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Saturday 28th May 2016

Lecture Theatre, Bath School of Art and Design

Price: Free
Start time: 11:00

Fringe Arts Bath

utopia:dystopia in conversation

with Richard White

A free and open conversation in the lecture theatre of the Bath College of Art and Design, where artists, writers, thinkers and anyone else who wants to join in can engage with themes that correspond with the best of our aspirations and the worst of our nightmares. The conversation concludes with a guided stroll through utopian Bath, wearing dystopian glasses. Further info at www.fringeartsbath.co.uk/utopiadystopia More info and booking...

Saturday 4th June 2016

Widcombe Social Club

Price: £14.50 / £12.50 concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:00

Bath Comedy @ Bath Fringe

Frank Williams - More Tea Vicar?

Dad's Army Vicar Frank Williams invites you to join him for a hilarious afternoon/evening of TV nostalgia. David Croft and Jimmy Perry chose Frank to create the role of the wonderfully eccentric vicar who was always slightly tetchy as he tried to come to terms with the elderly platoon's invasion of his beloved church hall. Join Frank as he celebrates a lifetime on Stage, TV, Film and the legendary BBCTV series. More info and booking...

Thursday 9th June 2016

Sorry, this event is cancelled

St John the Evangelist

Price: £6 or £10 if combined with a ticket for the walk
Start time: 09:30
Doors open: 09:00

Downside Abbey Monastery and Library Presents:

The Gordon Riots in Bath - Talk

with Simon Johnson and Steve Poole

The Gordon Riots began in Bath on 9 June 1780. For two days, riots broke out across the city centre. Hear from two experts on the subject, and walk with us as we rediscover the sites of this historic event. More info and booking...

Sorry, this event is cancelled

The Circus

Price: £6 or £10 if combined with a ticket for the walk
Start time: 13:15
Doors open: 13:00

Downside Abbey Monastery and Library Presents:

The Gordon Riots in Bath - Walk

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Extra info: This is a walk around Bath city centre, so wear appropriate footwear. If the weather is very poor this will be a virtual tour held in the church of St John the Evangelist..

More info and booking...

Saturday 11th June 2016

The Bell - Love Lounge (Back bar)

Price: Free
Start time: 16:00

The Oxymoron

The Oxymoron

The Oxymoron on line alternative comedy club live!

The Oxymoron on line alternative comedy club, found as a group on Facebook. Emerges from cyberspace to present a live comedy show, featuring members of the club and guests.
This show will be streamed live via The Bell,Bath UK. Donation on the door
The word on the street (or, rather, the pub garden) is that there are still some slots but they're filling up fast! More info and booking...

Sunday 12th June 2016

The Bell - Love Lounge (Back bar)

Price: Free
Start time: 15:30

Walcot Weekend Television

Walcot History Event

Films & talk (maybe) touching on history of the alternatve arts & related social movements, in Walcot in particular.
Starting at 3.30 with a selection from the archives:
Nasher's Last Journey (film of the procession etc.)
Duck Man
BEDLAM 2013-2016 selection
Hat and Feather Open Stage
Haven't you got homes to got to? (Ever-popular account of the Last day in the Hat & Feather)

Then on to films from other sources:
5.30 'Off the Cut' 20 minutes from in-the-know local film-maker about life on the Kennet & Avon Canal
6pm 'Everybody's Wally' - 60min film about the life of Wally Hope who was a prime mover in the founding of Stonehenge Free Festival and other totemic /70s events (that Bath people also featured at in a big way).
More items to be announced. More info and booking...

The Bell

Price: Free
Start time: 21:00

Walcot Weekend Television

Walcot History Event

Films & talk (maybe) touching on history of the alternatve arts & related social movements, in Walcot in particular.
Starting at 3.30 with a selection from the archives:
Nasher's Last Journey (film of the procession etc.)
Duck Man
BEDLAM 2013-2016 selection
Hat and Feather Open Stage
Haven't you got homes to got to? (Ever-popular account of the Last day in the Hat & Feather)

Then on to films from other sources:
5.30 'Off the Cut' 20 minutes from in-the-know local film-maker about life on the Kennet & Avon Canal
6pm 'Everybody's Wally' - 60min film about the life of Wally Hope who was a prime mover in the founding of Stonehenge Free Festival and other totemic /70s events (that Bath people also featured at in a big way).
More items to be announced.

