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Major Events, Exhibitions,Theatre, Music & Panto
Major Events
15 - 30 January
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Bristol Hippodrome
The world's most fantasmagorical musical drives into town as part of its brand new high-flying tour for a strictly limited season.
21 – 24 January
Slapstick Festival
Watershed, Arnolfini and Colston Hall
Bristol’s Silent Comedy festival returns for its 10th anniversary and promises to be the biggest and funniest ever.
Until 23 January
Hansel and Gretel
Bristol Old Vic Theatre
Kneehigh Theatre return to bewitch children and brave adults everywhere with a tender, tasty and terrifying re-telling of this classic tale.
Until 31 January
Bristol Wild Dayz Exhibition
Bristol City Museum And Art Gallery
A photographic exhibition capturing the music scene in Bristol during the 1980’s is on display at Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery.
Family Fun
Until 8 March
Planetarium: Winter Night Sky Show
At Bristol
Take a trip to the stars beneath an immersive domed screen in Explore's very own planetarium.
Ongoing
Animate It!
At Bristol
Morph joins a host of other Aardman Animations favourites in Explore’s new permanent exhibition, Animate It!
Get Close to Nature
21 January
Snake Phobia
Bristol Zoo Gardens
Helping people with extreme snake phobias overcome their anxieties through a combination of education, discussion, relaxation and hypnotherapy.
Until 31 January
Half price entry to horseworld
Horseworld
Horseworld is now one of the South West’s leading equine charities, rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming horses, ponies and donkeys in need.
Exhibitions
Until 17 January
Ocean Earth
Arnolfini
Innovations in conceptual art, earth art, systems art, video and film are combined into a practice addressing what classical theory says are the four areas of architectural responsibility: air, water, circulatory space and defence.
Until 17 January
Barbara Stevini
Arnolfini
Beyond the Acid Free is an installation and enactment by artist Barbara Steveni, instigator of the Artist Placement Group (APG).
Until 14 February
Craftivism Exhibition
Arnolfini
Craftivism is an exhibition project that responds to the resurgent interest in craft as it relates to socially-engaged art practice.
Until 5 April
Janek Simon Exhibition
Arnolfini
This will be the first solo exhibition in the UK of this emerging artist from Krakow. Janek Simon's work attempts to utilise information systems available in order to ascertain the extent to which culture and economy have developed a relationship within contemporary society.
Theatre and Music
6 – 17 January
Handel and the Darkening Moon
Tobacco Factory Theatre
Handel and the Darkening Moon takes the audience on a compelling journey culminating in a surprising and moving ending.
15 – 17 January
Bristol Acoustic Music Festival
St George’s Bristol
Where better than the gloriously intimate acoustic of St George’s for Bristol’s iconic, three-day acoustic music festival to celebrate its 6th anniversary.
Until 17 January
Ali Baba and the forty thieves
The Tobacco Factory
A brand new re-telling of this much loved folk tale which forms part of The Thousand and One Nights.
20 January – 7 February
A warning to the curious
The Tobacco Factory
Performed by Robert Lloyd Parry. Over a century after their first publication, the ghost stories of M R James still have the power to terrify and amuse!
21 January:
Slapstick Gala with Michael Palin
Colston Hall
Slapstick Silent Comedy Festival Gala Opening Night
22 January
Pappy’s Fun Club
The Tobacco Factory
Join them for a full night of sketches and songs and a chance to see them attempt the impossible. 200 sketches. 60 minutes. 1 World Record. Heroic attempt, or spectacular folly?
22 January
Brodsky Quartet
St George’s Bristol
The Brodsky Quartet is not just an elite ensemble with a stellar international reputation; it is a genuine phenomenon of staggering versatility, embracing music from both the traditional string quartet repertoire and contemporary composers with equal love.
23 January:
The Imagined Village.
Colston Hall
After taking Colston Hall by storm in 2008, The Imagined Village is back.
25 – 27 January
Tim Vine
The Tobacco Factory
Writer, director and comedian Stewart Lee returns to the live circuit with a new show which begins in a high street coffee chain and ends in a pear cider which is 100% disappointment.
26 January:
Paul Carrack.
Colston Hall
The former frontman of Mike and The Mechanics, Paul Carrack returns for another great show.
27 January:
Philharmonic Orchestra
Colston Hall
Expect an evening of elevated music-making - and a lump in the throat.
30 January
Viva Vivaldi by Candlelight
St George’s Bristol
Vivaldi’s Gloria forms the framework for this concert with individual concertos interspersed between the movements to create a constant flow of wonderfully varied musical sounds.
Try something new
Ongoing - Various Dates
Cookery Classes
Bordeaux Quay
Bordeaux Quay's Cookery School offers a number of Hands-on Workshops and Courses. Both for adults and children!
Lectures & Talks
28 January
Tim Davies
The Edward Jenner Museum
Part of the Old Cyder House Talks, a mix of afternoon and evening talks on a variety of subjects from the Crown Jewels to Berkeley’s historic past, taking place between September and March 2010.
Special Tours
Ongoing
The Bristol Packet Boat Trips
Wapping Wharf
Take a trip on one of the beautiful boats for a unique tour of Bristol and beyond.
Every weekend: Floating Harbour Tour
Every Sunday: Afternoon River Cruise to Beese's Tea Gardens
Bristol Ferry Boat Co
Habourside / City Centre
The distinctive yellow and blue boats offer a range of services from within the city limits and out to the countryside beyond.
Markets & Food
Every Wednesday
Bristol Farmers Market
Corn Street
Local producers from a 40-mile radius sell a massive range of food from cheese, fish, honey, cakes and vegetables to meat, game and poultry at this award-winning market.
First Sunday of every month
Slow Food Market
Corn Street
The UK’s first regular Slow Food market has become a monthly treat for lovers of real food. Slow Food embraces the theory of good food production.
