festival of politics, arts and culture in May, and events every Tuesday evening throughout the year. See all our events here: https://hdfst.uk/bristol-transformed”
From: What's the point of education if it doesn't change anything?