The Baby Fayre Newport
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Sunday, Oct 11: The Baby Fayre Newport at Holiday Inn Newport, an IHG Hotel, Bristol. Good one for the kids.
Families
Family life in Bristol, by age
What's on in Bristol for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and teens — sorted by age, dated, and pulled from the town's real event feed.
Family life in Bristol, by age
Family life in Bristol, sorted the way parents actually search: by how old your kid is. Bristol's feed carries 20 family listings in total, 16 of them dated in the next 60 days. The busiest family venues in the feed right now are BS3 Community Development (2) and The Vench - Adventure Playground & Community Centre (2). Pages with their own age sections: kids.
Start with the age pages if one fits — they're filtered hard, only real dated listings — or scan everything coming up below. If a band doesn't have a page yet, it's because the feed doesn't have enough dated listings for that age to fill one honestly, and we'd rather say that than pad it.
By age — pick your stage
Baby (0–1) — 2 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Toddler (1–3) — 0 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Preschool (3–5) — 3 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Kids (5–12) — 5 dated listings in the next 60 days, including LSC Kids Halloween Disco.
Teens (13–18) — 1 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Coming up for families in Bristol
Every family listing in the feed with a date in the next 60 days, soonest first — all ages together.
The Batheaston BRAVE Girls Club
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Sunday, Oct 11: The Batheaston BRAVE Girls Club at Batheaston C of E Primary School, Bristol. Family-friendly.
Healing Family Patterns - Working with Human Systems
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Mark Monday, Oct 12: Healing Family Patterns - Working with Human Systems at Bristol Subud Hall. Bring the kids along.
Family Theatre @ Yate Library: Wonder Baby
Photo: Andrew Bennett from Bristol, UK · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Family Theatre @ Yate Library: Wonder Baby is on Wednesday, Oct 14 at Bristol. Worth bringing the whole family.
Bristol Youth Folk October Workshop
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Saturday, Oct 17: Bristol Youth Folk October Workshop at Old St James Church, Bristol. Bring the kids along.
SEN Information Day for Parents and Carers in Bristol
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SEN Information Day for Parents and Carers in Bristol at The Foundation, Bristol on Monday, Oct 19. Bring the kids along.
Left to Their Own Devices? - Bristol
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St Michael's Centre, Bristol hosts Left to Their Own Devices? - Bristol on Thursday, Oct 22. Good one for the kids.
Pumpkins After Dark
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On the calendar for Saturday, Oct 24: Pumpkins After Dark at Bath Pumpkin Patch, Bristol. Good one for the kids.
Family Magic of Mushrooms (8+)
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Family Magic of Mushrooms (8+) at The Vench - Adventure Playground & Community Centre, Bristol on Sunday, Oct 25. Good one for the kids.
Family Bushcraft & Woodland Skills (8+)
Photo: Antony Stanley from Gloucester, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Family Bushcraft & Woodland Skills (8+) is on Friday, Oct 30 at The Vench - Adventure Playground & Community Centre, Bristol. Good one for the kids.
Good to know
Free, as marked in the feed: The Baby Fayre Newport, Healing Family Patterns - Working with Human Systems, LSC Kids Halloween Disco. Those listings carry a free tag in Bristol's own event data — everything else here, check the listing link for the price before you promise anyone.
Keep exploring
Never miss a registration in Bristol
Never miss a registration in Bristol — swim lessons, minor hockey, camp sign-ups: the dates land in your inbox before the rush, not after.
One short email when a registration window for this town is coming up, plus the Friday roundup of what's on for families. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Ages in your house (tap the ones that fit):
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Common questions
What's on for families in Bristol?
The feed lists 16 dated family listings in the next 60 days across all ages — the Coming up section shows the soonest, and the age pages filter them down.
Why doesn't Bristol have a page for my child's age?
An age page only ships when the feed has at least 5 dated listings (or 3 regular programs) for that age in the next 60 days. Below that we'd be padding — so the band rides on this hub, with its real count shown, until the listings catch up.
How do I hear about registration dates in Bristol?
The signup above: tell us the ages in your house and the programs you care about, and we flag registration windows for this town before they open — swim lessons and camp sign-ups especially.