PB Pubs and bars in Bristol that put on events

Intimate back-room venue. Fringe Jazz Wednesdays with national/international artists. Folk, blues, world, comedy, magic.

Address

32 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton, BS8 4BZ

Website Instagram @thebristolfringe What's on (Headfirst) Map Email Call 0117 330 0900

'Bristol's home of punk since 1975.' Also blues, jazz, doom, DnB. Events every night.

Address

60-62 Chelsea Road, Easton, BS5 6AU

Instagram @thechelseainn (not yet confirmed) What's on (Headfirst) Resident Advisor Map

Function room free to hire. Street artist Cheo mural. DJs arrangeable.

Address

19 Guinea Street, Redcliffe, BS1 6SX

Website Instagram @guineathegolden Map Email

Converted barge. Hold Bar events space available for hire. DJ nights, live music.

Address

Mardyke Wharf, Hotwell Road, BS8 4RU

Access

Steps, challenging for mobility

Website Instagram @grainbarge What's on (Headfirst) Map Call 0117 929 9347

Community pub with events and live music.

Address

41 Thomas Street North, BS2 8LX

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Home of The Comedy Box and The Be-Bop Club (nightly jazz). Multiple event spaces.

Address

210 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1JF

Website Instagram @henandchicken What's on (Headfirst) Skiddle Map Call 0117 966 3143

Jazz since 1967. ALL entry free. Live music every night and weekend afternoons. Annual Jazz Festival (August).

Address

45 King Street, BS1 4ER

Website Instagram @the_old_duke What's on (Headfirst) Map Call 0117 401 9661

Pub with regular live music programming.

Address

Bath Buildings, BS6 5PT

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Pub on St Nicholas Street with weekly drag (Thank Drag), LGBTQ stand-up and social nights.

Address

13 St Nicholas Street, BS1 1UE

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Jazz/blues DJ Sundays (Tony Clark, UK's oldest working DJ). Quiz nights.

Address

139 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1EZ

Website Instagram @thespottedcowbristol Map Email Call 0117 963 4433

Pub with regular live music and DJ nights. Active Headfirst page.

Address

74 Old Market Street, BS2 0EJ

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Spiritual home of Massive Attack & DJ Derek. Reggae, dub, soul, funk, jungle. Caribbean food.

Address

33 Brook Road, Montpelier, BS6 5LR

Website Instagram @starandgarterbristol (not yet confirmed) Resident Advisor Map Email

Dodo Pubs pub in Fishponds. Food, Sunday roasts, craft beer, Tuesday quiz. Open mic on the first Wednesday of the month.

Address

1 Staple Hill Road, BS16 5AA

Website Instagram @theallinnpub Map Email Call 0117 235 8771

Guerrilla Pubs pub on Nevil Road, by the county cricket ground. Open mic on Thursdays.

Address

Nevil Road, BS7 9EQ

Website Instagram @the_annexe_bristol (not yet confirmed) Map Email Call 0117 949 3931

Wickwar pub on Cheltenham Road. Live music, sport, ales and ciders. Open mic on Mondays.

Address

207 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5QX

Website Instagram @thecatandwheel Map Email Call 0117 428 9009

Traditional locals' pub in St Jude's, reopened August 2024. DJ vinyl nights, Northern Soul Sundays, jam nights, quizzes, occasional live music. Not the same place as The Crown on All Saints Lane.

Address

17 Lawfords Gate, BS2 0DY

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Independent pub with a log fire, roof terrace and pub quiz. Two event spaces for private and public hire.

Instagram @thedarkhorsebristol

Guerrilla Pubs local on Church Road. Live music events. Open mic on Mondays.

Address

140A Church Road, BS5 9HN

Website Instagram @dragon_bristol (not yet confirmed) Map Email Call 0117 955 1962

Live music 7 days a week, free entry. Jazz, folk, blues, funk. Same management as The Old Duke.

Address

244 Gloucester Road, BS7 8NZ

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Function room from £25/hr. Private bar, sound/visual equipment. Jazz, folk, fusion, ceilidh.

Address

57 Belle Vue Road, Easton, BS5 6DP

Access

Disabled ramp and toilet

Website Instagram @the_greenbank_pub Resident Advisor Map Call 0117 939 3771

Heavy metal, death metal, grindcore, punk. 2,500+ real ales served. Annual Gryphfest and MetAle festivals. CAMRA Good Beer Guide 12+ years.

Address

41 Colston Street, BS1 5AP

Instagram @thegryphonbristol (not yet confirmed) Map Call 0117 907 1965

Guerrilla Pubs pub near the Bristol Royal Infirmary and the university. Live music every week. Open mic on Thursdays.

