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Bath Fringe Festival 2024

24 May – 9 June

The Bath Fringe is a festival of all the arts, with few rules. Celebrate the arts and everything Bath has to offer from 24th May – 9th June.

A 17-day long festival with a very long history with the arts and culture, you will find something to get involved in.

Bath Fringe Festival

WHAT’S ON AT THE BATH FRINGE FESTIVAL

24th May – 7th Jun
Wonder – a guided audio walk by Janey McLeod-White
Join poet and performer Janey McLeod-White on this uplifting audio poetry walk and consider the beauty of life
24th May
Arty Party with Yama Dance and Circomedia
at 44AD Artspace
Celebrating the launch of the Bath Fringe Festival, enjoy several performance throughout the city with Yama Dance and…
24th May
Double Act: Resolute & Patrick Roe
at Burdall’s Yard
After their successful première, the Double Act of electronic/alternative quartet Resolute and singer-songwriter Patrick Roe is coming back
24th May
Fleetwood Mad
at Chapel Arts
Fleetwood Mad are the sensational and exciting band recreating an authentic Fleetwood Mac experience. Created out of passion…
24th May
Salt Beef Reuben
at The Grapes
Salt Beef Reuben have cultivated their sound at The Grapes. Maniacal keyboard lines, bass and guitar licks create…
24th May
Zephyrian Clarinets
at The Bell Inn
Delve into the vibrant repertoire of this intimate clarinet ensemble as they reinterpret spirited compositions by renowned artists
25th May
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
at The Museum of Bath at Work
Widely regarded as the best British science fiction film ever made the Day the Earth Caught Fire features…
25th May
A Rural History of Bath
at Burdall’s Yard
‘A Rural History Of’ is a quest to explore the hidden countryside past embedded within our towns and…
25th May
Katus & The Gift Horses
at The Bell Inn
Katuš is a sound impossible to pin down – neither typical Czech, English, Bulgarian, French, Russian, Mandinka or…
25th May
The Ciderhouse Rebellion
at Chapel Arts
Profound and eloquent, epic, haunting and dramatic, masters of improvisation The Ciderhouse Rebellion produce spontaneous tapestries of sound.
26th May
Luke Philbrick & the Solid Gone Skiffle Invasion
at The Bell Inn
26th May
The Wicky Wah Wahs
at The Grapes
The Wicky Wah Wahs are Nina Sawicka (vocals, guitar), and Henry Slim (harmonica, vocals). Expect folk, country, blues…
26th May
NASTY: ‘big’ girls being gross, mean and sexy in association with Harlow Playhouse
at Burdall’s Yard
The Nasty Girls are here to tell you about all their angriest, grossest and most shameful moments in…
26th May
The Demeter – Boogie Nachts Theatre
at Mission Theatre
Boogie Nachts Theatre beckons you aboard this hilariously macabre comedy taken from between the pages of Bram Stoker’s…
27th May
NASTY: ‘big’ girls being gross, mean and sexy in association with Harlow Playhouse
at Burdall’s Yard
The Nasty Girls are here to tell you about all their angriest, grossest and most shameful moments in…
27th May
The Demeter – Boogie Nachts Theatre
at Mission Theatre
Boogie Nachts Theatre beckons you aboard this hilariously macabre comedy taken from between the pages of Bram Stoker’s…
27th May
Big Chimney Barn Dance
at The Bell Inn
Big Chimney Barn Dance is a powerful Alaskan Old Time and Bluegrass stringband specializing in a unique style…
28th May
Souvenir – A mother’s grief: an absurd conspiracy
at Burdall’s Yard
Audrey struggles to come to terms with the loss of her daughter, killed in a terrorist airplane bombing.…
28th May
Somerset Velvet
at The Grapes
Hailing from Somerset, with a hint of Wiltshire, this five-piece Psychedelic Folk Funk band are reuniting for the…
29th May
Pierre Novellie & Nic Sampson
at The Rondo Theatre
Join comedians Pierre Novellie (co-host of The Frank Skinner Show) and Nic Sampson (The Brokenwood Mysteries) for an…
29th May
Super Connected LIVE
at Chapel Arts
A stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed album by indie rock polymath Tim Arnold, ‘Super Connected’ is a…
29th May
Bath Ukulele Jam
at The Grapes
All Ukelele lovers will enjoy Bath Ukulele Jam at The Grapes! Filling the pub with great music you…
29th May
The Grapes Jazz Session
at The Grapes
This is a lively night in the bar each Wednesday at the Grapes with improv featuring heavily in…
29th May
Stone Cold Hustle
at The Bell Inn
Fronted by Mr Bon Suis, Stone Cold Hustle bring nuttin’ but the naughtiest, heaviest, ass shaking FUNK.
30th May
Bath Fringe Children ‘s Festival
at New Oriel Hall
Jimmy Mc & friends invite you along to Bath Fringe Children’s Festival for a family day of performances…
30th May
Bath Film Night
at Newark Works
A selection of new & vintage films by local film-makers.
30th May
Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip
at Nowhere
Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip are genuinely delightful, funny, frightening, and indefinable. Northern rock and roll stand-up come close.
30th May
Gary Stewart
at Chapel Arts
Gary Stewart is a singer/songwriter from Perthshire who cut his teeth performing on the Leeds Music Scene for…
30th May
Traditional Irish Session
at The Grapes
The bar at The Grapes comes alive to the sounds of Trad Irish tunes from a talented bunch…
30th May
a Band named Brian – Just Songs
at Burdall’s Yard
Brian Madigan doesn’t just write songs… he writes just songs – full of wit, comment and exhortations to…
31st May
Bath Fringe Children ‘s Festival
at New Oriel Hall
Jimmy Mc & friends invite you along to Bath Fringe Children’s Festival for a family day of performances…
31st May
Ozric Tentacles & Sendelica at Komedia Bath
at Komedia Bath
Iconic pioneers Ozric Tentacles bring their immersive, progressive-psychedelic-rock to Komedia Bath as part of Bath Fringe with support…
31st May
No but… Where are you really from? by Monique Eleanor
at The Grapes
This spoken word series explores race, womanhood and finding a home wherever you are. Home is a key…
31st May
Bob Bowles Trio – Live at The Ram
at The Ram
Bob Bowles has been performing at Blues clubs and conventions to critical acclaim for over 30 years and…
31st May
Dance Floor Disc Jockeys
at The New Inn
Tim Spinner, Connor Beckles and BB Kingston put forward the latest revived stock of Rhythm & Blues, Soul,…
1st Jun
Music and Myth
at Magdalen Chapel
‘Music & Myth’ will transport audiences back to a time when bards would play music and tell stories…
1st Jun
Culloden (1964)
at The Museum of Bath at Work
Peter Watkins’s ground breaking, documentary style film on the pivotal event in Bonnie Prince Charlie campaign – the…
1st Jun
Music and Myth
at Magdalen Chapel
‘Music & Myth’ will transport audiences back to a time when bards would play music and tell stories…
1st Jun
Nurry Lee Classical Music Recital
at Burdall’s Yard
Nurry Lee has announced her debut performance at the Bath Fringe Festival and is on a mission to…
1st Jun
John Bramwell
at The Rondo Theatre
John Bramwell has been on a never-ending rolling adventure since his workings away from the cherished, Mercury Prize…
1st Jun
Otway and Barrett present their half Sentry Tour
at Chapel Arts
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett are still talking to each other so they have agreed to present…
1st Jun
Super Dope Drops and the Chan Clan
at The Grapes
With their record bags packed full of the best beats, Super Dope Drops are some of Bath’s best…
1st Jun
Headmix
at The Bell Inn
Introducing the Headmix Sound System: as well as full band songs, the beats will get bigger for the…
2nd Jun
Piskey Led
at The Bell Inn
Piskey Led are four young musicians who formed in Cardiff that showcase a highly entertaining and mixture of…
2nd Jun
Sounding Seas
at The Grapes
Sounding Seas is a unique father-daughter collaboration between Jemima Evans (piano) and Joe Evans (double bass).
2nd Jun
RMT & Bath Fringe Festival Present: Get the Blessing, John Martin and The Brackish
