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Listen

Always a highlight on the autumn calendar, the Tetbury Music Festival is taking place from 30 September –3 October. Concerts range from early to classical to contemporary music, with lectures and interviews to share insight, understanding and new ways of appreciating the context in which these great works were written. This year’s programme features the likes of the Heath Quartet, Eusebius String Quartet, a lecture by Dame Jane Glover DBE, and a performance by Pavel Kolesnikov, to name just a few. A visit to the beautiful and ancient town of Tetbury in the Cotswolds makes the perfect cultural weekend break. Head to the website to book your tickets online.

• tetburymusicfestival.org

Watch

The Wardrobe Ensemble is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an ambitious new theatre festival, Theatre on the Downs, running until 2 October. After enjoying a number of successful shows in August, the Theatre on the Downs is welcoming a whole host of talent to the stage. Look out for Science Adventures: The Power Pickle –a fantastical show that explores the wonders of science –on 12 September; Stop Trying To Be Fantastic –a story about suffering, saviour complex, self-acceptance, and a magpie who refuses to quit –on 10 September; and Beautiful Evil Things –one woman unearths the epic stories of powerful Greek legends, buried in myth for far too long –running 21 –24 September. Book your tickets online.

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top things to do in September

Motionhouse WILD (photo by Dan Tucker)

Enjoy

Theatre Orchard’s award-winning free festival, Whirligig, returns with its biggest line-up yet. Weston-superMare town centre will burst alive with a jam-packed, eclectic array of spectacular, seaside performances on 11 September. Featuring homegrown and internationally acclaimed acts, Whirligig is showcasing breathtaking creative talent and bringing people together in the great outdoors. Highlights include Motionhouse, Ramshacklicious, Etta Ermini, Autin Dance, James Wilton and much more. Go and celebrate something out-of-this-world with them!

• theatreorchard.org.uk

Explore

Bristol Open Doors is back, but not quite as you know it. This year the citywide festival takes place from 10 –12 September, and is offering you the chance to check out corners of the city with your own explorer wristband and the choice

Redcliffe Caves © Jon Craig of over 60 specially curated adventures. Whether you’re looking to immerse yourself in audio tours; discover the history of Motion by daylight; tour Circomedia; or take an atmospheric audio tour of Redcliffe Caves, there is something for everyone. The festival also features an outdoor theatre at Ashton Court Mansion, brought to you by Show of Strength Theatre Company, where audiences can explore a moment at home with the Smyths. Follow the family through 400 years of Bristolian history –full of family secrets, buried treasure and impostors. Explorer wristbands are now on sale for this year’s festival, and once purchased, you will then be able to book up to four experiences using a unique code.

• bristolopendoors.org.uk

Shop

Shop Kilo returns to Bristol’s Paintworks on 5 September, operating its ‘buy-by-weight’ vintage fashion pop-up shop from 10am –4pm. As part of the UK’s largest vintage events company, Shop Kilo has overtaken all other vintage clothing events and is firmly established as the favourite for bargain hunters, eco-conscious shoppers and vintage enthusiasts alike. All items are priced at just £15 per kilo – and there’s no minimum spend, so expect to pay as little as 50p for a vintage gem!

Early bird tickets: 10am – 11am: £3; general admission: 11am – 3pm: £2; under 12s go free. Pre-book tickets online or pay on the door.