Address

29-31 Kingsdown Parade, BS6 5UE

Website Instagram @kingsdownvaults Map Email Call 0117 942 4353

Live music at beer festivals, outdoor film screenings, cabaret.

Address

8 Clifton Road, Clifton, BS8 1AF

Website Instagram @thelansdownclifton Map Call 0117 973 4949

Punk, reggae, funk, soul, hip-hop, disco, house, bass, folk, dancehall. Longest-running live jam in Bristol.

Address

223 Easton Road, BS5 0EG

Website Instagram @plougheaston What's on (Headfirst) Map Email

Independent pub at the top of St Michael's Hill. Free new-material comedy on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights, Wednesday quiz. Sister venue of The Gaffe Comedy Club.

Address

56 St Michael's Hill, BS2 8DX

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Totterdown pub taken on and refurbished by Guerrilla Pubs in late 2024. Open mic on Wednesdays.

Address

1 Henry Street, BS3 4UD

Website Instagram @shakespearetotterdown (not yet confirmed) Map Email Call 0117 977 0564

Historic Fishponds pub, reopened as a freehouse. Live music, real ales. Open mic on the first and third Sundays of the month.

Address

539 Fishponds Road, BS16 3AF

Website Map Call 0117 452 8801

Grade II 1830s tollhouse. Indie, folk, punk, metal, grunge, country. 4K PA, large garden.

Address

124 Bath Road, Totterdown, BS4 3ED

Website Instagram @thethunderboltbristol (not yet confirmed) What's on (Headfirst) Map Email Call 0117 373 8947

Small community-focused pub. Open mic on Wednesdays.

Address

9 New Street, BS2 9DX

Website Instagram @volunteertavern Map Email

Pub with a function room and sports lounge available for events.

Address

693 Fishponds Road, BS16 3UH

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Pub on Queen Square with an upstairs private room.

Address

2 Queen Square, BS1 4QZ

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Old Market pub hosting gigs, rockabilly and roots bands, and traditional Irish folk sessions.

Address

53 Old Market Street, BS2 0ER

Instagram @theelmersarms (not yet confirmed) Map Email

Refurbished pub in St Anne's (reopened 2019). Open mic on the last Thursday of the month.

Address

Langton Court Road, BS4 4EG

Website Instagram @thelangtonbristol Map Email Call 07305 249372

Traditional pub in Stapleton village with a large garden. Open mic on Thursdays.

Address

124 Park Road, BS16 1DT

Instagram @themasonsarmss (not yet confirmed) Map Call 0117 939 3919

Redfield pub with home-cooked food and live music. Open mic on the second Thursday of the month.

Address

145-147 Church Road, BS5 9LA

Website Instagram @the_old_stillage (not yet confirmed) Map Call 0117 939 4079

Harbourside pub with an upstairs room, The Top Deck, for private events.

Address

Lower Guinea Street, BS1 6TJ

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Totterdown pub with live bands. Open mic on Thursdays and Sundays.

Address

122 Oxford Street, BS3 4RL

Map Call 0117 933 2656

Pub on Whitehall Road. Open mic on the last Tuesday of the month.

Address

206 Whitehall Road, BS5 9BP

Instagram @redlionbs5 (not yet confirmed) Map Call 0117 329 1316

Totterdown pub (formerly the Cumberland Hotel) on St Luke's Road. Reopened after a 2024 closure.

Address

75-78 St Luke's Road, BS3 4RY

Website Instagram @staranddoveltd (not yet confirmed) Map

Cider taproom in the arches on Silverthorne Lane. DJ nights and cider events.

Address

Arch 5, Silverthorne Lane, BS2 0QD

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Bristol brunch and pizza business with events. Open mic on the third Thursday of the month.

Address

780 Fishponds Road, BS16 3TT

Website Instagram @thecraftyegg Map Email

Stokes Croft site of the Bristol brunch and pizza business, with events.

Address

113 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW

Website Instagram @thecraftyegg Map Email

Independent craft brewery and taproom in St Werburghs. Open mic one Thursday a month.

Address

25 Mina Road, BS2 9TA

Website Instagram @fierceandnoble Map Email Call 0117 955 6666

Pub, club (Attic Bar), restaurant, courtyard, hostel. Guardian 'Top 10 Best Clubs in UK'. Electronic and live music.

