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The Irregulars
2025-09-04 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 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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Phil Beer
2025-09-04 20:00 - 21:30 | Chapel Arts, Basement, St James Memorial Hall, 9 Lower Borough Walls, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 1QR, United Kingdom
Phil Beer is the multi-instrumental half of the west country’s award-winning acoustic duo, Show of Hands. With a professional career of over 36 years, Phil has a great deal of material to draw on for his solo appearances, which are an eclectic mix of traditional tunes, covers of Springsteen or The Hollies, together with his own compositions and songs from his contemporaries.

All are songs and music of memory and significance sung in the subtle and melodic Phil Beer style and interjected with musings and amusings to an almost personal audience. It is a treat of past and current favourites from one of the most popular musicians on the acoustic circuit.

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All the World's a Stage
2025-09-05 12:00 - 14:30 | Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 1ET, United Kingdom
Legendary Shakespearean actor, Dame Harriet Walter recently published She Speaks! What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said, a collection of speeches for Shakespeare’s famous female characters. These supplementary passages, written by Harriet mostly in verse, offer alternative insights and female perspectives into some of the most famous characters in literature.

In a unique event for the Ralph Fiennes / Theatre Royal Bath Season, Harriet Walter and the female cast of As You Like It – Gloria Obianyo, Amber Grappy, Amber James, Hannah Azuonye and Imogen Elliott – will read and perform some of these speeches and verses, shining a fascinating new light on Katherine, Gertrude, Hermione, Olivia and many other Shakespearean heroines.

Following the performance, Jane Tapley will host a Q&A with the cast, an opportunity to ask questions about Shakespeare’s women, gaining an insight into how they were represented then and today.

‘Bold and original . . . Anyone who cares about Shakespeare will want to own and share this book’ James Shapiro

‘With her gravitas, empathy, intellect and absolute belly laugh wit, the unheard voices soar. A real celebration of her life and art’ Phyllida Lloyd

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Southgate Sorcerers
2025-09-05 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.

Summer DJ Night
2025-09-05 17:30 - 20:30 | Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, The Royal Crescent, 16 Royal Cres, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2LS, United Kingdom
Enjoy an evening of cocktails, drinks, and a delicious seasonal bar food menu from 5:30 to 8:30pm.

Heated parasols are on standby if the evening warmth needs a little helping hand,.

This event is free to attend and everyone is welcome on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to pre-book to avoid disappointment on the night, tickets may be purchased for £15 per adult which includes a welcome glass of Champagne. The ticket gives you assured access and is not a table reservation.

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Widcombe Friday Waterside Nights – Free Live Music Every Friday
2025-09-05 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.

Live Jazz, Funk, Soul and Swing at Green Park Brasserie
2025-09-05 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-09-06 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.

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Dan Whitlam for I Don't Want to Settle
2025-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Bath Elim Church, Charlotte Street, Bath, BANES, BA1 2ND, United Kingdom
Toppings are delighted to host Dan Whitlam for an evening to celebrate his debut poetry collection I Don’t Want To Settle, chaired by Josh Smith – author of Great Chat.

If you feel like you’re running out of time, if you’re grieving a relationship or worried you haven’t yet experienced one, if you’re falling in love, if you’re unsure what to do with your life or if you’re making the right decisions, if you find yourself comparing your milestones to everyone else’s, if you feel weighed down by the pressure to succeed, if you feel like you’re growing one day but feel stuck the next, if you’re finding yourself or if you feel lost…

this is a poetry collection for you.

Featuring an array of personal reflections, illustrations, never-before-seen poems and much-loved viral hits, I Don’t Want To Settle is a candid and relatable companion for growth and healing by Dan Whitlam.

Dan Whitlam is a poet, spoken word artist, rapper and actor from South London. He has gained traction from his music videos on TikTok which narrate the lives of 20-somethings through spoken word and rap. His soulful voice and poignant lyrics have quickly made him one-to-watch.

