Bristol Beacon

• Books / News

  Hay Festival reveals lineup for first ever event in Bristol

  The Hay Festival is heading to Bristol for the first time promising "a one-off night"

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble, Bristol Beacon – ‘An extraordinary journey’

  An alt-folk collective transports a spellbound crowd to a former nuclear testing site

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• Music / folk

  Bristol’s month in Folk & Roots – February 2025

  Music full of brightness and joy fills the city this month

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• Things To Do / Sponsored

  52 things to do in Bristol in February 2025

  Highlights include Bristol light festival, Lunar New Year & more

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• Things To Do / Sponsored

  23 things to do in Bristol this week, February 3-9 2025

  This week's highlights include juggling, classical music and an alien invasion

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• Things To Do / Sponsored

  23 things to do in Bristol this week, January 27-February 2 2025

  Highlights include Bristol Light Festival and Spanish-Welsh comedian Ignacio Lopez

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Jacob Collier & Britten Sinfonia, Bristol Beacon – ‘An evolutionary need for expression’

  The musical maverick was joined by an orchestra, a mandolinist and his mum on conducting duties

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• Music / Emerging artists

  Emerging talent programme open for applications

  The programme is on the hunt for emerging artists looking to to take their career to the next level

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