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Friday Night Comedy
2025-11-14 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Friday nights are for big laughs, and The Friday Show delivers! The Jesters bring the UK’s best comedians — TV names, festival favourites, and rising stars — into Bath’s only underground comedy club for a night of stand-up you won’t forget. It’s up close, personal, and packed with top-tier talent in the most intimate comedy setting around. Kick off your weekend the right way — grab a drink, settle in, and get ready to laugh till it hurts!Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £12

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The Living Room - Jim Godfrey at The Grapes
2025-11-14 19:30 - 21:30 | The Grapes, 14 Westgate Street, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 1EQ, United Kingdom
Jim Godfrey returns to the upstairs space. The Bath-based pianist trained at Berkeley, spent years in Northern California, and has been quietly building something lovely—romantic-leaning compositions that borrow from classical, ambient, jazz, and field recordings from Japan.

This November he’ll be playing new material from his forthcoming album. There may be some special guests involved too.

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Krowd Keepers Magic Theatre
2025-11-14 19:30 - 21:30 | The Ale House, 1 York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG
If you are looking for something for a date night, family night out, or even as a solo traveller, Krowd Keepers Magic Theatre is the venue for you. A small intimate room to laugh and be amazed in wonder. No Rabbits, Feather Flowers, or Top Hats!

Hosted by magician Billy Kidd who has appeared on numerous televisions shows worldwide including Wizard Wars with Penn and Teller, Breaking Magic on Discovery Channel, Next Great Magician, Game of Talents for ITV, as well with programs like the BBC, Ch 5, CW, SYFY, CBC and she has performed at Hollywoods’ Magic Castle and theatres across the globe.

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Live Jazz, Funk, Soul and Swing at Green Park Brasserie
2025-11-14 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-11-13 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-11-12 18:30 - 22:00 | Green Park Brasserie, 6 Green Park Rd, Bath, BA1 1JB, United Kingdom
Soak up the buzzing atmosphere at Green Park Brasserie with live music four nights a week – every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, 6.30pm – 10pm.

Based in the historic old Green Park railway station, this is one of Bath’s best bars and restaurants. Enjoy cocktails,craft and beer and award winning food from their Brasserie and Bath Pizza Co kitchens – available 7 days a week.Enjoy the sunny terraces throughout the summer months or cosy up with live music and candlelit tables through the cooler seasons.

For up to date timings and booking for live music tables, click below

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Widcombe Friday Waterside Nights – Free Live Music Every Friday
2025-11-14 17:30 - 20:30 | Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath, BA2 6AA
Wonderful Widcombe nights at Widcombe Social Club very near to Bath city centre.
Free live music from 7-9 pm every Friday in a relaxed setting.
Affordable freshly cooked Pizza including vegan and gf options.
Great for all ages and dog friendly.

Southgate Sorcerers
2025-11-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Bath City Centre Youth Space, 28 Southgate St, Bath, BA1 1TP, United Kingdom
Some new groups in the City Centre have recently started that young people can come along to if they would like. All of these are open to all young people 11-19 (yr7+ and up to 25 if additional needs).

Southgate Sorcerers is run with DM Alex where young people will tell their own stories about slaying monsters and moving mountains.

Bath on Ice
2025-11-14 00:00 - 2026-01-04 23:59 | Royal Victoria Park, Bath, BA1 2NR, United Kingdom
Nestled in stunning Royal Victoria Park, experience the magic of winter at Bath on Ice. Glide across a spacious, real ice rink surrounded by twinkling lights and music.

This year look out for themed skate days, glow golf, and NEW for 2025, a Christmas tree maze. Booking ahead is advised. Bath on Ice is open 14th November 2025 to 4th January 2026.

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The Irregulars
2025-11-13 19:30 - 22:00 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
These aren’t your average open micers. These are the comics who’ve been grafting on the circuit for years, sharpening their sets in pubs, clubs, basements and backrooms – and they’re just starting to break into the mainstream. You’ll see TV-ready talent before they hit the panel shows, right here in The Jesters’ underground comedy club.Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £8 / £5 Students

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Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
2025-11-13 19:30 - 21:30 | The Forum Bath, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1UG, United Kingdom
Musical maestro Jools Holland and his famous Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are thrilled to announce their 2025 Autumn/Winter tour of 30 sensational dates across the UK, joined this year by special guest Imelda May.

