What's On / Thursday 8th October 2026

What's On Thursday 8th October in Bristol

— Thursday 8th October 2026

A complete list of live music and nightlife for Thursday 8th October.

Trending Gigs & Live Music on Thursday 8th October

Thu 8th October
Flook at The Mount Without
— The Mount Without

Flook in Bristol Tickets

Featured Clubnights & Electronic Music on Thursday 8th October

Thu 8th October
Sam Bower residency #02 w/ IZZIT + Tommy Dymock at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn

Sam Bower residency #02 w/ IZZIT + Tommy Dymock Tickets

For all 30 events on Thursday 8th see the listings below.

KOSTÜME PRESENTS: Dr. Sarah Ruggins in Conversation at Arnolfini
KOSTÜME PRESENTS: Dr. Sarah Ruggins in Conversation
— Arnolfini
workshops & classes talks
Screening and Q&A: Black Bark Films Showcase at St Anne's House (BS4)
Screening and Q&A: Black Bark Films Showcase
— St Anne's House (BS4)
food & drink talks exhibition film
Bring Down the Haus: JLM Morton at Bookhaus
Bring Down the Haus: JLM Morton
— Bookhaus
spoken word poetry
Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone: Central Branch Meet Up at St Paul's Learning Centre
Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone: Central Branch Meet Up
— St Paul's Learning Centre
world workshops & classes talks protests & marches
DREAMSPACE: Experiential & Relational Dreamwork Practices at Gasworks Studio, Bristol, BS2 9XB
DREAMSPACE: Experiential & Relational Dreamwork Practices
— Gasworks Studio, Bristol, BS2 9XB
ambient psych workshops & classes talks yoga
Perpetually Stew at KIT FORM
Perpetually Stew
— KIT FORM
Burlesque Tarot: 8th October - A Hallowe'en Special at Four Aces Hovercraft Club
Burlesque Tarot: 8th October - A Hallowe'en Special
— Four Aces Hovercraft Club
experimental talks lgbtq+ theatre
Meg Mason: Sophie, Standing There at The Station
Meg Mason: Sophie, Standing There
— The Station
spoken word workshops & classes talks poetry
Haunted Sip & Draw at The Haunted Bookshop
Haunted Sip & Draw
— The Haunted Bookshop
Sold out
Bristol Speed Friending - No Small Talk at Clubhaus Harbourside
Bristol Speed Friending - No Small Talk
— Clubhaus Harbourside
food & drink workshops & classes talks lgbtq+ dating
The Beauty Takeover at John Lewis Cribbs Causeway
The Beauty Takeover
— John Lewis Cribbs Causeway
food & drink workshops & classes talks
Houseplant Bingo with Sprouts at Willway Yard
Houseplant Bingo with Sprouts
— Willway Yard
workshops & classes
The Bristol Recipe Club's First Meet at TBA
The Bristol Recipe Club's First Meet
— TBA
Sold out
Baka Beyond at The Jam Jar
Baka Beyond in Bristol
— The Jam Jar
afrobeat folk world
Tired Songs for Tired People at Living Room
Tired Songs for Tired People in Bristol
— Living Room
Sold out
BÆST at The Croft
BÆST in Bristol
— The Croft
alternative metal death metal metal
Ben Ellis at The Trinity Centre
Ben Ellis in Bristol
— The Trinity Centre
indie pop singer-songwriter pop
BRISTOL at Zed Alley
BRISTOL in Bristol
— Zed Alley
alternative hip hop uk garage underground hip hop grime
PUBLIC BURNING + JayetAI + Tricome at The Thunderbolt
PUBLIC BURNING + JayetAI + Tricome in Bristol
— The Thunderbolt
alternative rock electronic grunge shoegaze
FORM AFFINITY at The Louisiana
FORM AFFINITY in Bristol
— The Louisiana
alternative rock emo experimental post rock post-hardcore
BEDTIME BOOGIE at The Jam Jar
BEDTIME BOOGIE tickets
— The Jam Jar
Sold out
Phased Thursdays: Tuzzle +, Arou, Safari, Liyana, Evrgreen at The Crown
Phased Thursdays: Tuzzle +, Arou, Safari, Liyana, Evrgreen tickets
— The Crown
bassline uk garage
Dance Temple - Ecstatic Dance, Somatic Movement at St Annes Church, St Leonard's Rd, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6JN, UK
Dance Temple - Ecstatic Dance, Somatic Movement tickets
— St Annes Church, St Leonard's Rd, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6JN, UK
downtempo electronic house world techno