Bristol Radical History Festival at M shed
All festival events at M Shed are free. Museums welcome donations

A event on Saturday 25th April. The event starts at 10:30.


8th annual Bristol Radical History Festival; free event with history talks, films, history walks, performance, & exhibitions. There will also be space devoted to stalls, where you can stock up on history pamphlets, books and more, from over 30 publishers and distributors.

The main part of the festival is held over two days at two venues: Saturday 25th April at Bristol’s social history museum on the city’s historic harbourside, M Shed; and, Sunday 26th April at the volunteer-run arts centre and cinema the Cube Microplex.

This year’s event has four main themes: PropagandaUtopias, Welsh Risings and the 1926 General Strike.



Entry requirements: no age restrictions

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