at Komedia Bath
Formed in 1999 by bassist Jim Barr and drummer Clive Deamer, best known as the rhythm section of…
2nd Jun
Speaking of Witch
at The Mission Theatre
BLADUD Productions offers a comedy that brings light and laughter to the very darkest corners of the 1600s,…
2nd Jun
William Walton in Concert
at Burdall’s Yard
Cardiff Opera is delighted to be performing at Burdall’s Yard and at the Bath Fringe Festival for the…
3rd Jun
Speaking of Witch
at The Mission Theatre
BLADUD Productions offers a comedy that brings light and laughter to the very darkest corners of the 1600s,…
3rd Jun
Pete The Temp and the Vibe Mechanics
at The Bell Inn
Pete ‘The Temp’ Bearder is a loop station artist, comic, and spoken word poet whose work has been…
4th Jun
The Valentine Letters by Steve Darlow
at The Mission Theatre
The Valentine Letters is an enthralling new play based upon the Second World War correspondence between Royal Air…
4th Jun
Roberto Pla & his Latin Ensemble
at Komedia Bath
Now celebrating over 35 years in the business, this monster ensemble will perform a blistering set for your…
4th Jun
Howlin’ Hans Songwriting Circle
at The Grapes
Everyone’s favourite dog, Hans, (and his humans) come down to The Grapes to present a space for songwriters…
4th Jun
māsa
at The Bell Inn
Discover māsa at the Bell Inn as part of the Bath Fringe Festival and here their released first…
5th Jun
Dot the Faun and the Elfin Child
at The Rondo Theatre
Dot, confined to her garden, is pondering her lack of midlife achievement as she researches lives of the…
5th Jun
The Valentine Letters by Steve Darlow
at The Mission Theatre
The Valentine Letters is an enthralling new play based upon the Second World War correspondence between Royal Air…
5th Jun
Miranda Sykes – ‘Out of the Woods’ solo tour
at Chapel Arts
Miranda’s new album ‘Out of the woods’ is a collection of songs that have seen her through her…
5th Jun
Budo Vision – Tampopo
at Budo Ba
Budō Vision – screening the best of East Asian cinema (in our opinion) on the first Wednesday of…
5th Jun
The Grapes Jazz Session
at The Grapes
This is a lively night in the bar each Wednesday at the Grapes with improv featuring heavily in…
5th Jun
SKANKt
at The Bell Inn
Back in action and elbowing their way up the table, SKANKt have 25 years of experience in starting…
6th Jun
Songwriting Workshop with Jennifer Crook
at The Raven Library
Stuck on a song? Folk/Roots/Americana artist and songwriter Jennifer Crook will listen to your song, share her craft…
6th Jun
Celtic Tides
at Burdall’s Yard
Set sail in a ship of Myth, song and story; exploring traditional folklore from these Celtic shores. Expect…
6th Jun
K’Chevere
at Chapel Arts
K’Chevere (pronounced “kay-che-ver-ray”) are one of the UK’s finest Latin bands. Originally formed to perform at an open-air…
6th Jun
Traditional Irish Session
at The Grapes
The bar at The Grapes comes alive to the sounds of Trad Irish tunes from a talented bunch…
6th Jun
…and Romance – A Virile photodrama of the soul
at Newark Works
ARCC play their unique improvised soundtrack over an eclectic collection of short films and silent movies, all wibbling…
7th Jun
Meltdown by Tom Hardman
at The Mission Theatre
‘Meltdown’ follows the journey of a young person coming to terms with their recent autism diagnosis and how…
7th Jun
Collected Grimm Tales by Tim Supple and Carol Ann Duffy
at Mission Theatre
An anthology of retold fairytales based on the more sinister Brothers’ Grimm version, this show is a family-friendly…
7th Jun
All My Love by Charlie Eade and Lucy Taylor
at The Edge – University of Bath
A deeply moving self-written student show about the impacts of WW2 on all types of relationships and love…
7th Jun
Let’s Unpack That by Tiff Rhodes
at The Rondo Theatre
The year is 2007. Floppy fringes are all the rage, sexy vampires are everywhere, and 11-year-old Tiff is…
7th Jun
Lavery
at Chapel Arts
Lavery emerged from the vibrant music scene of Dublin as an electrifying 8-piece collective poised to captivate audiences…