His poetry has been featured on BBC Radio 4, Radio 1 and Radio London as well as in a series of successful shows performed in venues around London. This has earned him a place as one of the most ‘intriguing’ up and comers in the UK alternative hip hop scene (Jess Iszatt – BBC Radio London/ Radio 1).

Award-winning British journalist, podcaster and presenter Josh Smith has gained international recognition for his signature empowering interviews. With his innate warmth and brilliant humour, he has chatted to many high-profile figures, from Oprah to Victoria Beckham. Josh hosts the popular podcast ‘Reign with Josh Smith’, which now in its eleventh season has gained over 43 million views and downloads combined. His book Great Chat is an accessible and practical companion on how to have better and more meaningful conversations in your everyday life which can improve your wellbeing.

He is an ambassador for the children’s mental health charity, Place2be and is a contributing editor for Glamour UK. He has also written for The Telegraph, The Sunday Times Style magazine, The Independent and Vogue.

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Michael Rosen for Good Days
2025-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | St Swithin’s Church, 37 The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LY, United Kingdom
Discover a world where finding joy is as simple as ABC.

In an uncertain world, we need hope and happiness more than ever. So what are the words that can help us find it? Let Michael Rosen take you on a quest for joy in his Dictionary of Delights, where each letter of the alphabet offers us a moment of daily enchantment, celebrating the magic of the small things that bring hope and happiness into our lives.

Perfect for dipping into whenever you need a boost, open this joyful compendium to discover a new vocabulary of delight that will lift your spirits and brighten your day

Michael Rosen is one of the best-known figures in the children’s book world. He is renowned for his work as a poet, performer, broadcaster and scriptwriter. He visits schools with his one-man show to enthuse children with his passion for books and poetry. In 2007 he was appointed Children’s Laureate, a role which he held until 2009. While Laureate, he set up The Roald Dahl Funny Prize. He currently lives in London with his wife and children.

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All Consuming: Why We Eat The Way We Eat Now with Ruby Tandoh
2025-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Mr B’s Emporium Bookshop, 14-15, John St, Bath, BA1 2JL
Mr B’s couldn’t be more delighted to welcome baker, columnist, author and The Great British Bake Off finalist, Ruby Tandoh, to discuss her new book, All Consuming: Why We Eat The Way We Eat Now.

All Consuming looks at how our tastes and appetites have changed over the last 75 years, leading to our mass obsession with food – making it, queuing for it, and discussing it. From Viennetta to bubble tea, Ruby delves into all of the absurdities of our modern food culture, leading her to ask the question: are our tastes, in fact, our own?

Ruby Tandoh is an author and journalist who writes for the Guardian, Elle and Vice. A finalist on the 2013 Great British Bake Off, she has published Eat Up, a book about the pleasure of eating, as well as two cookery books, Cook As You Are and Flavour.

Ruby will be in conversation with Kate Young, author of Experienced, a Team B favourite.

About the book:

The iconic New Yorker and Vittles food writer asks: Why do we eat the way we eat now?

Being into food – following and making it, queuing for it and discussing it – is no longer a subculture. It’s become mass culture.

The food landscape is more expansive and dizzying by the day. Recipes, once passed from hand to hand, now flood newspaper supplements and social media. Our tastes are engineered in food factories, hacked by supermarkets and influenced by Instagram reels.

Ruby Tandoh’s startlingly original analysis traces this extraordinary transformation over the past seventy-five years, making sense of this electrifying new era by examining the social, economic, and technological forces shaping the foods we hunger for today.

Exploring the evolution of the cookbook and light-speed growth of bubble tea, the advent of TikTok critics and absurdities of the perfect dinner party, Tandoh’s laser-sharp investigation leaves her questioning: how much are our tastes, in fact, our own?

Discover All Consuming Bubble Tea | Critics | Recipes | Martha Stewart | Mob | Fast food | Hype queues | Nara Smith | Tiktok | Viennetta | Weekend supplements | Wife Guys | Cult Cookbooks | Lobster | Influencers | Wellness elixirs | Entertaining | Keith Lee | Wimpy with Ruby Tandoh this autumn.

