Pick of Diary Events in Bath
Thu 2 Oct. Museum of Bath at Work. Talk by Bath Railway Society’s Matthew Pinto on Milk on the Rails. 7.30pm-9.30pm. All welcome. Visitors £5. Refreshments available.
Fri 3 Oct. Chapel Arts. Super Connected. Tim Arnold with a multi media music and video show.
Fri 3-Sun 5 Oct. Bath Autumn Fayre at Victoria Park. Milsom Street. From 10am. Local food, independent traders, and entertainment with over 100 stalls featuring artisan gifts, handcrafted products, and delicious street food and drink from Bath and beyond. Plus street theatre performances
Sat 4 Oct. Bath Abbey. Classical concert. 7pm. The City of Bristol Brass Band with Lewis Merthyr Brass Band take you on an earthly and cosmic journey with a programme that features Holst’s ‘The Planets’.
Sat 4 Oct. Bath City Farm. Autumn Fayre. 11-3pm. Join us for a seasonal celebration that brings the community together to mark autumn and its harvests. There’s something for everyone from apple games to a runner duck derby! Entry is free (small charges for some activities). All proceeds support the Farm’s work with the local community
Sun 5 Oct. Board Game Night. The Cork & Bottle, Westgate Buildings. Join the Cork every Monday night to join in their weekly board games night from 6pm.
Mon 6 Oct. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Queen Square. How the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott changed Britain. Black History Month. 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm. What made the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott such a momentous occasion in British legal and civil rights history? Find out with Roger Griffith MBE.
Tue Oct 7. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Bath Natural History Society talk on Honeygar Farm / Avalon Marshes rewilding project with Joe Hampton. 7:30pm.
Wed 8 Oct. Live Jazz, Funk, Soul and Swing at Green Park Brasserie. From 6.30pm.Live music four nights a week – every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
Thu 9 Oct. Burdall’s Yard. Bath’s Welsh Speaking Group. From 3pm. Join the Welsh speaking group that meet in the cafe every second Thursday of each month.
Sat 11 Oct. Holburne Museum. Mental Health Awareness Event. Join us for a day of community connection, creativity and wellbeing, as we mark World Mental Health Day 2025. Free. Discover fun and creative ways to support your wellbeing in the beautiful surroundings of the Holburne Museum and Sydney Gardens.
Tue 14 Oct. Bloomfield Bath Residents’ Association Autumn General Meeting. Upper Hall of St. Luke’s Centre. Doors open at 6pm. Wine & a soft option will be available to purchase. Admission is £5 entry. Avon & Somerset Police, Bath Area Commander, Chief Inspector Scott Hill will be discussing How is Bath Policed? Following a short break there will also be time for your questions. Tickets at bloomfieldbathresidents.org. Limited seating available; advance booking required.
Tue 14 Oct. Mission Theatre. 2025 Minerva Lecture Series. 6-7pm. Presented by The Univerity of Bath. The Mission Theatre is proud to welcome back the University of Bath to host a selection of their free lectures intended to broaden knowledge and introduce new concepts and innovations.
Fri 17 Oct. 3SG Volunteer Fair. 11am – 3pm. Apex Hotel, Bath. Curious about volunteering? Drop into the Volunteer Fair to explore 40+ local charities, discover flexible volunteering opportunities, and find your perfect way to give back in your community. Free entry, no booking needed – just turn up and get inspired! bit.ly/VOLFAIR25
Fri 17 Oct-Sun 26 Oct. Bath Film Festival. During the festival, the beautifully inventive city of Bath in South West England is filled with film fans coming together for an indulgent programme of previews, special events, Q&As, documentary features, silent films with new live scores, shorts and of course the IMDb Awards. Loved by audience members, volunteers and local businesses, FilmBath Festival has been running since 1990. See https://filmbath.org.uk/schedule
Sun 19 Oct. Bath Independent Market at Green Park Station. Art, design, retro, vintage, statement/silver jewellery, handmade products, eco-friendly gifts, homeware, top local beverages, music and a buzzing atmosphere. From 11am.