7th Jun
Dylan Dodds: GroundDodds Day
at Burdall’s Yard
Join Dylan in the loop and find out how he got stuck in the first place, and what…
7th Jun
Fango Bollente
at The New Inn
Fango Bollente is an indie/alternative rock group with inventive, lush, heavy and tender music. Expect the beautifully unexpected!
7th Jun
The Walcot Comedy Club
at The Bell Inn
Come to the show, get your ‘stupid’ on, forget your woes and laugh a few fillings loose! If…
7th Jun
Jonny Melancholy and The Sad Cowboys
at The Grapes
Jonny Melancholy and the Sad Cowboys bring their infectious brand of country classics to the bar at The…
8th Jun
Meccano!
at The Museum of Bath at Work
An exhibition of working Meccano models – large and small-including warships, cranes and other engineering marvels
8th Jun
Harington Club Open Weekend
at The Harington Club
On their 150th anniversary weekend, the Harington Club will welcome everyone to sample an oasis of calm and…
8th Jun
Meltdown by Tom Hardman
at The Mission Theatre
‘Meltdown’ follows the journey of a young person coming to terms with their recent autism diagnosis and how…
8th Jun
Giovanni L’Immigrato
at The Assembly Inn
Folk-indie carnage, with your faithful troupe du force Giovanni, plus a rollicking helter skelter line up
8th Jun
Collected Grimm Tales by Tim Supple and Carol Ann Duffy
at Mission Theatre
An anthology of retold fairytales based on the more sinister Brothers’ Grimm version, this show is a family-friendly…
8th Jun
All My Love by Charlie Eade and Lucy Taylor
at The Edge – University of Bath
A deeply moving self-written student show about the impacts of WW2 on all types of relationships and love…
8th Jun
The Fabulous Red Diesel
at The Bell Inn
The Fabulous Red Diesel is a band that works hard and plays hard. Their 8th album ”Goddess The…
8th Jun
The Foraging Fan Club
at Burdall’s Yard
In this quirky, feel-good comedy all aspects of foraging are unearthed and celebrated – the challenges, the dangers…
8th Jun
Giovanni L’Immigrato
at The Assembly Inn
Folk-indie carnage, with your faithful troupe du force Giovanni, plus a rollicking helter skelter line up
8th Jun
Ricky Cool
at Chapel Arts
Ricky Cool and the In Crowd return to Chapel Arts with their new show and album ‘In With…
8th Jun
Catherine Bohart: Again, with Feelings
at The Rondo Theatre
Catherine Bohart’s back and older than ever. Join this “effortless” (Chortle) “star in the making” (Skinny) for a…
9th Jun
Meccano!
at The Museum of Bath at Work
An exhibition of working Meccano models – large and small-including warships, cranes and other engineering marvels
9th Jun
Harington Club Open Weekend
at The Harington Club
On their 150th anniversary weekend, the Harington Club will welcome everyone to sample an oasis of calm and…
9th Jun
The Saint Melonians
at The Bell Inn
Self-proclaimed Legends of Welsh Calypso, The Saint Melonians have taken audiences by storm since they began in 2021.
9th Jun
Destination: ‘Old Hag’
at The Mission Theatre
Welcome to Backstage! Here, you will find the ‘Ladies of the Chorus’ getting ready for opening night of…
9th Jun
Arts’ Sunday Sermon
at The Grapes
Join the Bath Blues Collective on Sunday for some of the biggest in the region who just so…
9th Jun
Jennifer Crook Acoustic Duo
at The Royal Oak
Having won hearts of audiences in both the UK and Canada, Jennifer is joined by Stuart Bruce on…
9th Jun
Silas & Saski (Ozric Tentacles)
at The Bell Inn
Silas & Saski is a UK-based project specialising in a unique form of ethereal space-folk that embraces an…
13th Jun
Bath Comedy Club: Nowhere – Starring Laura Davis
at Nowhere
Enjoy brilliant stand-up comedy at it’s best in an intimate venue with the Bath Comedy Club with a…
15th Jun
The Time Machine (1960)
at The Museum of Bath at Work
H. G. Wells’s story of an Edwardian gentleman inventor who develops a vehicle to travel backwards and forwards…

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