We’ve got loads on at the farm for you to enjoy this summer. From family theatre to folk music around a campfire to spoken word, there’s something for everyone to love.
Bruhaha Pop-up Tap Room 5-10pm, every Friday
Bruhaha Nano-brewery will be hosting a pop up tap room every Friday evening 5-10pm in the farm’s Barn Kitchen. No booking needed, just come along.
Stone the Crones: an evening of spoken word from elder women, Saturday 9th July, 7-10pm
Join local Poet Beccy Golding for an evening of spoken word recognising the energy, wisdom, talent and creativity of elder women. The evening includes open mic slots and a chance to relax and socialise with some classic 80s tunes.
Brave Bold Drama presents: The Munch Mission, Sunday 10th July, 11am & 2pm
An interactive family theatre experience created by Brave Bold Theatre Company. Work with Agents Kahlo and Dali of the Company of International Artists to solve a fiendishly sneaky art heist. Help them to chase leads, decipher clues and interrogate suspects to retrieve the missing artwork in this globe-trotting adventure.
Campfire Club presents: Tarren, Sunday 17th July
Family session 3pm – 5pm, evening session 7pm -10.30pm
Organised by The Nest Collective, Campfire clubs at the farm combine life’s simple pleasures: a beautiful outdoor setting, live music and a crackling fire. These clubs will feature a performance from folk band Tarren.
Free pop-up session from We The Curious: flower power, Weds 27th July & Tues 23rd August
Get messy and learn to build a ‘seed bomb’ – full of wildflower seeds to help the bees – which you can take away to plant after the session.
The Scullions Theatre presents: Queen Lear, Friday 29th & Saturday 30th July, 7pm
Part of Bristol Shakespeare Festival, this modern, dark and accessible adaptation of Shakespeare’s Lear has been built by passionate actors and theatre-makers exploring characters archetypally played in alternate genders.
Farm Club Monday 1st August, 10.00-12.00
The first of two sessions – the second will be on Monday 15th August.
Come to Summer Farm Club. In a small group, the children will spend the morning feeding the farm animals and doing nature activities. Tickets must be bought in advance. Age 6 and above.
Family farm fun: Hapa Zome leaf & flower art, Monday 1st August, 1.30-3.30pm, drop in
Come and have a go at creating a nature print to take home. Hapa Zome art uses hammers to transfer flower and leaf patterns onto cloth or paper.
Farm Club Monday 15th August, 10.00-12.00
The second of two sessions – the first is on Monday 1st August.
Come to Summer Farm Club. In a small group, the children will spend the morning feeding the farm animals and doing nature activities. Tickets must be bought in advance. Age 6 and above.
Family farm fun: cork boat racing, Monday 15th August, 1.30-3.30pm, drop-in
Make a Cork boat and set it on the water tracks to see who’s is the fastest!
Sun & Moon Theatre presents: Much Ado about Nothing, Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st August 2pm-4pm
Part of Bristol Shakespeare Festival, this modern adaption of the classic Shakespeare play is set in post-war America in 1945.
Free pop-up science session from We The Curious, Tuesday 23rd August, details TBC
As well as this summer programme, we have lots of regular courses and classes running – see the what’s on calendar for everything.
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