‘Fascinating, funny and devastatingly honest, a must-read on modern food culture in all its technicolour cheese-drenched glory’ FELICITY CLOAKE

‘Ruby is a rare and singular voice. I loved this book’ ANNA JONES

‘A fascinating, sometimes shocking, eye-opener that is also brilliantly funny’ CLAUDIA RODEN

‘Witty and profound, informative and original’ BEE WILSON

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Flip it & reverse it: probing the origins of misaligned planets
2025-09-05 19:30 - 21:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2HN, United Kingdom
The field of exoplanet detection and characterisation has bloomed over the past couple of decades and a wide variety of systems have been discovered, often widely different from our own. These have presented challenges to our understanding of how stars and their planetary systems formed, which were based on our neatly configured Solar System, where the planetary orbits align with the Sun’s equator. This talk will present an overview of theoretical predictions of how planetary systems can become misaligned, as well as observational evidence that suggests a planet’s skew-whiff axis may originate from warps and tears in its natal proto-planetary disc.

Dr Claire Davies is a Senior Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy and Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Exeter. She obtained a PhD in Astronomy from the University of St Andrews in 2015 and has a research background in high angular resolution observational studies of star formation. Claire is an outspoken advocate for supporting under-represented groups into science through outreach and equality, diversity and inclusion work. She founded and leads the PRISM Exeter network and has worked with the likes of the BBC and Disney Pixar on The Sky At Night Question Time Special 2023 and science exhibitions to mark the release of the 2022 film Lightyear, respectively.

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Gary Davies: Kick Up The 80's
2025-09-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
Spinning up an unforgettable night of ’80s hits, join BBC Radio 2’s coveted Sounds of the 80s star..[sing it!] ‘Woo’ Gary Davies at Komedia Bath!

’80s dress is encouraged, so dust off your shoulder pads, tease that hair, and break out your best vintage outfits. ‘Kick Up The ’80s’ promises a night of pure nostalgia and non-stop fun.

It’s a great night for friends to get together and more! There’s a real love for the decade’s music, and for Gary it’s truly personal:

‘The 80s were the most memorable days of my life. I helped pioneer so many ’80s records and I still have huge love for the most creative decade in music.’

Don’t miss out on this unforgettable journey through the decade that brought us the best music and memories!

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Krowd Keepers Magic Theatre
2025-09-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-06 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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Friday Night Comedy
2025-09-05 19:30 - 22:00 | 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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Bathscape Walking Festival
2025-09-06 00:00 - 2025-09-21 23:59
This year’s Bathscape Walking Festival will take place from 6th to 21st September 2025. Celebrate Bath’s unique landscape by taking a walk.

The walking festival will guide people round the wonders of the landscape, highlighting the importance of the green spaces to the city and its heritage.

New to this year’s programme: a deaf-led guided walk; an accessible sensory experience in Henrietta Park; and a photography walk-shop, as well as some returning favourites. Bathscape will be celebrating Bath’s links with Alkmaar for the 80th anniversary of the twinning relationship and visiting some modernist architecture. Of course, Jane Austen gets a mention too.

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Page One Creative Writing Classes
2025-09-06 11:30 - 13:30 | The Hub, Mulberry Way, Mulberry Park, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5BU, United Kingdom
Page One is running a series of creative writing classes for adult learners at The Hub. The class is organised and taught by writer, editor, and Bath Spa University alumni Kasha-Faye Pascoe. Each week, participants will learn a broad range of storytelling elements, take part in writing exercises, and critique each other’s writing in a safe and constructive workshop environment. And the best part? It’s completely free!

Praise for Page One: The classes have been described by previous participants as “informative”, “engaging”, “welcoming”, “comprehensive”, “wonderfully supportive” and the “perfect introduction to writing”. See more testimonials at bit.ly/pageonetestimonials.