Starting in Southend on October 30th, the tour will visit iconic venues including London’s Royal Albert Hall, Manchester’s O2 Apollo, and Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo.

One of Ireland’s most celebrated artists, Imelda May has had many high-profile collaborations with Jeff Beck, and performed with music legends including Lou Reed, Bono, Tom Jones, Noel Gallagher, and Robert Plant. With a dynamic blend of blues, rock, soul, gospel, and jazz, Imelda’s self-written and produced album Love Tattoo remains the best-selling album by a homegrown female artist in Ireland. Her electric performances promise an unforgettable experience for audiences.

Jools expressed his enthusiasm saying: “from the moment I first heard and saw her, I realized that she is one of the true greats of music who understands old and new music. Her ravishing voice can illuminate both ballads and Boogie Woogie like no one else’

The tour will also mark an exciting new chapter as Ed Richardson is welcomed in as the orchestra’s new drummer, following the retirement of the legendary Gilson Lavis. After starting out together in Squeeze, Gilson became a cornerstone of Jools’ Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, keeping the beat over a span of several decades and retiring with an incredible legacy.

Reflecting on his new role, Ed says: “I’ve been a fan of Gilson since my dad first sat me down in front of the Hootenanny. His iconic style left an indelible mark on me. To now step into his shoes is both a challenge and an honour. I’ll do my utmost to continue his legacy and keep the drum chair as exciting as he made it!”

Fans will be thrilled to hear that the shows will once again feature the incredible ‘Queen of Boogie Woogie’ Ruby Turner, as well as the outstanding vocals of Louise Marshall, and Sumudu Jayatilaka. Together with the skillful musicianship of the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Jools Holland will be performing songs from throughout his career. With a catalogue of classics to choose from, the show is sure to have fans on their feet!

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Silk Roads: A Flavour Odyssey with Anna Ansari
2025-11-13 18:30 - 21:00 | Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG, United Kingdom
‘Anna Ansari is a rare kind of home cook who is able to turn the simplest ingredients into pure magic. She’s also one of the best writers I know.’ Meera Sodha

Silk Roads: A Flavour Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing is a rich and delicious celebration of the world’s most famous trade routes, retold through recipes. Shortlisted for the prestigious Jane Grigson Trust Award and the Yan-Kit So Award for Food Writers in Asia, Iranian-American food writer Anna Ansari takes us on an unforgettable culinary, historical and personal odyssey across Asia.

Weaving together recipes and essays that explore threads of food, trade, and travel, Ansari brings to life the flavours of the Silk Roads– from the walnut groves of her Iranian father’s childhood, across Uzbek markets brimming with fragrant melons, to steaming bowls of noodles eaten in the backstreets of China.

From Baku to Beijing, Tashkent to Tbilisi and beyond, discover delectable recipes rooted in the fabled trading routes that connected East Asia with Western Europe. Dive into warming and hearty Azeri-Iranian stews served with crispy-bottomed rice, dill-infused noodles from Western Uzbekistan, cheesy Georgian cornbread, and mouth-watering Uyghur lamb chops. Enjoy fresh, zingy salads, and all kinds of comforting dumplings and breads. Savour refreshing drinks and sharbats, and devour American- and British-inspired desserts, like Apple and Quince Pie, Sticky Maple Persimmon Pudding, and Spiced Walnut Blondies. Made with simple and accessible ingredients, these are dishes you’ll return to time and time again.

With fascinating historical insights, witty anecdotes and personal tales, essays peppered throughout the cookbook trace the traditions, ingredients and people of a unique food culture, and take you on a delicious, momentous journey. Stunning family and location photography and sumptuous food imagery transport, inspire and tantalize. This is a journey and a cookbook like no other.

‘Anna Ansari is a wise, witty and hungry guide who takes us on a superb culinary journey along Silk Roads less travelled.’ Jay Rayner

Anna Ansari has a background in Asian studies, with a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MA from Yale University. Her writing focuses on the intersection of food, family, and history, with special a attention to the immigrant experience and foods of the Asian continent. She is particularly interested in the ways food, flavours, and ingredients move across borders, carried in the memories and pockets of travellers and transplants. You can find more of her writing in Pit Magazine, Eaten Magazine and Fillerzine. An Iranian-American from Detroit and former international customs and trade a orney, Anna lives in London with her husband, son and cat.

