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10 things to do this weekend, October 16-18

By Bristol24/7  Thursday Oct 15, 2015

Friday: LTJ Bukem, Fleece
Legendary drum and bass DJ, producer, club promoter and label owner.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/dance/ltj-bukem?time=1444950000

Friday & Saturday: L’homme de Boue, Wickham Theatre
An intensely physical performance centered around the idea of the ‘mud man’ or primal being.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/theatre-01/physical-theatre/homme-de-boue-circus-city-bristol?time=1444950000

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Friday-Sunday: Bristol Cajun Festival, The Folk House
A weekend of live music, dancing and general debauchery, Louisiana style.
www.bristolcajunfestival.com

Saturday: Bristol Horror Con, Future Inn
For all those who appreciate the art of guts, gore and all things ghostly.
www.unputdownable.org/event/bristol-horror-con

Saturday: Alfresco Disco presents Tunnel Vision, secret location
The secret party specialists go back to their roots with a closed road and a tunnel filled with soundsystems.
www.facebook.com/events/871912289560976/ 

Saturday-October 25: A Bristol Murmuration, Durdham Downs
A sculptural installation of 1,000 clay starlings, each individually made by a local person.
www.zoecameron.com/a-bristol-murmuration.html/
 

Saturday-October 31: Fear at Avon Valley, Avon Valley Wildlife Park
The spooky special at Avon Valley returns for a festive fair of rides, freak shows and ‘live scare attractions’.
www.avonvalleycountrypark.com/avon-valley-fear/

Sunday: Apple Day, Boiling Wells
St Werburgh’s City Farm’s annual apply celebration including music, dancing, storytelling and more.
www.swcityfarm.co.uk/apple-day

Sunday: Protoje, O2 Academy
Conscious reggae by a man at the forefront of the roots revival.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/reggae/projoge-and-the-indiggnation?time=1445122800

Sunday: Yo La Tengo, Colston Hall
One of the great unclassifiable bands, sure to enchant and confound in equal measure.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/indiealternative/yo-la-tengo

Read 103 great things to do in October here.

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