- Freedom Day Bloc Party
27 April, 16:00-23:00, Pickle Factory, BS5 0HH Continue Reading Schedule - Launch of The True Story of Carnival
2 May, 18:00-20:00, Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar, BS3 1TF Continue Reading Schedule - Said Anazoure and Tifawt Jam
2 May, 21:30-00:00, The Plough Inn, BS5 0EG Continue Reading Schedule
- Tai Chi with Dennison Joseph
3 May, 14:00-15:00, St Werburghs Community Centre, BS2 9TJ Continue Reading Schedule - DIASPORA! 2024 Opening Ceremony
3 May, 16:00-19:00, Trinity Centre, BS2 0NW Continue Reading Schedule - Express & Chill with Jaida Salmon
3 May, 16:00-19:00, Bath Spa University, Locksbrook Campus, BA1 3EL Continue Reading Schedule - First Friday May
3 May, 17:00-18:00, Pervasive Media Studios, Watershed, BS1 5TX & online Continue Reading Schedule - Faris Ishaq in Solo Concert
3 May, 19:30-21:30, Palestine Museum & Cultural Centre, BS1 2HG Continue Reading Schedule - Grupo Lokito + Indira Roman & Aji Pa ‘Ti
3 May, 20:00-02:00, Jam Jar, BS2 9EB Continue Reading Schedule - Touki feat. Amadou Diagne
3 May, 21:00-23:00, The Architect, BS1 4QA Continue Reading Schedule - Eyesa
3 May, 22:00-01:00, The Pipe & Slippers, BS6 5RW Continue Reading Schedule - UDAYA DJs
3 May, 22:00-02:00, The Plough Inn, BS5 0EG Continue Reading Schedule - Da Fuchaman and his Fire Blaze Band feat. Rubba Riddims
3 May, 22:00-02:00, The Canteen, BS1 3QY (free, 18+) Continue Reading Schedule - Pangea – Soundsystem music from around the globe
3 May, 23:00-05:00, Trinity Centre, BS1 3QY Continue Reading Schedule - Marla Kether DJ set
3 May, 23:30-02:00, Jam Jar, BS2 9EB Continue Reading Schedule
- Braiding Stories and Poetry Together
4 May, 10:00-13:00, ACTA Community Theatre, BS3 3AY Continue Reading Schedule - Steel Pan Workshop
4 May, 10.30:12:30, Tobacco Factory (Factory Theatre), BS3 1TF Continue Reading Schedule - SciDance Workshop
4 May, 11:00-13:00, Chapter House, Bristol Cathedral, BS1 5TJ Continue Reading Schedule - Songs and Stories from the Water
4 May, 11:10-15:10, Bristol City Centre Ferry Landing, BS1 5UH Continue Reading Schedule - Goddesses of the Diaspora Workshop
4 May, 11:30-13:30, Bristol Old Vic, BS1 4ED Continue Reading Schedule - AFIDANCE Workshop
4 May, 13:00-14:30, Tobacco Factory (Factory Theatre), BS3 1TF Continue Reading Schedule - Family Fun Day
4 May, 13:00-16:00, The Ranch Adventure Playground, BS10 5PP Continue Reading Schedule - New Black Narrative launch party
4 May, 13:00-17:00, The RWA, BS8 1PX Continue Reading Schedule - Moving Through Sensing Workshop
4 May, 13:30-15:00, Chapter House, Bristol Cathedral, BS1 5TJ Continue Reading Schedule - Veena Performance and Bhajan Workshop
4 May, 14:00-16:00, Bristol Old Vic, BS1 4ED Continue Reading Schedule - Jam on the Horizon 2024
4 May, 14:00-04:00 at various venues, BS2 9EH Continue Reading Schedule - It’s an R&B Thing
4 May, 15:00-22:00, PRYZM Nightclub, BS1 5UH (from £15, 23+) Continue Reading Schedule - Nervio Cosmico
4 May, 16:00-17:30, Chapter House, Bristol Cathedral, BS1 5TJ Continue Reading Schedule - Old Europe and New Afraka converge
4 May, 16:30-18:00, Bristol Old Vic, Coopers’ Hall, BS1 4ED Continue Reading Schedule - Global Majority Workshop with Do The Right Scene
4 May, 17:00-19:00, The Bristol Improv Theatre, BS8 1LP Continue Reading Schedule - Do The Right Scene
4 May, 20:00-22:00, The Bristol Improv Theatre, BS8 1LP Continue Reading Schedule - Code of the Streets Bank Holiday Special
4 May, 21:00-03:00, Rumours Lounge & Bar, BS15 8LJ (from £15, 18+) Continue Reading Schedule - DJ Karisma
4 May, 22:00-01:00, The Pipe & Slippers, BS6 5RW Continue Reading Schedule - Baraka & DJ Chiedza
4 May, 22:00-02:00, The Canteen, BS1 3QY Continue Reading Schedule
- Riding the Rhythm Rails
5 May, 10:15-11:15, Bristol Beacon, BS1 5AR (from £3, 0-5) Continue Reading Schedule - Alkebulan – African Storytelling Village
