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Thu 27th August

Sober Open Mic in North Bristol (external): 6:30pm - 10pm; St Johns Court, Whiteladies Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2QY; Bristol Sober Spaces are holding their next open mic at Boston Tea Party Whiteladies - featuring singers, poets, musicians, magic acts, rappers and spoken word artists. Sign up if you want to perform to the most supportive open mic audience in town!

Fri 28th August

CONSCIOUS CLUB: Sober Silent Disco – BBF x Talk Club (external): 7pm - 9pm; Stretch Tent, The Yard, Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Rd Bristol BS3 1TF; Tobacco Factory is joining forces with local breweries and their favourite Bristol charity for a series of sober silent discos

Sat 29th August

City Centre Drug Checking - The Loop: noon - 8pm; Bristol Drugs Project, 11 Brunswick Square, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8PE; The Loop's regular drug checking service, the first in the UK, takes place every last Saturday of the month in Bristol.

Wed 9th September

Bubble tea welcome at Glenside campus with Student Life: 2pm - 5pm; Glenside Library, Glenside Campus; Welcome to Glenside Campus! To help you settle in and make the most of your first days on campus, Student Life is hosting a FREE friendly Bubble Tea Welcome.

Thu 10th September

Boardgame cafe: 4pm - 6:30pm; Upper Engagement Space, Union 1; Play board games, plus free tea, coffee and snacks!

Fri 11th September

Make A Sock Monkey- Glenside: noon - 2pm; The Hub - Glenside Campus; Make a stuffed monkey friend, and meet fellow students at the same time! We'll be using recycled materials to make sock monkeys, and answering your questions about the Students' Union. We have the tools, all you need to bring is an old pair of socks!

Welcome to Frenchay Campus with Student Life: 11th September noon - 13th September 4pm; Purdown View Hub, Frenchay Campus and Wallscourt Park Common Room, Frenchay Campus; Welcome to Frenchay Campus We’re excited to invite you to drop in, meet new people, and start making connections from day one.

Nature Gelli Printing with the Green Team: 4pm - 6pm; Meeting Room 1, Union 1, Frenchay Campus; Join us for Nature Gelli painting and create your very own print to decorate your room!

Sat 12th September

Welcome to Frenchay Campus with Student Life: 11th September noon - 13th September 4pm; Purdown View Hub, Frenchay Campus and Wallscourt Park Common Room, Frenchay Campus; Welcome to Frenchay Campus We’re excited to invite you to drop in, meet new people, and start making connections from day one.

WELCOME GAMES EVENT WITH STUDENT LIFE: 5pm - 8pm; Purdown View Hub, Frenchay Campus; WELCOME TO UWE Bristol - join our first event!

Opening Party celebrating Fred Again and Friends: 10pm - 3am; Union 2 Bar, Frenchay Campus; Get ready to kick off your university journey with the ultimate UWE Freshers Opening Party at The Students’ Union at UWE, celebrating the incredible sounds of Fred again.. & Friends!

Sun 13th September

Welcome to Frenchay Campus with Student Life: 11th September noon - 13th September 4pm; Purdown View Hub, Frenchay Campus and Wallscourt Park Common Room, Frenchay Campus; Welcome to Frenchay Campus We’re excited to invite you to drop in, meet new people, and start making connections from day one.

Bowling: 3pm - 6pm; King Pins; Ready to roll? Join your fellow students for an evening of strikes, spares, and serious bragging rights.

Move-In Chill at The SU: 5pm - 8pm; The Students Union Building, Union 1, Frenchay; Come and chill with us at The Students' Union - play board games, eat some snacks, play the Switch and meet other new students moving in!

Disco Wonderland: 11pm - 4am; OMG Club; Mamma Mia, the ultimate ABBA celebration is back! After five years of completely sold-out tours, we are returning groovier than ever.

Mon 14th September

Sip 'N' Paint (Bower): noon - 2pm; A Block Shared Space, Bower Ashton; Come along and enjoy some soft drinks whilst you paint and meet new people!

STUDENT LIFE DROP IN: 14th September noon - 18th September 4pm; Purdown View Café, Frenchay Campus; Get ready to kick off your UWE student experience!

GAMES AND PIZZA NIGHT AT GLENSIDE WITH STUDENT LIFE: 5:30pm - 8:15pm; Glenside Library, Glenside Campus; Come and join Student Life for a few hours to meet new people, play games, and enjoy some free pizza!

Pub Quiz and Mocktails: 6pm - 9pm; Union 2, The Students' Union Frenchay Campus; Think you know your Trivia? Join us for a pub quiz and a mocktail in the SU bar!

Basement Rave w/ Diagnostix: 10pm - 3am; Basement 45; Pure D&B energy. An intimate crowd, a heavyweight sound system, and a huge headliner, Diagnostix!

The Big Freshers' Welcome Party w/ Killowen + more!: 10pm - 3am; O2 Academy; The undisputed BIGGEST night of Freshers' Week. We’re dropping our biggest lineup yet with massive headliners taking over.

Tue 15th September

STUDENT LIFE DROP IN: 14th September noon - 18th September 4pm; Purdown View Café, Frenchay Campus; Get ready to kick off your UWE student experience!

Glenside Welcome Fair 2026: 11am - 3pm; The Hub, Glenside; The Glenside Welcome Fair is your go-to for everything you need to know about life at UWE Bristol.