Extra info: films to be projected in the garden later (minimal soundtrack)

More info and booking...

Friday 26th May 2017

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £9 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

Kilter Theatre presents

The Pub Tour

A Walking Tour of Bath's Historical Pubs

Meet outside The Crystal Palace Pub, Abbey Green for a charming local’s guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath’s Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: Dress for the weather.

More info and booking...

Saturday 27th May 2017

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £9 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

Kilter Theatre presents

The Pub Tour

A Walking Tour of Bath's Historical Pubs

Meet outside The Crystal Palace Pub, Abbey Green for a charming local’s guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath’s Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: Dress for the weather

More info and booking...

Thursday 1st June 2017

Burdall's Yard

Price: £10 / £8 Concs/ £5 BSU Student
Start time: 18:00

Middle-Weight Theatre Company presents

Remedies - A Ballad of Broken Britain

Written by Matt Roberts Directed by Tom Stabb

Within the four walls of a local pharmacy, two opinionated, strong willed and polarised members of staff witness the ailments and sicknesses of the public, they may be able to administer the medicine, but can they find the remedy for the ills of Britain? More info and booking...

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £9 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

Kilter Theatre presents

The Pub Tour

A Walking Tour of Bath's Historical Pubs

Meet outside The Crystal Palace Pub, Abbey Green for a charming local’s guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath’s Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: Dress for the weather

More info and booking...

Friday 2nd June 2017

Burdall's Yard

Price: £10 / £8 Concs/ £5 BSU Student
Start time: 16:00

Middle-Weight Theatre Company presents

Remedies - A Ballad of Broken Britain

Written by Matt Roberts Directed by Tom Stabb

Within the four walls of a local pharmacy, two opinionated, strong willed and polarised members of staff witness the ailments and sicknesses of the public, they may be able to administer the medicine, but can they find the remedy for the ills of Britain? More info and booking...

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £9 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

Kilter Theatre presents

The Pub Tour

A Walking Tour of Bath's Historical Pubs

Meet outside The Crystal Palace Pub, Abbey Green for a charming local’s guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath’s Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: Dress for the weather

More info and booking...

Saturday 3rd June 2017

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £9 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

Kilter Theatre presents

The Pub Tour

A Walking Tour of Bath's Historical Pubs

Meet outside The Crystal Palace Pub, Abbey Green for a charming local’s guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath’s Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: Dress for the weather.

More info and booking...

Thursday 8th June 2017

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £9 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

Kilter Theatre presents

The Pub Tour

A Walking Tour of Bath's Historical Pubs

Meet outside The Crystal Palace Pub, Abbey Green for a charming local’s guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath’s Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: Dress for the weather

More info and booking...

Friday 9th June 2017

The Bell - Love Lounge (Back bar)

Price: £4 / £2 Concs
Start time: 19:00

Tinned Pizza Theatre Presents An Evening Of

New Writing, Stand-Up, And Spoken Word

A student theatre company - comprised of recent graduates and some still studying - present new writing inspired by their day to day lives. Poetry, stand-up comedy, and monologues that will have you laughing, crying, and questioning all at the same time! More info and booking...

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £9 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

Kilter Theatre presents

The Pub Tour

A Walking Tour of Bath's Historical Pubs

Meet outside The Crystal Palace Pub, Abbey Green for a charming local’s guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath’s Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: Dress for the weather

More info and booking...

Saturday 10th June 2017

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £9 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

Kilter Theatre presents

The Pub Tour

A Walking Tour of Bath's Historical Pubs

Meet outside The Crystal Palace Pub, Abbey Green for a charming local’s guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath’s Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: Dress for the weather

More info and booking...

Friday 25th May 2018

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £10 / £8 concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:50

Back By Popular Demand

The Bath Pub Tour

An Insider's Guide to Bath's Best Boozers

A charming local's guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath's Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: 30 minutes walking / >75 mins standing

More info and booking...

Saturday 26th May 2018

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £10 / £8 concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:50

Back By Popular Demand

The Bath Pub Tour

An Insider's Guide to Bath's Best Boozers

A charming local's guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath's Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: 30 minutes walking / >75 minutes standing.

More info and booking...

The Edge, University of Bath

Price: £12:50 Full price// £10 Concs// £2:50 Edge Arts Community members.
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 19:00

The Edge Proudly Presents ..

