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Boardgame cafe
10th September 4pm - 6:30pm
Upper Engagement Space, Union 1
Play board games, plus free tea, coffee and snacks!
Welcome
Nature Gelli Printing with the Green Team
11th September 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!
Frenchay Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
The Big Freshers' Welcome Party
12th September 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, with the UK's Hottest Dance Music All Night Long!
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Frenchay Event | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Welcome
Bowling
13th September 3:30pm - 6:30pm
King Pins
Ready to roll? Join your fellow students for an evening of strikes, spares, and serious bragging rights.
Freshers Event | Ticketed | Welcome | City Centre | Day
Move-In Chill at The SU
13th September 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!
Frenchay Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Disco Wonderland
13th September 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.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome | City Centre
Sip 'N' Paint (Bower)
14th September noon - 2pm
A Block Shared Space, Bower Ashton
Come along and enjoy some soft drinks whilst you paint and meet new people!
Welcome
Pub Quiz and Mocktails
14th September 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!
Frenchay Event | Free | Welcome
Basement Rave w/ Diagnostix
14th September 10pm - 3am
Basement 45
Pure D&B energy. An intimate crowd, a heavyweight sound system, and a huge headliner, Diagnostix!
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Welcome | City Centre
Big Fat Freshers' Rave
14th September 10pm - 3am
O2 Academy
The undisputed BIGGEST night of Freshers' Week. We’re dropping our biggest lineup yet with massive headliners taking over.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome | City Centre
Glenside Welcome Fair 2026
15th September 11am - 3pm
The Hub, Glenside
The Glenside Welcome Fair is your go-to for everything you need to know about life at UWE Bristol.
Glenside Event | Free | Welcome
Dawg day at Bower
15th September noon - 2pm
SU cafe area -Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
Come meet the dogs from Bristol's Charity Dawg.
Bower Ashton Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Bingo Lingo
15th September 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.
Club Nights | Frenchay Event | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Welcome
Triangle Tuesdays
15th September 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.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Night | Music | Club | Welcome
Make A Sock Monkey - Bower Ashton
16th September 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!
Freshers Event | Representation | Bower Ashton Event | Alcohol Free | Welcome | All | Day
Disco Day Party
16th September 2pm - 10pm
The Lanes
Expect an afternoon of Disco, House and huge singalong dance classics as we turn The Lanes’ outdoor courtyard into a proper open-air party. Grab a cocktail, get outside and have a boogie in the sunshine. 🪩🌴
Freshers Event | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome | City Centre | Day
Bog Bristol
16th September 6pm - 9pm
Clock Factory
You’ve seen the viral videos. You’ve stuck it on while revising, getting ready, or at parties. Now it’s your turn to experience Bristol’s famous party in a toilet for yourself.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Night | Free | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome | City Centre
DNB Rave w/ Kelvin 373 + Carasel
16th September 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.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome | City Centre
UK Garage Boat Party w/ Bvnquet
16th September 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.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome | City Centre
Sip 'N' Paint (Glenside)
17th September noon - 2pm
The Hub, Glenside Campus
Come along and enjoy some soft drinks whilst you paint and meet new people!
Welcome
Women's Mario Kart Competition
17th September 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.
Freshers Event | Frenchay Event | Welcome
Anchor Thursdays
17th September 6pm - midnight
The Anchor
Anchor Thursdays: Big tunes, cheap drinks, zero regrets. Your Freshers pub ritual starts tonight.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Welcome
Questions of No Importance
17th September 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.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Frenchay Event | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Welcome
Apple pressing at Bower
18th September 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.
Bower Ashton Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Open Mario Kart Competition
18th September 2pm - 4pm
Lower Engagement Space, Frenchay Union 1
Come along to chat and play in a light-hearted Mario Kart competition.
Welcome
Creatopia Workshop - Fun with felt
18th September 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
Frenchay Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Vikkstar
18th September 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.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome | City Centre
6 Room Mega Rave w/ Friction, Koven, Skepsis & more.
19th September 10pm - 4am
Lakota
BRISTOL FRESHERS, WELCOME TO THE BASS CAPITAL OF THE UK 🔊Your official rite of passage has arrived. We’re taking over the legendary Lakota complex for a 6-room mega rave featuring insane production, laser shows, wall-to-wall sound, and 50+ artists!
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome | City Centre
Dazed Disco
19th September 11pm - 3am
Sixty Six
Bristols' biggest disco night, Dazed Disco, is back like never before at a brand new venue!
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Off Campus | Welcome
Propaganda Indie Party
19th September 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.
Freshers Event | Club Nights | Bar Events | Night | Music | Club | Ticketed | Welcome | City Centre
Marbling workshop at Bower
21st September noon - 2pm
A block shared space -Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
Charise from Creatopia will be running this workshop - learn the history of this amazing art form, and how to create incredible patterns using traditional marbling techniques.
Bower Ashton Event | Alcohol Free | Welcome
K-Pop Demon Hunters + Bubble Tea
21st September 6pm - 8pm
Frenchay Campus, Union 1, Upper Engagement Space
Come join us for a cosy night in and make your own bubble tea!
Frenchay Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Nature walk and Picnic at Bower
22nd September noon - 2:30pm
Students' Union Cafe and Bar-Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
Come and join in with a relaxed walk and picnic over in Ashton Court.
