summer 2026

• News / womad

  World’s biggest global music festival spotlights Bristol

  The festival was born in Bristol and, after 40 years, is now honouring that seminal relationship

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• Art / Arnolfini Arts

  Arnolfini to host twin summer exhibitions from Jonathan Baldock and Polly Braden

  Both collections will open on June 27 and run for three months

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• Reviews / Bristol festivals

  Review: Good Times Live, Yate – ‘Not too polished – and that’s its charm’

  The series of concerts near Yate were a relaxed, family-friendly affair

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• Reviews / Reviews

  Review: Love Saves the Day 2026, day 2 – ‘Suncream and serotonin’

  As temperatures soared, Love Saves the Day brought heat of its own in its return to Ashton Court

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• News / summer 2026

  Festival launches citywide treasure hunt

  Golden tickets worth £1200 will be hidden across the city

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• Your say / Festivals

  ‘Bob Vylan still belong on festival stages’

  Festivals are a space for punk and creative protest says DJ Lorna Mercy

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• News / Forwards 2026

  Forwards festival lineup spotlights female talent

  Five of the six co-headliners are female artists

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• Comedy / Bristol Comedy Garden 2026

  Bristol Comedy Garden celebrates 15 years with huge lineup

  Headliners include Jack Dee, Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Nina Conti and Simon Amstell

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