Here we are in the first proper flushes of summer, and it’s a festival-tastic month ahead!
Let me know over on Instagram what you think you’ll go along to, I love being nosey!
News
St Nick’s Tours have now launched a Bristol Chocolate Tour to take in some of Bristol’s chocolate heritage (and we have a surprising amount!). Tours take place every Saturday in the city centre.
Congratulations to Bristol Beer Factory on their pale ale Independence (one of my faves) being named Champion Beer of Britain 2026 by CAMRA! And also to The Bristol Cheesemonger for being named one of the ten best cheesemongers in the South West.
Migrateful cookery school are hosting an evening of talks, food and music on Wednesday 17th for Bristol Refugee Festival: How Do We Build Connection in a Polarised World? – it’s a great opportunity to learn more about the work they do, meet some lovely people and eat delicious food.
Festivals & Celebrations
Food Truck Friday is back at Arnolfini on 5th June and every first Friday of the month throughout summer, with Grain Barge hosting their Decks on the Decks event the same evening and every other Friday until the end of July.
The first Saturday in June (6th) is absolutely rammed with festivals – free street food event Bristol Food Fest in the Harbourside Amphitheatre, International Cultural Festival and the Latin Market in Broadmead, Bristol Craft Brew Festival at Document in St Jude’s, Vegan Fest at Left Handed Giant’s brewery taproom in St Phillips, and Hubfest at Hop Union brewery in Brislington.
Bitton Beer Bash is back at Avon Valley Railway’s Bitton Station from 5th – 7th June, with a range of breweries, and entry is just £5.50, or £3.50 on Sunday!
Bristol Craft Beer Festival is back on the harbourside from Friday 12 – Saturday 13 June, hosting over 50 breweries and pouring 300+ beers, all of which are included in your ticket. The food lineup includes Danny’s Burgers, Gurt Wings, Pasture, Bokman and Pig’s Pizza.
Head to Old Market for AfroFest at Trinity on Saturday 13th, with live music, food vendors, DJs and family entertainment. The same day is Sausage and Cider Festival at Eastville Park, with 20 types of sausage and 30 different ciders, plus music tribute acts.
The following weekend sees Bristol Vegan Fayre at Document on Sat 20th and the Festa de Sao Joao do Porto on Sunday 21st, with food, music, art and wine outside The Pump House.
Tickets are starting to run low for Feast On (23 – 26 July), which will feature food stalls from some of the best restaurants in the city, as well as a market hall, live music, wine tastings and cookery school classes.
Dinners
Treat yourself to a special meal this month…
- Thu 4th – At The Table x Wangs, £38 for three courses
- Wed 17th – Fish & Chips Trip on The Matthew, £35
- Sun 21st – Dial M for Menu Dial M For Menu at The Old Market Assembly
- Wed 24th – Seafood Evening at Poco, £75 for cava & oysters with a seafood feast and three wines
- Wed 24th – Triangoli di Vino at Pazzo, £95 for 9 wines with 9 matching courses
- Wed 24th – Midsummer Feast Supper Club at Lido, £75 for a Scandinavian-style five-course menu and a welcome drink
- Thu 25th – Winemakers Dinner with Walgate Wines at Adelina Yard , £65 for 4 courses and paired wines
Father’s Day
If you’ve left it late to book anything, here are some events coming up – I’d also recommend checking if Bar 44, Bianchi’s
- Father’s Day Barbecue with a View at Clifton Observatory, £10
- Father’s Day Wine or Beer Flight at KASK (North St.) or KASK² (Cheltenham Rd.), £18
- Father’s Day BBQ at Big Nath’s BBQ School, £150
- Father’s Day Italian cookery class, £120 per father and child
Tours, tastings & classes
Learn something new over the next few weeks!
- Thu 4th – Bristol Old City Food & Drink Tour, £63.50
- Fri 5th – Averys Rhone & Provence Cellar Tasting, £37.50
- Fri 5th – Wine & Cheese in the Somerset Valleys, £140
- Fri 5th – Gin Lover’s Masterclass, £30
- Sat 6th – North Street Food Tour, £75
- Sat 6th – Bristol Cider Tasting Tour, £38
- Sat 6th – Truffles & Pralines workshop at Zara’s Chocolates, £55
- Wed 10th – Whisky Tasting with Cut Your Wolf Loose at Spirited, £25
- Wed 10th – Floral Cupcake Decorating Class at Boujon Bakery, £25
- Thu 11th – Wine + Cheese Tasting – The Tasting Game at KASK², £35
- Fri 12th – Gin Lover’s Masterclass, £30
- Sat 13th – Averys Summer of Wine, £37.50
- Sat 13th – Wapping Wharf Street Food Tour, £37.50
- Sun 14th – The Ultimate Scotch Egg Masterclass, £75
- Wed 17th – Cheese & Wine Tasting with The Cheese Connection at Carouse, £35
- Wed 17th – Caol Ila : Independent Bottling vs Official Bottling at Spirited, £55
- Wed 17th – Wine + Cheese Tasting – This Is England at KASK, £35
- Wed 17th – A Tasting with English Winemakers at Le Vignoble, £25
- Thu 18th – Cheese and wine tasting at Averys, £37.50
- Sat 20th – The Great Big Summer Rum Tasting at Spirited, £25
- Sat 20th – Bristol Cider Tasting Tour, £38
- Sat 20th – Bristol Old City Food & Drink Tour, £63.50
- Sat 20th – IEWA English Wine Fair at Averys, £30
- Wed 24th – Orange wine tasting at 22 Clifton, £45
- Wed 24th – Whisky Tasting with Lindores, £25
- Wed 24th – Wines of New York with Susy Atkins at Carouse, £30
- Wed 24th – Wine + Cheese Tasting – This Is England at KASK², £35
- Wed 24th – Onofri ‘Meet the Winemaker’ at Le Vignoble, £20
- Thu 25th – Wine Tasting Evening at Clifton Observatory, £55
- Thu 25th – Morocco dining event at Beeses
- Fri 26th – Singaporean cookery class at Cooking It, £90
- Sat 27th – Wapping Wharf Street Food Tour, £37.50
- Sat 27th – Truffles & Pralines workshop at Zara’s Chocolates, £55
- Mon 29th – Molecular Science cookery class Cooking It, £150
- Tue 30th – Cheese and Wine Matching Evening at The Scrandit, £45
New places to visit
There’s another bunch of goodies for you to try out – recently opened are La Cubana in Easton, Blank Street on Park Street, Bacco on Gloucester Road, The Refectory by Sandwi, and Meanwhile Deli on North Street.
And coming soon…
- Wiper and True + FED at Arnolfini Cafe Bar (already in soft launch)
- The Listening Bar at Rough Trade (Fri 5th June)
- Pizza Pilgrims on Corn St (Mon 8th June)
- Sellenraa coffee shop on Chandos Road (late June)
- Gulnar Noodles Uyghur restaurant (TBC)
That’s it for this month, you can see what I’m eating on Instagram, or see the latest local food news by following A Life Less Organised on Facebook.
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