Monday-July 21: Shakespeare Festival
The first full week of this year’s festival sees several of the Bard’s plays performed on the bowling green at Brandon Hill.
www.bristolshakespearefestival.org.uk

Wednesday: Tap takeover, Barley Mow
The Dings pub may be Bristol Beer Factory’s flagship, but it’s certainly not averse to other breweries showcasing their wares for a day.
www.barleymowbristol.com

Thursday: Violentango, Canteen
The Buenos Aires band mix rock and tango to create music that “sizzles like a pampas barbecue”.
www.canteenbristol.co.uk/music/violentango

Friday: Comedy Combo festival special, The Cube
With musical comedy from two of Bristol’s finest, Pip Taylor and Emily Rose, and a screening of the classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.
www.cubecinema.com

Friday-July 20: Bristol Brouhaha
Returning for its fifth year, this festival at the Hen & Chicken and Tobacco Factory is packed full of Edinburgh preview shows.
www.bristolbrouhaha.com

Saturday: Pride Day
The main event of Pride Week sees a parade and then a free festival in Castle Park with headliner Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
www.pridebristol.co.uk/day

Saturday: BS1 Open
An open studios day with nine different venues exhibiting and selling artwork and crafts.
@bs1open

Saturday: Goldney Gala
A “secret garden festival” in the delightful surroundings of Bristol University’s Goldney Hall, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Sue Ryder.
@GoldneyGala13

Saturday-July 21: Bristol Cycle Festival (below)
The annual celebration of cycling in Bristol, featuring nearly 50 events over nine days, with the festival hub at the splendid Roll for the Soul.
www.bristolcyclefestival.com

Saturday-September 1: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Bristol Old Vic
This year’s Old Vic summer production is an al fresco version of Aesop’s Fables adapted by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/wolf.html