There’s so much fun for children and families this weekend in/near Bristol!
Whether you fancy visiting a castle, taking a boat trip across the docks, getting arty, family fun days and Harvest Fairs, a family treasure hunt, watching planes taking off and landing, there’s all of this and much more!
SATURDAY
Lilliput Concert: Redland Park United Reformed Church
Live classical music from the Thornbridge Folk Trio taking place in a relaxed, baby-friendly environment. Bring your dancing shoes and gear up for a morning of traditional tunes and contemporary twists on the classics. The concert will be followed by quality coffee and delicious cake.
- Time: 10.30 – 11.30am
- Venue: Redland Park URC, Whiteladies Road, BS6 6SA
- Tickets: Adult/child pair – £7, Family (4 people) – £12, Additional child – £3, Additional Adult – £5
- More details
A fun day for all of the family organised by the Victoria Park Action Group. Includes live music, arts and crafts, dog show, poetry, kids’ entertainment, BBQ an much more.
- 12 – 6pm
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Montpelier Bean Feast: Montpelier Park
Lots of free creative family fun including making a mosaic mural for the park, scrap sculptures and pompom headresses. There will also be live music, crafts for sale and more.
- 1 – 6pm
- Montpelier Park, off St Andrew’s Road, BS6 5EF
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Harvest Festival at Golden Hill Community Garden
Lots of fun for children and adults at the community garden’s Harvest Fair. Music, storytelling, face painting, games, vegetable monsters, fresh pizza from the garden’s pizza oven, delicious cakes and more!
- 1 – 4pm
- Adults £1, Kids free
- Bottom of Monk Rd, BS7 8NE
Family Treasure Hunt: Bristol Harbourside
A family treasure hunt in aid of The Littlest Rescue, a rabbit and guinea pig rescue centre in Bristol.
- 12pm onwards
- £5 per team
- Details on how to take part
Pyronaut Boat Trips on Bristol Harbour
Take a boat trip with a difference on Bristol’s former fire-boat on a trip around the docks. Trips last approximately 30 minutes.
- Adults £6, children £4 (buy tickets on board on day)
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SUNDAY
Aviation Fair at Bristol Airport
Lots to see and do for plane spotters young and old at this annual Aviation Fair, plus great views of the runway. All proceeds go to Children’s Hospice South West.
- 10.30am – 4pm
- £1.50 per adult, children under 16 go free
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Pyronaut Boat Trips on Bristol Harbour
Take a boat trip with a difference on Bristol’s former fire-boat on a trip around the docks. Trips last approximately 30 minutes.
- Adults £6, children £4 (buy tickets on board on day)
- More details
Castle Open Day at Blaise Castle, Henbury
If you and your little ones enjoy exploring castles then you will enjoy this! Today is the last Open Castle Day of the year of the centuries-old Blaise Castle. As well as being fun to explore inside the castle also offers some great views across Bristol.
Blaise Castle Estate also offers acres of green space and woods, a free museum and a great kids play park.
- 2 – 4.30pm
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