Pee Wee Ellis

In conversation with Ian Shaw ..

Pee Wee Ellis, In conversation with Ian Shaw, Join us to hear the legendary Pee Wee talk about his life and times. In what promises to be an atmospheric and beautiful evening - not to be missed! Tickets from https://bit.ly/2JqUiT7

Extra info: Two conversations with a Q&A session

More info and booking...

Thursday 31st May 2018

FAB 1, 94 Walcot Street

Price: Pay What You Can
Start time: 12:00

Kilter Theatre & University of Bath present

The Cubicle

A theatrical space to ponder & play with cutting-edge research on body image.

Activities of every shape & size! Guest speakers celebrating the amazing body you already have! Workshops for singing, stretching, dancing, laughing... but not changing a thing! Developed in collaboration with University of Bath Psychology Researchers, The Cubicle will have you head over heels with your hiccups & hairy armpits.
Open 12 noon to 10pm

Extra info: Details at kiltertheatre.org

More info and booking...

Friday 1st June 2018

FAB 1, 94 Walcot Street

Price: Pay What You Can
Start time: 12:00

Kilter Theatre & University of Bath present

The Cubicle

A theatrical space to ponder & play with cutting-edge research on body image.

Activities of every shape & size! Guest speakers celebrating the amazing body you already have! Workshops for singing, stretching, dancing, laughing... but not changing a thing! Developed in collaboration with University of Bath Psychology Researchers, The Cubicle will have you head over heels with your hiccups & hairy armpits.
Open 12 noon to 10pm

Extra info: Details at kiltertheatre.org

More info and booking...

Saturday 2nd June 2018

FAB 1, 94 Walcot Street

Price: Pay What You Can
Start time: 12:00

Kilter Theatre & University of Bath present

The Cubicle

A theatrical space to ponder & play with cutting-edge research on body image.

Activities of every shape & size! Guest speakers celebrating the amazing body you already have! Workshops for singing, stretching, dancing, laughing... but not changing a thing! Developed in collaboration with University of Bath Psychology Researchers, The Cubicle will have you head over heels with your hiccups & hairy armpits.
Open 12 noon to 10pm

Extra info: Details at kiltertheatre.org

More info and booking...

Green Park Station

Price: Free
Start time: 18:30
Doors open: 18:00

Festival of Nature presents

Pop up Wildlife Party

Festival of Nature - After dark! This takeover of Green Park Station will find performers, artists and new technologies joining forces with conservation organisations to create an evening of wildlife surprises! More info and booking...

Sunday 3rd June 2018

FAB 1, 94 Walcot Street

Price: Pay What You Can
Start time: 12:00

Kilter Theatre & University of Bath present

The Cubicle

A theatrical space to ponder & play with cutting-edge research on body image.

Activities of every shape & size! Guest speakers celebrating the amazing body you already have! Workshops for singing, stretching, dancing, laughing... but not changing a thing! Developed in collaboration with University of Bath Psychology Researchers, The Cubicle will have you head over heels with your hiccups & hairy armpits.
Open 12 noon to 10pm

Extra info: Details at kiltertheatre.org

More info and booking...

Walcot Chapel

Price: Free
Start time: 12:00

Live Voices of Timeless Lives

The direct voices of artists from many centuries ago will speak out in this performative recital: they will be temporarily brought back to life by art historian Sara Riccardi, and add their words to the dialogue created in the live exhibition by present-day artists.

Sara will be in Walcot Chapel throughout the day and will facilitate visitors and passers-by wishing to interact with the artists’ voices. 12 noon and 14.00 More info and booking...

Thursday 7th June 2018

The Museum of Bath at Work

Price: Free
Start time: 19:00

Totem Factotem: Sculpture of the Found and Made

Paul Juillerat

Renowned local sculptor Paul Juillerat will be talking about his latest exhibition of work displayed amongst the cluttered workshop settings of the Museum of Bath at Work. Inspired by and including historical artifacts found in the grounds around his home on Brassknocker Hill. Fascinating. More info and booking...

Friday 8th June 2018

Crystal Palace pub - Outside, in Abbey Green

Price: £10 / £8 concs
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:50

Back By Popular Demand

The Bath Pub Tour

An Insider's Guide to Bath's Best Boozers

A charming local's guide to the best secret drinking holes in town. A 90-minute witty walkabout through Bath's Drinking History with round after round of fascinating facts delivered in a tongue-in-cheek Pub Quiz format. Come ready with a winning Team Name. Prizes to be won!