Wed 22 Oct. Bath Abbey. Illuminating Saint Alphege: Stories in History and Glass at Bath Abbey. Join for a free and illuminating evening at Bath Abbey shining a new light on Saint Alphege, who was born in Bath in 953.
Fri 24-Sun 26 Oct. Bath Oktoberfest Royal Victoria Park. With live Oompah bands, traditional karaoke and axe-throwing. And beer from our Germanic comrades in Europe.
Sat 25 Oct. St Alphege’s Church, Oldfield Lane. Concert: Cappella Nova: A Journey Through Light and Shadow. 7.30pm. A concert exploring humanity’s eternal journey through darkness toward light, from ancient texts to modern expressions in music from the 16th century to the present day. With music by Thomas Tallis through to recent times with Benjamin Britten, John Tavener and Eric Whitacre, the programme covers themes of light through the ages, through our bonds with others, sleep, dreams and darkness and dawn and blessing. £15/£8 https://www.cappellanova.org.uk
Fri 31 Oct. Rock the Tots: Spooky Fun. Rondo Theatre. 11am. £8. Music for tiny tots and their parents from Steph and Craig Mitchell. We’re edging closer to Halloween, and Steph and Craig are back with all things spooky and ghouly! Don’t worry – nothing too scary for the babies and Littles… or grown-ups for that matter! But there will be some seasonal bangers – think Monster Mash, Ghostbusters and The Cranberries to name a few. Get into the mood and come in spooky fancy dress. Sessions are approximately 1 hour long, without an interval. Ages 0-6, and their adults. Under 1s go free!
Sat 1 Nov. Bath rec. Firework Display. Gates open 4.30pm. Tickets are available online from www.RotaryBath.org.uk or the Bath Box Office website.
Sat 1 Nov. Walcot State Choir. Rondo Theatre. 7:30pm. Full £10 Concs £7. Walcot State Choir celebrates their 25th anniversary concert; old favourites, and glorious new songs to celebrate the voices, community, and friendships in full voices together. We sing together, support each other, enjoy joyful times and travels. Come and share this evening of song with us. Running Time: Approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes (including interval)
Mon 3 Nov. English Touring Opera. The Rape of Lucretia. Theatre Royal Bath. 7:30pm. In ancient Rome, Lucretia is assaulted by the tyrannical prince Tarquinius, an outrage that shatters her life and sets the stage for his own downfall. Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia was written in the aftermath of the Second World War and reflects a world wondering how to remake itself after enormous suffering and destruction. Performed in English with English subtitles
Fri 7-Sat 15 Nov. Bath Mozartfest. Concerts in Bathwick, The Forum, Guildhall and Bath Abbey celebrating the composer with links to the city.
Thu 27 Nov-Sun14 Dec 2025. Bath Christmas Market. Yes – Christmas is only weeks away.
Picks of Diary Events outside Bath
Fri 3 Oct. Bitton. Wine Festival at Bitton Railway Station. Avon Valley Railway, stage the event with stalls selling local cheese, wines, gins, rums, liqueurs, craft beers and ciders, with free canapes, all within the historic ambience of an 1869 railway station.
Sat 1 Nov. Bridgwater Carnival and Somerset carnival season. The annual procession of illuminated carts (not floats in Bridgwater) assembles at around 6pm with the finale of squibbing – hundreds of handheld fireworks by approved officials outside the town hall a sight to behold. Other events to celebrate the carnival throughout the week with a fun fair in St Matthew’s Field. Other carnivals across Somerset follow with Burnham on Sea on Mon 3rd Nov; Weston Super Mare Fri 7th; North Petherton Sat 8th Nov; Midsomer Norton Mon 10th Nov; Shepton Mallet Wed12th Nov; Wells Fri 14th Nov; Glastonbury 15th Nov. Parking is a problem at all the towns on carnival night so either go early or for Bridwater take the train.