Bath Rugby V Glasgow Warriors
2025-09-06 15:00 - 17:30 | The Recreation Ground, Bath, United Kingdom
Pre-season series at The Rec.

The Cork Pub Quiz
2025-09-06 18:00 - 21:00 | The Cork, The Cork & Bottle, Westgate Buildings, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 1EB, United Kingdom
Love a pub quiz? Well look no further! The Cork hosts a quiz every Sunday to get your brain going for Monday.

Walk-ins only – £2 per person

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An Evening with literary icon Arundhati Roy
2025-09-06 18:30 - 21:00 | Bath Pavilion, N Parade Rd, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4EU
Join Toppings for a special evening celebrating the incredible first memoir from the Booker-winning literary icon Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things.

Arundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother she describes as ‘my shelter and my storm’.

Born out of the onrush of memories and feelings provoked by her mother Mary’s death, this is the astonishing, often disturbing and surprisingly funny memoir of the Arundhati Roy’s life, from childhood to the present, from Kerala to Delhi.

With the scale, sweep and depth of her novels, The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, and the passion, political clarity and warmth of her essays, this book is an ode to freedom, a tribute to thorny love and savage grace – a memoir like no other.

Arundhati Roy is the author of the novels The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997, and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2017. She is the author of various works of non-fiction including My Seditious Heart, Azadi and, most recently, The Architecture of Modern Empire.

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Krater Comedy Club
2025-09-06 18:30 - 22:15 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
Krater Comedy Club is Komedia Bath’s most popular show!

Ideal for an evening out with friends, larger celebration groups, or just a fun date night, you’ll get to see three of the best stand-ups in the business and a top-notch compere in an absolutely stunning venue. From familiar faces to rising stars, we hand-select our line-ups to bring you a fresh helping of hilarity every single week!

Previous alumni of Krater Comedy Club include the likes of Romesh Ranganathan, Tom Allen, Sarah Millican, Daliso Chaponda & Luisa Omielan to name just a few, so our stage really is the place to catch the comedy all-stars of tomorrow!

For the ultimate Saturday night out, all Krater Comedy Club tickets also include free club night entry to The Big Disco after the show!

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Saturday Night Comedy
2025-09-06 19:00 - 21:30 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Saturday nights don’t get better than this! The Saturday Show is The Jesters’ flagship comedy night, bringing you the best acts from across the country in an electric, anything-can-happen atmosphere. Expect big names, belly laughs, and a buzzing crowd in Bath’s quirkiest underground venue. Whether you’re out with friends, on a date, or just after a guaranteed great night out, this is where comedy lives.
Doors: 7PM | Show: 7.30PM | Tickets: £12

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Chris Difford
2025-09-06 20:00 - 22:30 | Chapel Arts, Basement, St James Memorial Hall, 9 Lower Borough Walls, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 1QR, United Kingdom
“Being on tour is something I really enjoy, seeing people and being with people is part of my experience as a performer. I will be playing songs from the Squeeze catalogue and from the solo albums I have recorded over the last 23 years. My story is told through stand up and some sit down, a trip back to my council estate in South London, from my very first lyrical expression to the dressing rooms of this show. My new songs written with Boo Hewerdine tell a story of celebration, 25 years writing lyrics and playing on stages big and small. A journey I look back on with great fondness and gratitude. I can’t wait to climb back on stage and perform, although I have been shy in the past I now find myself feasting on the here and now deep within the shell like of your ear.

I will be joined on stage by Melvin Duffy on his pedal steel and together we will deliver an evening of warm and I hope funny stories. Melvin’s playing is outstanding and I feel so lucky to have him as my sideman, he cries over the songs and makes them sound always amazing.

Looking back on 50 lyrical years, it’s a journey that asks, What Happened? What happened to all those years and mates I grew up with before I formed a band.”