Bower Ashton Event | Freshers - Day Time | Free | Alcohol Free | UNION - Green / Sustainable | Green Space | Community Garden | Welcome
Freshers' Fair 2026 Day 1
23rd September 11am - 4pm
The Students' Union, Frenchay Campus
Join in and find out about everything that The Students’ Union, sports clubs, societies, and the University itself has to offer. Taking place across two days, come and enjoy the festivities on 23 and 24 September!
Frenchay Event | Freshers - Day Time | Welcome | Day
Freshers' Fair 2026 Day 2
24th September 11am - 4pm
The Students' Union, Frenchay Campus
Join in and find out about everything that The Students’ Union, sports clubs, societies, and the University itself has to offer. Taking place across two days, come and enjoy the festivities on 23 and 24 September!
Frenchay Event | Freshers - Day Time | Welcome | Day
Pottery Painting at Bower
24th September noon - 2pm
A block shared space -Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
Come and paint some pottery, once painted we will be sending them to Trylla Ceramics studio to fire in their kiln, we will collect once fired so you must be available to collect your finished piece 2 weeks later from the SU info desk at Bower.
Bower Ashton Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Meet the Dawgs @ Glenside
28th September noon - 2pm
The Students' Union, Glenside Campus
Back by popular demand! Take a break to meet and cuddle a friendly dog while learning more about local dog rescue charity DAWG!
Glenside Event | Free | Welcome
Switch tournament and Crisp party at Bower
29th September noon - 2pm
Students' Union Cafe and Bar-Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
Come to the SU cafe area for a Mario Kart Switch tournament and the Wall of Crisps to keep you going. .
Bower Ashton Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Boardgame cafe at Glenside Campus
30th September 12:30pm - 2:30pm
The Hub, Glenside Campus
Play board games, plus free tea, coffee and snacks!
Welcome
Bower Ashton Welcome Fair 2026
1st October 11am - 3pm
A Block, Bower Ashton Campus
City Campus Students - The Bower Welcome Fair is your go-to for everything you need to know about life at UWE Bristol.!
Freshers Event | Bower Ashton Event | Free | Welcome
Free Drug Testing Kits @ Bower Freshers Fair
1st October 11am - 3pm
B Block, Room 0B018.
Come and pick up a free drug testing kit and have a confidential chat with someone from the drop who can answer any questions and provide some harm reduction advice.
Bower Ashton Event | Welcome | drug testing
Sip 'N' Paint (Frenchay)
2nd October noon - 2pm
Upper Engagement Space, Union 1
Come along and enjoy some soft drinks whilst you paint and meet new people!
Welcome
Welcome Social
2nd October 6pm - 9pm
Room 3X105, Frenchay Campus, Bristol
For Members and Non-Members: Join us on Friday 2nd October at Frenchay Campus in room 3X105 for our first social! Learn more about the society, our upcoming plans for the year and meet the committee + other members.
Society Events | Frenchay Event | Free | Give It A Go | Welcome | Room Booking
Create your own body butter at Bower.
5th October noon - 2pm
A block shared space -Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
create your own custom body butter using natural ingredients in a fun, relaxed, and mindful environment with Wadziies Little shop.
Bower Ashton Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Black History Month | Welcome
Shrinky Dink Key Chain and Jewellery Making
5th October 1pm - 4pm
Upper Engagement Space, Union 1, Frenchay Campus
Join us and make your own keychain or jewellery using shrink plastic plus vibrant markers and chalks!
Frenchay Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
PGR Community Fair
6th October 11am - 3pm
Union 1
Come to Union 1 on Frenchay to meet other Postgraduate Research students at UWE Bristol and engage in community activities such as panel discussions, poster presentations and stalls.
Welcome
First Crafty club of the year at Bower - make a bag buddy
8th October noon - 2pm
A block shared space -Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
Come to the first crafty club of the year and make a simple (or not so simple) bag buddy!
Bower Ashton Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Fabric Printing: Dye Sublimation with Blue Roll Press at Bower
13th October noon - 2pm
A block shared space -Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
This workshop is run by Bristol based Print Collective, Blue Roll Press, try out Fabric Printing : dye Sublimation,
Bower Ashton Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Nature Gelli Printing at Bower
15th October noon - 3pm
Bower Ashton campus, A Block Shared Space
Join us for Nature Gelli painting and create your very own print to decorate your room!
Bower Ashton Event | Free | Alcohol Free | Welcome
BME Speed Friending: REP YOUR FLAG!
16th October 6pm - 9pm
Union 2, The Students' Union Frenchay Campus
All students welcome! Come and join us for our popular speed-friending event, and if you can, come dressed in your county's flag colours!
Frenchay Event | Free | Welcome
Air dry clay ghosts at Bower
22nd October noon - 2pm
A block shared space -Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT.
Make your own air dry clay ghost or decorate a ready made one.
Bower Ashton Event | Alcohol Free | Welcome
Halloween Pub Crawl
30th October 7pm - 11pm
The Anchor, Gloucester Road
When: 30th October, 7pm Starting location: The Anchor, Gloucester Rd Theme: Your Halloween Costume!
Society Events | Bar Events | Free | Welcome | City Centre | Halloween

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