News & Events

As the longest running group for gay, lesbian and transgender groups in Bristol, Bath and the South West, we run a variety of regular gay and lesbian events. We are here for people who wish to make new friends, are on their own, have just come out or are not ‘scene’ orientated.

Check out the events listed below.


GayWest Easter Rainbow Cafe

Saturday 30th March

The Rainbow Cafe will be holding an Easter Hot Cross Bun event. Easter bonnets…


GayWest March 2024 Newsletter

The March Newsletter is now published.
Go to the publications page to read and…


GayWest Rainbow Cafe

Come and join us.

The Rainbow Café is open to all. First time visitors are made very welcome. This is GayWest’s most popular event and is open every Saturday from 10.30am – 12.30 pm at St Michaels’s day centre, St Michael’s Place, Bath. BA1 …


GayWest Woodpecker Walks

14th April 2024

The next Woodpecker Walk takes place on April 14th (postponed from 17th March). Meet Jim and Colin at 30 Woodpecker Close, Keynsham at…


Friends Ageing Better (FAB)

Friends Ageing Better is a community of older people who share what is happening in the city while building relationships with like-minded people who live locally.

They hold meetings around Bristol and the following are LGBTQ+…


Bristol Old Vic – Starter For Ten

29th February – 30th March

Adapted from the hilarious novel by bestselling author David Nicholls and the popular 2006 film, Starter for Ten is a bright, big-hearted new musical. Featuring an irresistible original soundtrack inspired by the…


Sing Out Bristol – Legends & Legacies

Saturday 13 April 2024, 7.30 pm

Sing Out Bristol is the South West’s largest LGBTQIA+ choir, formed in 2008 and appearing regularly at events across Bristol and beyond.

Legends & Legacies celebrates not just the artists, but their…


Bristol Arnolfini

The Arnolfini was founded in 1961 and since then the work of tens of thousands of artists from all over the world has been shown to tens of millions of people. It also presents Performance, Talks, Screenings and Workshops. There is a bookshop and a Cafe and Bar.

For …


Bristol Spike Island

Spike Island is more than just a building; it is a public space where people can discover and connect with art, feel inspired, and learn something new or unexpected.

It celebrates the very best of international contemporary art in our gallery spaces, while also…


Bristol and Bath Ghost Tours

Bristol Ghost Tours meet outside Bristol Cathedral at 7:30pm on Weds, Thurs, Fri and Sat until December.
Bath Ghost Tours meet outside Bath Abbey at 8:00pm on Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun. Private tours are available.

For full details check out the…