Welcome to our winter programme! We’re open from Monday to Friday until 23 December (why not come along to our festive breakfast on 23 December?), and then again from 3 January onwards. View our opening hours this week.
Festive events
Staying in Bristol over the holidays? Join us in the Global Lounge for some festive fun, from card-making to karaoke. You’ll have the chance to meet other students in a relaxed, friendly environment, and celebrate the festive season while enjoying tasty snacks and hot drinks… all for free!
Winter programme
From 6 January we’ve got lots of events and activities planned to welcome back our returning students, and help our new students settle into their life in Bristol. We’ll be running campus tours, cultural events, city tours, breakfasts and much more to help you make friends from around the world!
Events are open to all home and international students and staff at the University of Bristol. If you are unable to attend in person, why not watch our webinars about student life in Bristol?
View our list of events below, bookings open a week before the event date. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Full programme:
Cultural events
- French Culture Day – 14 January, 5 to 7 pm
- Burns Night / Scottish Culture Day – 23 January, 5 to 7 pm
- Spring Festival Gala – 1 February, 7 to 10 pm
- Chinese Temple Fair – TBC
- Sudanese Culture Day – 6 February, 5 pm to 7 pm
- Polish Culture Day – 11 February, 5 pm to 7 pm
- Vietnamese Culture Day – 20 February, 5 pm to 7 pm
- Macedonian Culture Day – 27 February, 5 pm to 7 pm
- St David’s Day/ Welsh Culture Day – 4 March, 5 pm to 7 pm
- Open Iftar – 6 March, TBC
- East meets West – 8 March, TBC
- Novruz/ Nowruz (Persian New Year/ Spring Equinox) – 18 March, 5 pm to 7 pm
- Afrocentrik – 20 March, TBC
- Boishakh Mela (Bengali New Year) – 31 March, 5 pm to 7 pm
Regular events
- Culture Club – Tuesdays during term time, 12.30 to 1.30 pm
- Friday Hangouts – Fridays during term time, 2.30 to 4 pm
- Language Café – Wednesdays during term time
- English only – 2.30 to 4 pm
- All languages including English – 5 to 6.30 pm