Extra info: includes 30 mins walking / > 75 mins standing

More info and booking...

Thursday 14th June 2018

Parade Gardens

Price: Free
Start time: 10:00
Doors open: 10:00

A celebration of heritage skills

Festival of Iron

Four days of Blacksmithing Action!

This four day festival offers a unique opportunity to witness Master blacksmiths at work as they forge a brand new balustrade for the Parade Gardens bandstand. This striking piece of public art - 'Hammer and Anvil' - is based on an original musical score; it will be donated to the city. 10am - 6pm daily. More info and booking...

Friday 15th June 2018

Parade Gardens

Price: Free
Start time: 10:00
Doors open: 10:00

A celebration of heritage skills

Festival of Iron

Four days of Blacksmithing Action!

This four day festival offers a unique opportunity to witness Master blacksmiths at work as they forge a brand new balustrade for the Parade Gardens bandstand. This striking piece of public art - 'Hammer and Anvil' - is based on an original musical score; it will be donated to the city. 10am - 6pm daily. More info and booking...

Saturday 16th June 2018

Parade Gardens

Price: Free
Start time: 10:00

A celebration of heritage skills

Festival of Iron

Four days of Blacksmithing Action!

This four day festival offers a unique opportunity to witness Master blacksmiths at work as they forge a brand new balustrade for the Parade Gardens bandstand. This striking piece of public art - 'Hammer and Anvil' - is based on an original musical score; it will be donated to the city. 10am - 6pm daily. More info and booking...

Sunday 17th June 2018

Parade Gardens

Price: Free
Start time: 10:00

A celebration of heritage skills

Festival of Iron

Four days of Blacksmithing Action!

This four day festival offers a unique opportunity to witness Master blacksmiths at work as they forge a brand new balustrade for the Parade Gardens bandstand. This striking piece of public art - 'Hammer and Anvil' - is based on an original musical score; it will be donated to the city. 10am - 6pm daily. More info and booking...

Wednesday 4th August 2021

5 Broad Street

Price: Free
Start time: 19:00

This is not a shop

Richard Dedominici

The Redux Project

In 2013 artist Richard DeDomenici launched The Redux Project, his attempt to disrupt the cinema industry by making counterfeit sections of popular films. This includes 'The Duchess', made during Bath Fringe Festival. More info and booking...

Wednesday 11th August 2021

5 Broad Street

Price: Free
Start time: 19:00

This is not a shop

All Roads Lead to Rome by Chris Dobrowolski 

Part investigation into his father’s time as a Polish soldier in the Italian Campaign and part muse on consumerism, All Roads Lead to Rome brings together car mechanics, a road trip, dictators and the fetishisation of possessions in a solo performance using old photos, new film and surprising mechanical objects. More info and booking...

Wednesday 18th August 2021

5 Broad Street

Price: Free
Start time: 19:00

This is not a shop

A New Kind of Requiem, by Helen Ottaway

Helen talks about nurturing seeds in music, performance and outdoor art to grow a new kind of Requiem. Illustrated with musical box miniatures and a portable sound installation.
More info and booking...

Sunday 5th June 2022

Walcot Chapel

Price: Free
Start time: 19:00

Film Screening + Q&A

Make It A Fair COP, Glasgow.

with makers John Potter and Phil Shepherd

This 33 minute film tells the story of COP 26 from the viewpoint of two non-experts without official passes, who went to Glasgow to the main conference to bear witness to what should have been a crucial global event. More info and booking...

Thursday 9th June 2022

Bath Spa University - Locksbrook Campus

Price: Free
Start time: 20:00

A guided walk to Weston Island

Join Bath Art Depot

For an evening walk & drink starting from Bath Spa Locksbrook Campus going to the Locksbrook Inn via the bus depot on Weston Island. We will open a dialogue about the history of the site and the future possibilities for the Island. Walks will set off at 8pm and 9pm. https://www.instagram.com/bathartdepot/

Extra info: Meet outside the Locksbrook Campus

More info and booking...
Sorry, this performance is cancelled.
Other performances are still taking place.