5 May, 11:00-19:00, Trinity Centre, BS2 0NW Continue Reading Schedule - Songs and Stories from the Water5 May, 11:10-16:30, Board at Bristol City Centre Ferry Landing, BS1 5UH Continue Reading Schedule
- Sound Bath and Guided Meditation Journey with Rounik
5 May, 12:00-13:30, Armada House, BS1 4BQ (from £10, all ages) Continue Reading Schedule - Walks4Change
5 May, 12:00-15:30, Start at Colston Avenue, BS1 4ST Continue Reading Schedule - Hip Hop Garden
5 May, 12:30-17:00, Alkebulan – African Storytelling Village, BS2 0NW (free, 14+) Continue Reading Schedule - How Lightning Came To Be
5 May, 14:00-15:00, Wardrobe Theatre, BS2 0DF Continue Reading Schedule - Modou Ndiaye live from The Matthew of Bristol
5 May, 14:00-15:00, The Matthew of Bristol, BS1 4RN Continue Reading Schedule - Lady Nade
5 May, 14:00-17:00, St George’s Bristol, BS1 5RR Continue Reading Schedule - Bwiti talk & Altered State Breathwork
5 May, 15:30-17:00, INYE Centre, BS1 2EP Continue Reading Schedule - Space(s) Screening and Q&A
5 May, 16:00-17:00, Watershed, BS1 5TX Continue Reading Schedule - Your Powerhouse Voice
5 May, 16:30-17:30, Design West, BS1 4QA Continue Reading Schedule - Bharatanatyam Dance Workshop
5 May, 17:00-18:00, Museum of Bath at Work, BA1 2RH Continue Reading Schedule - Faris Ishaq and the Bristol European Jazz Ensemble: In the Spirit of Coltrane
5 May, 17:00-19:00, St Paul’s Church, BS8 1LP Continue Reading Schedule - Tan Teddy on a Ferry
5 May, 17:30-18:30, On a Ferry, BS1 4QA Continue Reading Schedule - Kiota Open Mic
5 May, 18:00-20:00, Wardrobe Theatre, BS2 0DF Continue Reading Schedule - Equal Spirits
5 May, 19:30-21:30, Tobacco Factory, BS3 1TF Continue Reading Schedule - Soufian Saihi and DJ Bash
5 May, 19:30-01:00, The Canteen, BS1 3QY Continue Reading Schedule - Orchestra Baobab
5 May, 20:00-23:00, Bristol Beacon, Lantern Hall, BS1 5AR Continue Reading Schedule
- Breathe & Brew Workshop
6 May, 11:00-12:00, INYE Centre, BS1 2EP Continue Reading Schedule - Introduction to African Herbs and Medicine
6 May, 11:00-12:30, Online (free, all ages) Continue Reading Schedule - Self Portrait Pop-up
6 May, 12:00-16:00, Filwood Broadway, BS4 1JL (free, all ages) Continue Reading Schedule - Walks4Change6 May, 12:00-15:30, start at Colston Avenue, BS1 4ST Continue Reading Schedule
- Moussa Kouyaté: The Bristol Griot
6 May, 13:00-14:30, St Stephen’s Church, BS1 1EQ Continue Reading Schedule - Six Degrees from Home by Saili Katebe and Divija Melally
6 May, 14:15-14:30, Bristol Cathedral, BS1 5TJ Continue Reading Schedule - Your Powerhouse Voice6 May, 14:45-15:45, Bristol Cathedral, BS1 5TJ Continue Reading Schedule
- Transforming lyrics – a rap and drill workshop
6 May, 15:30-17:30, Bristol Beacon, Weston Stage, BS1 5AR Continue Reading Schedule - DIASPORA! 2024 Closing Ceremony, Dances of Diaspora
6 May, 16:00-18:00, College Green, BS1 5TR Continue Reading Schedule - Queer People of Colour Zine Workshop
6 May, 18:30-22:00, Cloak, BS6 5RB (free, QPOC only) Continue Reading Schedule - Sonder Spoken Word presents Transition
6 May, 19:00-21:00, Bristol Beacon, Weston Stage, BS1 5AR Continue Reading Schedule - Orchestral Qawwali Project
6 May, 19:30-23:00, Bristol Beacon, Beacon Hall, BS1 5AR Continue Reading Schedule - Maria Galvache and David Nash
6 May, 20:30-23:00, The Canteen, BS1 3QY (free, 18+) Continue Reading Schedule
- Stokes Crayon
29 April – 13 May, SPARKS, BS1 3DS Continue Reading Schedule - The True Story of Carnival
1 May – 26 May, Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar, BS3 1TF Continue Reading Schedule - New Black Narrative1 May – 24 June, Royal West of England Academy (RWA), BS8 1PX Continue Reading Schedule
- The Island Diaspora Show
3 – 6 May, The Island, BS1 2BE Continue Reading Schedule
- Omen
3 – 6 May, Watershed, BS1 5TX Continue Reading Schedule - Blackbird, Blackbird, Blackberry
3 – 9 May, Watershed, BS1 5TX Continue Reading Schedule