‘A book of delicious recipes interwoven with histories, family stories and a good dash of humour is what we all need just now. Silk Roads promises to be such an important and lively book.’ Olia Hercules

‘A real feast – vividly evocative, witty, stylish and enlightening. Utterly delicious. I can’t remember the last time I felt this keen to dig in.’ Felicity Cloake

‘With gorgeous recipes and engaging stories, Anna Ansari tells a tale of food which is both personal and global in its scope.’ Tim Anderson

‘A fascinating and meticulously researched blend of recipes, history and memoir, this cookbook deserves a place alongside Olia Hercules Mamushka, Sabrina Ghayour’s Persiana and Sami Tamimi’s Jerusalem.’ Rukmini Iyer

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An Evening with Olivie Blake of The Atlas Six
2025-11-13 18:30 - 21:00 | St Swithin’s Church, 37 The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LY, United Kingdom
‘A book that whets your appetite before devouring you whole. Girl Dinner is cunning, charged and – just as you’re comfortable – a profound shock.’ Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings

Olivie Blake, bestselling author of The Atlas Six, returns to Bath to celebrate her newest novel: Girl Dinner. Packed with twists, turns, and the aching reality of female rage, this is Olivie Blake as you have never read before.

Good girls deserve a treat.

The House is the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni are beautiful, high-achieving and respected.

After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being accepted into The House is the first step to the brightest possible future. The House will surely ease her fears of failure and protect her from those who see a young woman on her own as prey.

Meanwhile, adjunct professor Dr Sloane Hartley is struggling. After eighteen months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane’s clothes don’t fit right; her girl-dad husband isn’t as present as he thinks he is; and even the few hours a day she’s apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House’s academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in a level of collective perfection that Sloane desperately craves.

As Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. And when they are finally invited to the table, they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power.

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Women's Health Workshop Series - Cracking the Menopause
2025-11-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Bath Natural Remedies, 11 Northumberland Place, Bath, BANES, BA1 5AR, United Kingdom
Gill and Nicola join forces to empower you to take back control of your health inside and out through the holistic approach of homeopathy and nutrition.

Week 5 – Cracking the Menopause

Bath Natural Remedies are delighted and honoured to announce their Special guest Alice Smellie

Alice is a local writer, who co-wrote Cracking the Menopause with broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and is a co-founder and director of campaign group, Menopause Mandate

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Big Squash Comedy
2025-11-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Saracen’s Head, 42 Broad Street, Bath, BANES, BA1 5LP, United Kingdom
A weekly new material comedy night located in Bath’s oldest pub. Free of charge with a new lineup of excellent acts each week

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Howard Jones - Dream into Action
2025-11-12 19:30 - 22:05 | The Forum Bath, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1UG, United Kingdom
Electronic music pioneer Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of different configurations, including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up.

He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesisers with “New Song”. His first two albums Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action, were worldwide hits. Human’s Lib reached #1 in 1984 in the UK and featured the hits “New Song” and “What Is Love?”

In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, Dream Into Action, which quickly became a Top Ten Platinum album in the United States and featured the smashes: “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life In One Day,” “No One Is To Blame,” and “Like To Get To Know You Well.”

Howard Jones has sold upwards of 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world. Jones has performed on NBC’s top-rated morning and nighttime shows, respectively, Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films as “Stranger Things,” “Breaking Bad,” “Watchmen,” “The Carrie Diaries”, “Superstore”, and “Bumblebee”. Howard Jones’ most recent album is Dialogue, which was released in September 2022. Dialogue is the third album in a trilogy of electronic releases from Jones, with multi-media project Engage coming out in 2015 and studio album Transform out in 2019. Dialogue garnered serious coverage in outlets such as Spin, Stereogum and more.