Rondo Theatre

Price: £12
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Hannah Layton Management Presents

Pope Lonergan: Bangin' On CANCELLED, SORRY

Pope Lonergan is a comedian, Quaker, (recovering) drug addict and creator of ‘Pope’s Addiction Clinic’ and ‘The Care Home Tour’.
In this show he’ll talk about elderly care, opioids and accidentally breaking a woodlouse’s pregnancy sack. More info and booking...

Bath Spa University - Locksbrook Campus

Price: Free
Start time: 21:00

A guided walk to Weston Island

Join Bath Art Depot

For an evening walk & drink starting from Bath Spa Locksbrook Campus going to the Locksbrook Inn via the bus depot on Weston Island. We will open a dialogue about the history of the site and the future possibilities for the Island. Walks will set off at 8pm and 9pm. https://www.instagram.com/bathartdepot/

Extra info: Meet outside the Locksbrook Campus

More info and booking...

Friday 10th June 2022

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

Price: Free
Start time: 20:15
Doors open: 20:00

Siddhartha Buddha and Charles Darwin present

A talk and discussion on Buddho-Darwinism

via Nick Hales

Buddho/Darwinism is a science and compassion based belief. The talk covers what science reveals, what belief is up against, (religions, inertia of humanity, selfishness, inhibition, envy). A short history of the how the development came about. Compassion and pain. Practices of compassion and of protecting the planet. Discussion will follow.

Extra info: Elwin room - discussion at the end

More info and booking...

Friday 19th May 2023

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

Price: Free
Start time: 20:15
Doors open: 20:00

A Presentation on a Rational and Compassionate lifestyle

Buddho-Darwinism - a behaviour for the future

with Nicholas

Buddho-Darwinism may be taken as a religion a philosophy or a lifestyle. This event will explain how to live a life less harmful to the self and the planet and why that is so important now. It will include a discussion of how to deal with the 16 major threats to life with compassion. More info and booking...

Wednesday 31st May 2023

Newark Works

Price: Free
Start time: 19:00

Rewilding - a folk horror anthology + Finglebone

Live music + film screening + Q&A

An evening of music, a horror film and some tasty discussion. Finglebone’s musical performance will set the mood, ready for feature movie ‘Rewilding, a folk horror anthology’ by local film director Ric Rawlins, followed by a Q&A session. More info and booking...

Thursday 1st June 2023

Newark Works

Price: £6 - £12
Start time: 18:30

TOY STORIES - Chris Dobrowolski

Part stand-up comedy, part performance lecture, TOY STORIES takes the audience on an irreverent, powerful and hilarious storytelling adventure through art, contemporary politics, twentieth-century history and… toys. More info and booking...

Friday 2nd June 2023

Newark Works

Price: £6 - £12
Start time: 18:30

TOY STORIES - Chris Dobrowolski

Part stand-up comedy, part performance lecture, TOY STORIES takes the audience on an irreverent, powerful and hilarious storytelling adventure through art, contemporary politics, twentieth-century history and… toys. More info and booking...

Saturday 3rd June 2023

Rondo Theatre

Price: £12 in advance
Start time: 19:30

Bath Fringe presents by arrangement with Outsider Artists..

Patrick Duff

n intimate evening of reading and song with one of the UK's most cherished artists.

Patrick Duff fronted the cult 90’s group Strangelove who signed to Parlophone/EMI and released three critically acclaimed albums. They found admiration in their contemporaries with Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien noting “We toured with them and changed quite a bit after. They were inspirational”.
More info and booking...

Wednesday 7th June 2023

Sorry, this event is cancelled

Outdoor - New Bond Street / Milsom Street junction

Price: Free
Start time: 08:00

Nicholas speaks:

Listen to the Science

...because Greta wants you to.

Nicholas will read aloud all the 102 essays in Greta Thunberg's "The Climate Book", written by many experts from around the world. More info and booking...

Saturday 10th June 2023

Magdalen Chapel

Price: £8 (+box office fee)
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 19:00

Magdalen Chapel presents

Music & Myth

Jon Pickard, 'Harp-Guitar'

‘Best Instrumental Performance’ (Buxton 2021). Jon Pickard plays the incredible Harp Guitar. Concert 45min -"Music & Myth" musical folk tales from the Celtic Isles and beyond, inspired by timeless ancient legends. Short talk 15min - "The Hidden History of the Harp-Guitar" presenting 350+ years of this incredible instrument's history. More info and booking...