What's on in Bristol this weekend, 6–8 November: 100 gigs, exhibitions, plays, club nights and more, day by day. Updated every day.

Friday 6 November

• FinTech West Conference 2026 · 09:00 · We The Curious
• La Bola Negra · 11:00 · Watershed
• Ffos Las Fireworks 2026 · 16:00 · Swansea
• Messa · 18:00 · Thekla
• Girls of the Internet (Live) · 19:00 · The Jam Jar
• Lanny · Bristol Old Vic
• Fireworks @ YOSC 2026 - 6th Nov · 18:00 · Yate Outdoor Sports Complex
• Resilience in the Creative Industries - Theatre, AR and Community Arts · 13:00 · Watershed
• High Fade - Twice As Nice Tour - Trinity, Bristol · 19:30 · Trinity Community Arts
• Sol & The Gang · 18:00 · Electric Bristol
• Alien Communications Showcase · 22:00 · The Love Inn
• Off Key · Bristol Old Vic
• Red Hot Chili Peppers UK · 19:00 · The Fleece
• Wild Horse Nine · 14:40 · Watershed
• 90s & 00s Club Night · 21:00 · ClubHaus Harbourside
• The Smyths (Tribute to The Smiths) · 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol
• Teletech: Lobsta B [BRISTOL] · 22:00 · The Clock Factory
• Acts of Existence · Circomedia
• UWE Healthcare Ball · 19:00 · Harbour Hotel Bristol
• First Friday · 17:00 · Watershed
• Car Bomb · 19:00 · Bristol Strange Brew
• Dazed Muzic presents: General Levy · 22:00 · Thekla
• Black Parade - 00s Emo Anthems · 23:00 · The Fleece
• NAZA · Watershed
• Back to the Future The Musical · 19:30 · Bristol Hippodrome
• ACCESS: House & Techno Free Rave · 22:00 · Lakota
• Ken Russell's The Devils · Watershed
• Cirrina Sessions with Tim Reaper (Techno/140 set), i-sha & residents · 22:30 · The Island
• Fatherland · Watershed
• StepTwice presents: BLUMITSU · 22:30 · Strange Brew
• Primetime · Watershed
• Terrain - 'Bangers Without Borders' · 23:00 · The Canteen
• Wildwood · Watershed
• Derek vs Derek · Watershed
• All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea · Watershed
• Simple Things Opening Party featuring Psychedelic Porn Crumpets · 18:30 · Shredenhams
• Bristol Rovers — Cambridge United · 19:30 · Memorial Stadium Bristol
• Matthew Barley and 51 Strings · 19:30 · St George's Bristol
• John Hegley: Biscuit of Destiny · 19:30 · The Wardrobe Theatre
• keiyaA · 20:00 · Shredenhams
• Romeo and Juliet · Tobacco Factory Theatres

Saturday 7 November

• Simple Things Festival 2026 · 11:00 · Various Venues, Bristol
• Back to the Future The Musical · 14:30 · Bristol Hippodrome
• Funkagenda Reunion with RatPack · 15:00 · CIRCUIT Bristol
• Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer · 18:30 · Newport
• Comedy: Stand Up For The Weekend with Mike Gunn & Guests · 20:00 · Hen & Chicken Studio
• UKG Brunch - Bristol Ft. Kele Le Roc, Sweet Female Attitude · 13:00 · Document
• Despised Icon, Carnifex, Suffocation · 17:00 · Electric Bristol
• Wellbeing Evening- at Lyde Green Community Centre · 18:30 · Lyde Green Community Centre
• Saturday Night Stand-Up Comedy · 19:00 · Basement 45
• Honey Dijon · 14:00 · Sawmills
• MNEK · 18:30 · Thekla
• Hells Bells · 19:00 · The Fleece
• Four Seasons and the Lark Ascending by candlelight · 19:30 · Bristol Cathedral
• Ibiza Classics: Judge Jules · 16:00 · Lakota
• Joshua Idehen · 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol
• Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac · 20:30 · Newport
• Lonely Mouth x FLIP - Maffer All Night Long · 19:30 · Lonely Mouth
• Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons · 20:30 · Swindon
• UN.KNOWN · 22:00 · Moon Club
• Dark Neon Illumination · 22:00 · Basement 45
• Salt & Peppers FENTEK SW #6: SMURF. BAGU. RIGUANA & More (SW EDITION) · 22:00 · Green Works
• Phantasy & Splendor Crew · 23:00 · Cosies
• Simple Things Festival 2026 Instalment Plan - Tier 1 · 12:00 · Bristol Beacon
• Bristol City — Norwich City · 12:30 · Ashton Gate Stadium
• Clock Factory presents: DJ ADHD B2B Addison Groove · 22:00 · The Clock Factory
• Wild Tales: An Afternoon of Seasonal Storytelling · 14:00 · The Wardrobe Theatre
• City of Bristol Choir: Choral Fireworks · 19:30 · St George's Bristol
• The Antics Joke Show · 19:30 · Tobacco Factory Theatres
• Laura Lexx: Yo-Yo · 19:30 · The Wardrobe Theatre
• Simple Things After Party · 23:00 · Strange Brew

Sunday 8 November

• Bristol Card Convention 2026 · 10:00 · The Prospect Building
• Salgado: The Spectre of Hope · 14:00 · Watershed
• DANCE: Amity Salsa Party · 14:30 · Hen & Chicken Studio
• Full Cycle: Sunday Day Party · 15:00 · O2 Academy Bristol
• Dexys Midnight Runners · 19:00 · Beacon Hall
• Crashdiet · 19:00 · The Fleece
• SugarPages - Bristol Winter Book Fair · 11:00 · Lost & Found Bristol
• Morgan Rees - What a Bummer · 19:30 · Bristol Old Vic
• bby · 19:30 · Exchange Bristol