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Newbie Night (Open Mic)
2025-11-12 19:30 - 22:00 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Every Wednesday, The Jesters opens the stage to 12 brand-new or developing acts, each with 5 minutes to make some noise, test some material, and maybe even bring the house down. No need to be ‘in the scene’ just turn up, sign up, and give it a go. Sign-up runs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the club. Names are drawn at 7:30pm sharp, with the show starting shortly after. Come to perform, or come to support comedy’s newest fools—all for just £1. In partnership with Big Squash Comedy at The Saracen’s Head, performers can double up and do two open mics in one night meaning more stage time, more fun, more jester energy.Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £1

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Abir Mukherjee for The Burning Grounds
2025-11-12 18:30 - 21:00 | Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG, United Kingdom
Join Toppings for The Burning Grounds, the next thrilling novel from the author of the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025, Hunted, Abir Mukherjee.

‘An unmissable series’ The Times‘Captivating, moving and exciting, it’s historical fiction at its finest’ Sunday Express

In the Burning Ghats of Calcutta where the dead are laid to rest, a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear.

The body is that of a popular patron of the arts, a man who was, by all accounts, beloved by all: so what was the motive for his murder? Despite being out of favour with the Imperial Police Force, Detective Sam Wyndham is assigned to the case and finds himself thrust into the glamorous world of Indian cinema.

Meanwhile Surendranath Banerjee, recently returned from Europe after three years spent running from the fallout of his last case, is searching for a missing photographer; a trailblazing woman at the forefront of the profession. When Suren discovers that the vanished woman is linked to Sam’s murder investigation, the two men find themselves working together once again – but will Wyndham and Banerjee be able to put their differences aside to solve the case?

Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the award-winning Wyndham & Banerjee series of crime novels set in 1920s India and the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025 Hunted. His books have been translated into sixteen languages and won various awards including the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel, the Prix du Polar Europeen, and the Wilbur Smith Award for Adventure Writing.

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Nihongo Hanasoukai
2025-11-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Studio 22, 22c New Bond Street, Bath, BANES, BA1 1BA, United Kingdom
Want to learn more about Japanese language and culture? Join the Bath Beppu Friendship Association for an evening where you can learn Japanese and find out more about what happens in our twin city.

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Hersphere November 2025
2025-11-12 17:30 - 18:00 | Rengen House, 4 Argyle Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA2 4BA, United Kingdom
Enjoy a glass of fizz on arrival before listening to guest speaker

Lizzie Heffer

Stepping on Lego:

Building life’s journey, one brick (and bruise) at a time

Life isn’t always smooth — we set out to build something wonderful, but stumbling blocks are always part of the journey.

In conversation with Ali Woodhead, Lizzie Heffer explores the highs, the lows, and everything in between — and how, somehow, the pieces fit together to build a meaningful life.

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Innovation through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
2025-11-12 16:30 - 18:30 | University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
Don’t miss out on this chance to drive your business to the next level with a KTP with the University of Bath. Register now!

🔍 About the Event

Join the University of Bath for an evening of celebration, inspiration, and connection as we mark a major milestone: 200 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships awarded with the University of Bath, and the 50 year anniversary of Innovate UK’s KTP program.

This networking reception brings together business leaders, academics, KTP associates, and innovation champions to reflect on the impact of KTPs, share success stories, and explore future opportunities for collaboration.

🎯 Why Attend?

Celebrate the achievements of 200 KTPs

Discover how KTPs drive innovation and growth

Connect with potential collaborators and funders

Learn from successful partnerships and associate experiences

Explore new opportunities for your organisation or research

🗣️ Speakers & Agenda Highlights

Welcome & Opening Remarks from University Leadership

KTP Overview by Steve Boakes, Head of Business Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange

Innovate UK – Richard Lamb, Programme Manager for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) on KTP impact and future

Presentations from partners involved in KTP projects

Lightning Talks & Q&A

Networking Reception with refreshments

👥 Who Should Attend?

Organisations looking to innovate and needing to address a challenge through partnering with academics at the University of Bath.

Previous and current KTP partners

Academics and researchers interested in applied collaboration

Regional business parks and networks

🏛️ Showcase Stands

Explore research centres and institutes showcasing applied expertise in:

AI & Computer Science

Health & Sport

Engineering & IAAPS

Spatial Intelligence

Augmented Human Technologies

Business & Management

🍷 Hospitality

Drinks and light catering provided

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Two Pints Podcast at The Forum
2025-11-11 19:30 - 23:00 | The Forum Bath, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1UG, United Kingdom
Following two sell-out tours of their hugely successful Two Pints podcast Will Mellor and Ralf Little are hitting the road again with their laugh-out-loud banter for the brand-new November Nonsense: Two Pints Podcast Live tour.

