Christmas in Bristol: The Ultimate Festive What’s On Guide
Get ready to dive into the festive spirit as Bristol transforms into a Christmas wonderland. In this guide, we'll highlight the most enchanting Christmas events, from dazzling light displays to heartwarming community gatherings, including our very our BG Girl events. Don't miss a moment of the merry and bright celebrations in Bristol!
Head to Bristol Pop-Up Shop for a range of great gifts from Bristol’s best designers and makers
15th November - 24th December: Bristol Pop-up Shop
Time: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm. Sunday, 11am - 5pm
Location: The Galleries Shopping Centre
Price: Free to attend
‘The Bristol Pop-Up Shop has returned to The Galleries Shopping Centre in Bristol City Centre for our sixth year of handmade festive fun.
Our independent gift shop is now open 7 days a week until Christmas Eve. We've relocated to the ground floor this year (you'll find us opposite Boswells Café), but we still have our usual range of delightful gifts created by Bristol's finest designers and makers.’
13th December: SHE Choir Festive Showcase
Time: 7.15pm - 9pm
Location: St Thomas the Martyr’s Church
Price: Suggested donation of £5
Share a merry evening with SHE Choir - Performing some of their favourite acapella arrangements from 2023 as well as some festive bangers.
13th December: Starry Night - An Evening of Burlesque & Cabaret
Time: 7.30pm
Location: The Bristol Fringe
Price: £5 - £8
‘An evening of Burlesque and Cabaret with a winter twist. Featuring your favourite Christmas numbers and some winter treats. Come down to The Bristol Fringe and keep warm with us. This is an over 18 event only.’
11th December - 20th January: The Good, The Bad & The Coyote Ugly
Time: Various Times
Location: The Wardrobe Theatre
Price: £15 - £17
‘Christmas 2023 with The Wardrobe Theatre – a brand new alternative comedy mash-up from the people that brought you MDH: Puppets Do A Movie, Little Women In Black, Drac & Jill, Rocky Shock Horror and more!’
11th December: Bristol Girl Christmas Film Club - Love Actually
Time: 11th December, 6.30pm
Location: 20th Century Flicks
Price: £10
Watch a Christmas Classic on the BIG screen surrounded by fellow BGs and feel super festive!
2nd December - 31st December: Peter Pan, Bristol Hippodrome
Time: Various Times
Location: Bristol Hippodrome
Price: Prices from £13
‘Join Peter Pan and the characters you know and love next Christmas in this high-flying pantomime adventure.’
19th December: Wreath Wonderland
Time: 7pm - 8.30pm
Location: Bean Tree Cafe
Price: £30
‘Looking to get in the festive mood? Join for a relaxed crafty social and make your own Christmas wreath.’
19th December - 20th December: Evolution Drone Light Show
Time: Various Times
Location: Seat Unique Stadium
Price: £14 - £21
‘Experience the sky above Bristol as it becomes the stage for the story of our evolution. Witness an epic-scale theatrical event for all ages told through a swarm of mesmerising drones flying in unison. Watch the universe unfold, from the humble beginnings of single-cell organisms, to the awe-inspiring reign of the dinosaurs, see our planet blossom over thousands of years, and spark your imagination with a story.’
1st December - 21st January: Oliver Twist, Tobacco Factory Theatres
Time: Various Times
Location: Tobacco Factory Theatres
Price: Tickets from £16
‘Following the huge success of last year’s The Snow Queen, Tobacco Factory Theatres return with a glorious re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist.’
We’ll be updating this article as we discover more fantastic Bristol Christmas Events!