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Late Night Laughs
2025-09-06 21:30 - 23:59 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Late Night Laughs is the after-hours stand-up show at The Jesters Comedy Club, where the comics are looser, the punchlines hit harder, and the fooling around is very much encouraged. This is where seasoned pros and rising mischief-makers let off steam, delivering sets with no filters, no restrictions—and possibly a pint still in hand. Expect the kind of material they won’t be doing on telly, all from the comfort of Bath’s underground home of comedy. The hats are off. The gloves are off. The jesters are out to play.
🎟️ Limited seating – this one’s for the night owls.🔞 18+ only – strong language and adult themes throughout.
Doors: 9.30PM | Show: 10PM | Tickets: £5

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The Big Disco
2025-09-06 23:00 - 2025-09-07 01:00 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
ONE ENORMOUS DISCO – WITH ALL YOUR GUILTY PLEASURES FROM THE 80S, 90S AND 00S!

Each week there will be a pro photographer, confetti canons, photo booth, unbeatable drinks deals and great tunes!

The Big Disco runs straight on from the Award winning Krater Comedy Club, with FREE ENTRY for all Krater ticket holders.

Expect to hear: Abba / Queen / Bon Jovi / Dizzee Rascal / Calvin Harris / Michael Jackson / Bee Gees / Outkast / Amy Winehouse / Madness / Will Smith / Bruno Mars / Red Hot Chilli Peppers / Pharrell Williams / Kanye West & More!

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Avon Fire & Rescue Service charity challenge at SouthGate Bath
2025-09-07 09:00 - 17:00 | SouthGate Bath, 12 Southgate Street, Bath, BANES, BA1 1AQ, United Kingdom
SouthGate Bath has announced the return of its Fire and Rescue event on Sunday 7th September, with the charity challenge set to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

The event will see firefighters from Avon Fire & Rescue Service take on a huge 1,000-mile challenge in just eight hours, using SkiErgs and static bikes stationed at the centre to make up the impressive distance.

The Bath Fire Fighters team will be carrying out the feat, with visitors at the centre able to chip in to help them make up the miles and donate to support Cancer Research UK.

The event has raised £6,000 for Cancer Research UK over the past two years, with the team hoping to raise further funds this year to continue their support of those affected by cancer across Bath.

To make the day even more special, attendees will also have the chance to win a family visit to Bath Fire Station, a class at Marchon Bath, a two-night stay at the Natterjack Estate and a beekeeping experience with Bath Honey Co. at Natterjack Estate.

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The AbsoBOATly Fabulous Cabaret
2025-09-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Sydney Gardens, Sydney Place, Bath, BA2 6NH, United Kingdom
A family friendly Cabaret Show to bring even more joy and fun to the stunning Bath canal – bursting with World Class Bubble artistry, Glamorous Games, Sensational Opera singing, Hula Hoops & Circus, live music & much more you can expect heaps of colour, big laughs, and plenty of surprises!

Line Up:Bubbles LaFaeChris FitchewAnnabel BashfordAvalon JonesAnnie Bourne& Captain Amy

Along the beautiful Bath canal (near Darlington Wharf)

BYO ‘Picnic & Chill Vibes’

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Burn the Midnight Oil Live in Session at the Electric Bar
2025-09-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
Skimming the surface of Blues, Folk, Country, Rock, and Pop, Burn The Midnight Oil are the ‘new band on the block’ armed with a signature sound to set the night ablaze.

Lyrical themes of betrayal, heartache and resilience are driven by sleazy basslines, moody electric guitar licks and a steady heartbeat to elevate their front-woman’s songwriting abilities that are charged with powerful, raw expressions and melodies that linger long after the last note fades.

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Board Game Night
2025-09-07 18:00 - 23:30 | The Cork, The Cork & Bottle, Westgate Buildings, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 1EB, United Kingdom
Join the Cork every Monday night to join in their weekly board games night from 6pm.

Want to win a £50 bar tab? Simply complete their world’s hardest jigsaw puzzle during the evening and it’s all yours!

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