Most recently seen on TV screens together sharing their comedic adventures in Will and Ralf Should Know Better, the pair continue to entertain the nation weekly with their antics and infectious wit in their Two Pints podcast.

And now, they are bringing that uproarious comedy to theatres for a third time.

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Zoe McGee on Courting Disaster
2025-11-11 18:30 - 21:00 | Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG, United Kingdom
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.

Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. Dr Zoe McGee reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their now-overlooked contemporaries used their stories to try to change society’s mind about rape culture – and to reassure survivors they were not alone.

Courting Disaster takes a timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records and current events to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. With the wit and wryness of a courtship novel, McGee reads between the lines to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. Because every novel about marriage is also a novel about consent.

In an era that’s clamouring for a return to the values of the past, Courting Disaster asks what that would really mean, and whether anyone actually liked it back then anyway…

Zoe McGee has a PhD from Queen Mary University of London and an MSt in eighteenth-century studies from the University of Oxford. She has spoken at conferences internationally and now performs at very nerdy stand-up comedy nights. Among other things, she has worked as a university teacher, a bookseller and a professional board-game-explainer. She owns too many books and is a competitive ballroom dancer in her spare time.

Zoe will be in conversation with Helena Kelly.

Helena Kelly holds a doctorate in English Literature from the University of Oxford, where she was most recently a Visiting Scholar at the Oxford Centre for Life Writing at Wolfson College. She has also taught at the university, and published in a number of academic journals. She is the author of The Worlds of Jane Austen and Jane Austen, the Secret Radical, and of The Life and Lies of Charles Dickens.

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An Evening with Adalyn Grace of Belladonna
2025-11-11 18:30 - 21:00 | St Swithin’s Church, 37 The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LY, United Kingdom
Join Toppings for an evening with Adalyn Grace, author of the Belladonna trilogy, to celebrate the publication of Holly – a new holiday novella that follows on from the wonders of Wisteria. This event will be chaired by the author of Phantasma, Kaylie Smith.

Reunited at last, Blythe and Aris have settled into their magical manor and are hosting family for the holidays. Blythe has her heart set on the perfect celebration, full of as much hot chocolate and as many decorations as possible, and Aris is determined to deliver – if only he can figure out what to get the woman who holds the power of life itself.

But gifts turn out to be the least of their worries when a group of volatile spirits threatens the festivities, keeping Signa’s hands full with the mystery of their deaths. It would be much easier with Sylas at her side, but he’s disappeared and seems to have secrets of his own. Now Signa and Aris must work together to uncover what happened to Wisteria’s ghostly inhabitants and help them move on before it’s too late – all while keeping Blythe blissfully unaware.

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Making your mark: an open invitation to engage with the world
2025-11-11 10:00 - 2025-11-17 16:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2HN, United Kingdom
Through artefacts, ideas, and imagination, this exhibition reveals how humanities students at Bath Spa University are engaging with the world – and invites you to do the same.

Making Your Mark celebrates the experimentation, collaboration, process and progress that characterises the humanities at Bath Spa University.

Expect to explore historical artefacts – including the oldest letterpress book in BRLSI’s collection – learn about little-known local heritage, and view work that responds to contemporary challenges, all through the eyes of our students.

The exhibition itself is an open invitation to engage and participate. You’ll experience, firsthand, how students are making their mark on the world and be inspired to make your own.

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SKINT! - Bath's Cheapest Clubnight
2025-11-10 22:00 - 2025-11-11 03:00 | Labyrinth, 8 North Parade, Bath, BA1 6BY
Skint is the crowd favourite… drink price exchange, top DJs, free Skint tees, free toasties & crisps and the cheapest drinks in Bath starting from 99p.