Dawg day at Bower: noon - 2pm; SU cafe area -Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.; Come meet the dogs from Bristol's Charity Dawg.

Bingo Lingo: 6pm - 10pm; Union 2 Bar, Frenchay Campus; The wildest party bingo of the year is here! Massive energy, and prizes you actually want to win.

Triangle Tuesdays: 10pm - 3am; Multiple Venues; UWE Freshers' Week is taking control of the Clifton Triangle. Four venues. One massive total takeover. This is the official launch of your weekly Tuesday nights.

Wed 16th September

STUDENT LIFE DROP IN: 14th September noon - 18th September 4pm; Purdown View Café, Frenchay Campus; Get ready to kick off your UWE student experience!

Make A Sock Monkey - Bower Ashton: noon - 2pm; A-Block Shared Space, Bower Ashton Campus.; Make a stuffed monkey friend, and meet fellow students at the same time! We'll be using recycled materials to make sock monkeys, and answering your questions about the Students' Union. We have the tools, all you need to bring is an old pair of socks!

DNB Rave w/ Kelvin 373 + Carasel: 10pm - 2am; Clock Factory; Freshers, welcome to the underground. We are taking over the iconic Clock Factory for a heavyweight night of pure Drum & Bass.

UK Garage Boat Party w/ Bvnquet: 10pm - 3am; Thekla; Garage on deck! Get ready for rolling basslines, two-steppin’ rhythms, and pure energy as we take over Bristol’s legendary party boat for a night of UKG-fuelled madness.

Thu 17th September

STUDENT LIFE DROP IN: 14th September noon - 18th September 4pm; Purdown View Café, Frenchay Campus; Get ready to kick off your UWE student experience!

Pizza Making at Bower: noon - 1pm; Students' Union Cafe area-Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.; We have UWE's own Pizza expert Del Vecchios Pizza and his oven coming to Bower so you can try out the relaxing art of pizza making, we'll have delicious toppings to choose from (including Vegan)

Sip 'N' Paint (Glenside): noon - 2pm; The Hub, Glenside Campus; Come along and enjoy some soft drinks whilst you paint and meet new people!

Women's Mario Kart Competition: 2pm - 4pm; Lower Engagement Space, Frenchay Union 1; Come along to meet your new Women's Welfare officer, chat and play in a light-hearted Mario Kart competition.

Welcome party with Student Life: 3pm - 8pm; Purdown View Café, Frenchay Campus; Join us for an afternoon of great food, music, games, and fun at the Student Life Welcome Party!

Anchor Thursdays: 6pm - midnight; The Anchor; Anchor Thursdays: Big tunes, cheap drinks, zero regrets. Your Freshers pub ritual starts tonight.

Questions of No Importance: 8pm - 11pm; Union 2 Bar, Frenchay Campus; Join us at The Students' Union at UWE for an evening of the most irrelevant questions and with literally no importance.

Drip: 10pm - 3am; PamPam; Get ready for a night of all your favourite hip hop, r&b, afrobeats and more!

Fri 18th September

STUDENT LIFE DROP IN: 14th September noon - 18th September 4pm; Purdown View Café, Frenchay Campus; Get ready to kick off your UWE student experience!

Apple pressing at Bower: noon - 2pm; The SU patio, Bower; Apple day - We will be using apples from local orchards to make fresh apple juice, come to press some apples to make your very own juice.

Mario Kart Competition with your International Students' Officer: 2pm - 4pm; Lower Engagement Space, Frenchay Union 1; Come along to meet your new International Students' officer, chat and play in a light-hearted Mario Kart competition.

Creatopia Workshop - Fun with felt: 4pm - 7pm; Upper Engagement Space, Student Union Building 1, Frenchay Campus; Join us for a cosy and therapeutic evening of felt-making with Creatopia at the Students' Union at UWE

Vikkstar: 10pm - 3am; O2 Academy; Rounding off your first week at UWE in legendary style. 👋 Join us for The Official Freshers’ Closing Party, featuring an exclusive DJ set from Sidemen creator and viral superstar Vikkstar.

Sat 19th September

STOKE PARK AND SNUFF MILLS WALK WITH STUDENT LIFE: 12:30pm - 3:30pm; Onezone; Join the student life team and explore the campus green spaces and the beautiful surroundings next to Frenchay Campus.

Dazed Disco: 11pm - 3am; Sixty Six; Bristols' biggest disco night, Dazed Disco, is back like never before at a brand new venue!

Propaganda Indie Party: 11pm - 3am; The Fleece; We're serving you only the best cutting-edge indie, alternative, pop punk, emo, and just a smidge of cheesy singalong bangers.

Related events

Sober Open Mic in North Bristol (external): St Johns Court, Whiteladies Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2QY; Bristol Sober Spaces are holding their next open mic at Boston Tea Party Whiteladies - featuring singers, poets, musicians, magic acts, rappers and spoken word artists. Sign up if you want to perform to the most supportive open mic audience in town!

CONSCIOUS CLUB: Sober Silent Disco – BBF x Talk Club (external): Stretch Tent, The Yard, Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Rd Bristol BS3 1TF; Tobacco Factory is joining forces with local breweries and their favourite Bristol charity for a series of sober silent discos

City Centre Drug Checking - The Loop: Bristol Drugs Project, 11 Brunswick Square, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8PE; The Loop's regular drug checking service, the first in the UK, takes place every last Saturday of the month in Bristol.

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