Address

1 North Street, Stokes Croft, BS1 3PR

Website Instagram @fullmoonbristol (not yet confirmed) What's on (Headfirst) Resident Advisor Map Email

Major Bristol jazz venue. Free live music nightly, jazz, folk, acoustic, funk, soul, indie. Weekly folk jam.

Address

26-28 The Promenade, Gloucester Road, BS7 8AL

Website Instagram @thegallibristol What's on (Headfirst) Map

Bar and music venue. Home of Noods Radio studio. Late night DJ sets, live music.

Address

8-9 Surrey Street, BS2 8PS

Instagram @mickeyzoggs (not yet confirmed) What's on (Headfirst) Map

Independent Bristol brewery (unfiltered, naturally carbonated, vegan-friendly beer) with a taproom off Days Road.

Address

Days Road, BS2 0QS

Website Instagram @drinkmoorbeer Map Call 0117 941 4460

DJ nights Thu-Sun. Funk, boogie, dub, reggae, hip-hop, soul.

Address

118 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RW

Website Instagram @pipeslippers Resident Advisor Map Email Call 0117 942 7711

Bar on King Street hosting weekly blues dancing, life drawing, tabletop game nights, zine nights and comedy.

Address

31 King Street, BS1 4DZ

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Comedy and magic theatre pub behind the Hippodrome, with stand-up, magic shows and live music, plus stone-baked pizza. Hosts the Just Cos Poetry open mic. Available for private hire.

Address

Denmark Street, BS1

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No alcohol. DJs, gigs, spoken word, open mic. CBD sodas, kombuchas, AF beers. Works with Bristol Drugs Project.

Address

27 Broad Street, BS1 2HG

Website Instagram @thearcbristol Map Email

Bar with regular live music programming.

Address

18-20 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AE

Instagram @bluelagoonbristol (not yet confirmed) What's on (Headfirst) Map

Free live music 6-7 nights. Dub, jazz-funk, hip-hop, folk, dancehall. 100% vegetarian menu. Next to Banksy mural.

Address

80 Stokes Croft, Hamilton House, BS1 3QY

Website Instagram @canteenbristol (not yet confirmed) What's on (Headfirst) Map Email

Old Market bar with beers on tap, cocktails and live music. Open mic every other Wednesday.

Address

16 West Street, BS2 0DF

Website Instagram @illreputepub Map Email

Independent café and bakery available for event hire. Open mic one Friday a month.

Address

20 Clouds Hill Road, BS5 7LA

Website Instagram @theorchardcoffeeco Map Email

Bar with an upstairs function space, The Upper Room.

Address

15 Foundry Lane, BS5 7FZ

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Cocktail bar and nightclub on Park Street. Licensed until 4am.

Address

9 Park Street, BS1 5NF

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Compact bar with a small club area. Licensed until 4am.

Address

38-40 Triangle West, BS8 1ER

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All-day neighbourhood café bar. Open mic on Mondays.

Address

747-749 Fishponds Road, BS16 3UP

Website Instagram @grounded_fishponds (not yet confirmed) Map Email Call 0117 965 6555

Bar with a private function room.

Address

141 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BA

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Neighbourhood cocktail bar available for private hire.

Address

22 Denmark Street, BS1 5DQ

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Old City bar with live music.

Address

7-9 St Nicholas Street, BS1 1UE

Website Instagram @mothersruinbristol Map Call 0117 329 0143

Small bar and events space in Old Market.

Address

27-29 Midland Road, BS2 0JT

Website Instagram @tothemoonbristol Map Email Call 07845 700194

Brewpub on Colston Street since 2004, part of a small group. Beer brewed on site, wood-fired pizza. Open mic on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Address

53 Colston Street, BS1 5BA

Website Instagram @zerodegreesbristol (not yet confirmed) Map Email Call 0117 925 2706

Chain brewpub with an upstairs events bar.

Address

31-35 Cotham Hill, BS6 6JY

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Chain bar on Welsh Back with a main bar for hire.

Address

Welsh Back, BS1 4SB

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Chain cocktail bar with a lower ground bar for private hire.

Address

37-39 Corn Street, BS1 1HT

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Butcombe pub at Baltic Wharf with harbour views. Open mic on Tuesdays.

Address

Baltic Wharf, Cumberland Road, BS1 6XG

Website Instagram @cottage_inn_bristol Map Email Call 0117 921 5256

Chain bar on Queens Road with a separate bar for hire.

Address

85 Queens Road, BS8 1QS

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Fuller's pub with a yard for hire.

Address

59-63 Baldwin Street, BS1 1QZ

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Bar chain with a Bristol site available for full venue hire.

Address

28 Baldwin Street, BS1 1NG

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