99p tickets with FREE BOMB

EVERY MONDAY AT SKINT

99p BOMBS EVERY WEEK 99p TICKETS EVERY WEEK Skint Drinks Stock Exchange! £2 VKS / £3.50 DOUBLES ALL NIGHT! FREE Cheese Toasties FREE Skint T-Shirts FREE Skint Bottomless Crisp Station 4 Rooms / 3 Music Policies Skint Request Room – You choose, we play! 1000’s giveaways & freebies Crazy themes & takeovers Skint? WE GOT YOU! competitions OPEN UNTIL 3AM

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Pint & A Laugh
2025-11-10 19:30 - 22:00 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Pint And A Laugh is your go-to comedy night where fresh faces and seasoned comics test out new material. The jokes might miss, but the beer never does!Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £5 / £3 students

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Tom Gilbey's Thirsty Wine Tasting
2025-11-10 18:30 - 21:00 | Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG, United Kingdom
A gloriously gluggable wine tasting with one of the most charismatic wine expert who will entertain us with hilarious life, wine, and food stories.

This is not simply a wine book, it’s about living the good life while cherishing each sip along the way. For Tom Gilbey the two are inseparable. Tom invites readers to discover the joy, hilarity, and humanity of wine in Thirsty, a vibrant memoir-meets-guide bursting with unforgettable wines and the even juicier stories behind them.

Thirsty is the story of Tom’s life in wine. A celebration of all the fascinating characters who make it, and a history of the Gilbey’s family love affair with winemaking and – let’s be honest – drinking since the 1800s.

‘I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love – it’s not about showing off how many fancy wine terms I know. The point is to share something I love with someone else in a way that makes them want to love it too.’ Tom Gilbey

Learn all about:

– How to read a label (even if you can’t speak the language)– talk wine without sounding naff– choose wine in a restaurant– explain why some wine might smell like your granny’s cardigan

You will travel with Tom to a Chateaux in France’s Beaujolais, vineyards in England’s Thames Valley, wineries in Australia’s Hunter Valley and the unsung aisles of Sainsbury’s Waitrose, Majestic and – rest in peace – Oddbins.

Tom shares with us how this gloriously gluggable elixir is, at its heart, made to bring pleasure, to bring people together, and to make us slow down – taking time to savour not just the food and drink on the table, but, the moment itself.

Tom Gilbey is an award-winning wine expert, with an unrivalled career in wine for over two centuries. His family were pioneers in the wine trade, owning Chateau Loudenne in Bordeaux and founding the legendary Gilbey’s Gin. With over 30 years in the industry – from winemaker to merchant to viral sensation – Tom has an unmatched knowledge, energy and passion for making wine approachable and fun, and is now leading a new wave of wine lovers into the fold.

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The Fay Weldon Lecture: The Afterlife of Women's Writing
2025-11-10 18:30 - 20:00 | St Swithin’s Church, 37 The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LY, United Kingdom
The 2025 Fay Weldon Lecture will be given by Francesca Beauman, the author, historian and managing director of Persephone Books, the Bath-based imprint dedicated to republishing neglected women novelists.

As a historian, she has focused on dating and courtship, from lonely-hearts ads to dating websites. Francesca is also the Vice-Chair of the Holburne Museum in Bath. In this lecture Francesca will address the afterlife of women’s writing, its reception, influence and perspective on cultural shifts and political change.

This annual public lecture series was launched by Bath Spa University in 2023 to continue the legacy of Fay Weldon CBE, the novelist and renowned literary figure, who was Professor of Creative Writing from 2012 to 2021.

The event is free to all and there will be a Q & A session with Francesca Beauman after the talk.

Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

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Japanese Sweets: Making Nerikiri with Confectionary Artist Ryoko Stibbe
2025-11-10 12:30 - 14:30 | Museum of East Asian Art, 12 Bennett Street, Bath, BA1 2QJ, United Kingdom
Learn the techniques of making and decorating your own Nerikiri sweets with a hands-on workshop led by Japanese confectionary artist Ryoko.

Nerikiri is a traditional Japanese sweet that is highly decorative, often representing the beauty of the four seasons. Kneaded from mix of sweet bean paste, glutinous rice flour, and natural food colouring, they are traditionally served at Japanese tea ceremonies.

There is no need for any prior experience. During this small-group workshop, Ryoko will first demonstrate how to make two types of Nerikiri and you will then get the chance to try shaping your own Nerikiri sweet to take home. In this session, we will be celebrating the coming of spring through shaping the Nerikiri into a Kaki fruit – a persimmon!

Following the event, you will have a chance to explore the Museum and enjoy the current exhibition In Bloom while the museum is closed to the wider public.

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