Before the Zardoz tasche-n-loincloth combo rendered Sean Connery camp incarnate, long before Excalibur’s floridly lit romps through Arthurian legend… Boorman was one of our own! South West Silents celebrates his West Country connection with rare screenings of short docu-dramas made during his time at BBC Bristol – come relive these vital slices of 60s history and the birth of a directing giant! John Boorman and Bristol: Part II at Bristol Megascreen.

Sell out warning! Bedmo would be a much greyer place indeed without the pastoral oasis of Windmill Hill City Farm. Come celebrate half a century of community nature & nurture with family-friendly frollicking (puppet shows, face painting, pottery) + live music from local folk legends, acappella choirs + more TBA. Windmill Hill City Farm 50th Anniversary Fayre at Windmill Hill City Farm.

Sell out warning! Bristol’s BYO conspiracy theory gathering returns! We’re assured no government actors are involved, but eyes and ears are everywhere. Scramble together your wildest conspiratorial jabberings – now’s your chance to be heard – or just pull up a chair for the unfolding post-post-truth wormhole... Truth Seekers 2026 at St Werburghs Community Centre.

A bona fide Renaissance woman, Sarah Dunant’s storied career has taken her from broadcast journalist to arts critic, from lecturer to celebrated author. She joins the Folk House to discuss her latest works of historical fiction and kick off the sparkling inaugural programme of Bristol New Writers Festival. In conversation with Sarah Dunant at Bristol Folk House.

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