BOP26 Books on Photography
Paintworks Event Space
17 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
Free
Back to Paintworks for 2026, bringing together a wide range of photobook publishers, booksellers and photographers, Saturday 17th- Sunday 18th Octobe…
Things to Do in Bristol 16th-18th Oct
By Sam
I go through 4,000+ events across Bristol each week to save you scrolling. Here's what stood out 16th-18th Oct.
Events
All Weekend
Watergrams and Cyanotypes
Bristol Folk House
17 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
£78.80 - £98.50
A watergram is an experimental photography technique, which captures ripples and reflections on the surface of water, without using a camera. Using a…
Trainspotting
Watershed
16 October 2026 – 22 October 2026
£6.00 - £12.00
A 4K restoration of Danny Boyle's audaciously innovative and darkly comic classic on addiction, scams and survival. To celebrate the 30th anniversary…
Wildscreen 2026
Bristol Megascreen
17 October 2026 – 21 October 2026
Tickets start from £10
Wildscreen Festival is the world's leading wildlife and environmental film festival. Join Wildscreen for a week of celebrating wildlife and natural w…
Friday
GET HAMMERED! - Textured Ring Making Workshop with Wine
Flux
16 October 2026 – 16 October 2026
£40.00
Join us for a relaxed, creative evening of silversmithing. You'll learn how to hammer and texture your own sterling silver ring using traditional tec…
Nish Kumar
Bristol Beacon
16 October 2026 – 16 October 2026
£28.50 Incl. booking fee
Comedy, Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy. The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing.…
Haunted and Hidden Bristol Walking Tour
Haunted & Hidden Bristol Walking Tour
Bristol's Haunted and Hidden tour reveals the darker side to Bristol's history and is a very entertaining and informative way to spend an evening. Th…
Comedy: Tom Ward - Post-Millennium Tension
Hen & Chicken
16 October 2026 – 16 October 2026
£19
Before Tom Ward bails out on the modern world entirely to commit to nostalgia full-time, the burner phone using, Discman carrying, 1988-1995 obsessed…
PAPAYA Fest: Forró com Papaya Fiesta
Old Market Assembly
16 October 2026
Discover the joyful Brazilian partner dance with live music from all-female Desabafo no Pé that will have you dancing cheek to cheek and smiling ear …
Saturday
Autumn Fair
St Werburghs City Farm
17 October 2026 – 17 October 2026
Adults £6 / Teens £3 / Under 12s FREE
Join us in the Boiling Wells woodland on 17th October from 12-5.30pm for an afternoon of live music, farm food, family activities, games and more! Br…
Farren van Wyk: BOP 26 ARTIST TALK
Martin Parr Foundation
17 October 2026 at 2:10pm
£4 - £6
South African-Dutch photographer Farren van Wyk travels to Bristol for the BOP 26 festival weekend to talk about her new photobook, _Mixedness is my …
Canteen Conker Tourney 2026
The Canteen
17 October 2026 at 2:30pm
Free
Hosts Hot 'n' Soapy bring a conker tournament like no other. Come to the arena and cheer on the silly champions! Kermit & his Conk'ubine (Hot 'n' Soa…
Breathe, Release & Rest
I Know This Girl
17 October 2026 – 17 October 2026
£28 - £40
A wellbeing event designed to help women reconnect with themselves, offering a safe space for nurturing confidence and building trust. An evening of …
Scratch Night
Owl on the Roof Theatre
17 October 2026 – 17 October 2026
Have a show idea you want to get on it's feet? We are back baby and have some exciting new work lined up for our scratch night this October! Hosted b…
Sunday
Car Boot Sale
St Anne's House – Community And Creative Hub
18 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
Free
Join us at St Anne's House for one almighty car boot sale before we head into the winter months. Weather permitting, we'll have sellers set up across…
Aria Shahrokhshahi: BOP 26 ARTIST TALK
Martin Parr Foundation
18 October 2026 at 10:30am
£4 - £6
Photographer Aria Shahrokhshahi will deliver a talk at BOP 26 on his new photobook, _Wet Ground_, published by Loose Joints, 2026. In this contempora…
Chocolate Sundays
Avon Valley Railway
4 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
All aboard the chocolate train! Come and see our restored locomotive from the Fry's chocolate factory in Keynsham. Discover more about this special l…
FOLK & ROAST: Soufian Saihi + Ricardo de Noronha
The Canteen
18 October 2026 at 3:30pm
Free
Sufi music meets blues-inflected North African tunes. If one instrument evokes the enticing mystery of the North African desert it must be the loud, …
Jamie T: Album Release Show
Electric Bristol
18 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
Rough Trade is very excited to present an outstore performance from Jamie T at Electric Bristol. This unique event celebrates the release of their ne…
Avatar The Last Airbender - In Concert
Bristol Beacon
18 October 2026 at 7:30pm
£37.05 - £82.65 Incl. booking fee
The 20th Anniversary Tour. The Last Airbender In Concert combines a breathtaking live orchestral performance with a two-hour visual journey through f…
Michael Spicer: Hope All's Well
Redgrave Theatre
18 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
£24.80
Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly enterta…