What's on this weekend in Bristol? (4th October 2025)

MOON FEST Bristol 📍 Sparks Bristol, 78 Broadmead, BS1 3DS  

Multi-arts festival spotlighting East & South East Asian creatives. Bristol stop is on October 4th. A wider festival also runs in London October 12th.  

🗓️ Sat, 4 Oct 2025 (12:30)  
💰 Tickets online    

Community Artists' Fair 📍 Fishponds, Bristol  

The Community Artists' Fair returns to Fishponds this autumn. Join us for a day of art, creativity and community. Hosted by Circular ArtSpace.  

🗓️ Sat, 4 Oct 2025 (10:00)  
💰 no cost    

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Community market in the ponds!! 📍 Bristol  

A monthly community market returns with over 25 traders. Makers, bakers, artists, and artisans will be there. Expect South American street food, local bakers, and artisan stalls.  

🗓️ Sat, 4 Oct 2025 (10:30)  
💰 no cost  

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All You Eat/Drink CHEESE & WINE Night! 📍 Zion Community Art Space, Bishopsworth Rd, Bristol, BS13 7JW  

All you eat and drink cheese and wine night. Endless feast of cheese and wine. Flavours all night long.  

🗓️ Fri, 3 Oct 2025 (19:00)    

Drawing the clothed figure 📍 The Rising Sun, Windmill Hill, Alfred Road, BS3 4LU

As part of Art on the Hill, join this 2-hour session. Drawing from the clothed model in a fun and friendly setting. A session focused on drawing practice.  

🗓️ Sat, 4 Oct 2025 (13:00)  

AROUND TOWN

🎶 Bristol’s month in Folk and Roots – October 2025: October is so ridiculously busy in Bristol's Folk and Roots world. Should you try to go to everything, you would need a couple of months. October is busy.

🎧 Top Gear's James May's live show comes to Bristol and Bath this week - here's how to get tickets: James May's live show is coming to Bristol and Bath this week. Find out how to get tickets. It is his live show.

FOOD & DRINK

🍺 Free pints of ‘Tomorrow’ at multiple venues: Beer lovers in Bristol are invited for a free pint this week. Independent brewery Wiper and True gives away its award-winning 0.5% lager. It is free beer this week.

☕ International Coffee Day 2025: Discover the 18 best coffee shops in Bristol as rated by customers: Celebrate International Coffee Day 2025. Explore Bristol's top 18 coffee shops. These are as rated by customers.

🍝 Italian restaurant opens in Bristol as it takes over former Michelin star site: A new Italian restaurant serving pizzas and pasta dishes has opened up. It is on the site of a former Michelin star restaurant. It is in Bristol.

🍻 Iconic Harbourside pub under new management: Bristol Beer Factory has formally taken over iconic Harbourside pub The Pump House. The BBF team officially took over the waterside boozer. Iconic waterside boozer is under new management.

BUSINESS HAPPENINGS

🏗️ Unite Students completes £75m flagship scheme in Bristol: Unite Students, the UK's largest provider of student accommodation, has completed the construction of its new flagship development. Unite Students is the UK’s largest provider. This is its new flagship development.

🍗 The UK's fastest-growing homegrown chicken brand to open first its store in Bristol: Wingers UK, the fastest-growing homegrown chicken brand, is set to open its first Bristol store. It is the first Bristol store. The brand is the fastest-growing.