A summer of arts and culture events to bring Bristol’s communities together. An fantastic summer of arts and culture events will animate the city centre and bring Bristol’s communities together again as we move out of the pandemic. Following its launch in April, the City Centre and High Streets Recovery and Renewal Culture and Events programme is providing funding to support five free events and activities in the city centre throughout the summer.
A new market is planned for the city centre, taking place on the third Sunday of each month between June and October. Starting on Sunday 19 June the Better Sundays at Broadmead market will be host to a range of traders offering local, sustainable and ethical food and goods, complimenting Broadmead’s businesses, adding diversity and encouraging new business start-ups to take up a market stall.
On Sunday 5 June, College Green will host the Big Jubilee Lunch, a day of family friendly activities bringing the diverse communities of Bristol together to celebrate.
As well as entertainment and activities for all ages, there will be a wide selection of stalls offering plants and flowers, and range of sustainable food stalls, upcycled products including clothing and homewares.
The free event is suitable for all ages and includes live music (curated by St George’s Bristol), food, games and activities. Donations will be collected for local food charities to help end food poverty.
Better Sundays at Broadmead intends to build on Bristol’s Gold Sustainable Food City status and Bristol Eating Better Award, a free award for food businesses that sell healthier food options and promote sustainability.
Local events and street parties are being planned across Bristol for the Jubilee weekend from 2 to 5 June. In recognition of refugee week and Bristol as a City of Sanctuary, Little Amal, the 3.5m tall puppet of a young Syrian refugee child, will be in the city centre on Friday 24 June. The puppet, whose name means 'hope' in Arabic, has walked 8,000km from Turkey, travelling across eight countries. Her journey and the events created along the way intend to focus people’s attention on the plight and urgent needs of young refugees caught in conflict. Working in partnership with Bristol Old Vic, people are invited to come and give Little Amal a Bristolian welcome and memory. Join the festivities between 4pm and 6pm as she walks around King Street, Corn Street and the fountains, and wave Amal off as she sets sail aboard a Bristol ferry for her onward journey.
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St Nick’s Night Market returns for its second iteration, taking place on Friday 1 July. Located at St Nicholas Market (St Nick’s), the event will be spread across St Nicholas Street, Corn Street, Exchange Avenue and All Saints Lane, bringing the Old City to life. From 5pm to 10pm visitors will be able to enjoy a wide selection of stalls selling food and drinks from local producers and suppliers. There will be a variety of entertainment and multicultural food offered throughout the evening.
