Events

Ashton Gate Stadium, also home to Bristol City Football Club, is the leading sports and leisure venue in the South West of England.

Ashton Gate Stadium hosts a variety of events throughout the calendar year. Including the British & Irish Lions tours live at the Bristol Sports Bar & Grill, we host a number of prestigious sporting events on the biggest indoor pub screen in the UK.

This summer Wimbledon will be shown at the Sports Bar as well as our regular cocktail making masterclasses and our MoTown tribute night later in the year.

As well as hosting Ashton Gate events, we offer function room hire at very competitive rates for your very own party or event.

Upcoming Events

  • June

    World Cup Village at Ashton Gate

    Date
    June 14th to July 14th

    Ashton Gate will be the place to be to watch all of this summer’s key FIFA World Cup matches.

    Every match from the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be broadcast in on the largest indoor pub screen in the UK at the Bristol Sports Bar & Pizzeria.

    In addition, as the British summer finally arrives, a large Fan Village will be set up at the stadium, sponsored by Gorilla Grass, who will be providing the seated lawn.

    In the Fan Village will be a prosecco bar, Martin Miller Gin bar, cocktail bar, fish and chips and a BBQ.

  • May

    Make Some Noise - Celebrity Football Match

    Date
    Sunday, May 20th
    Time
    3pm
    Venue
    Ashton Gate

    Join Bristol City legends and celebrities from EastEnders and The Only Way Is Essex at Ashton Gate for a family charity football match supporting amazing children’s charities across the West Country.

    Radio station Heart has so far signed up, from Bristol City, legends Scott Murray, Louis Carey and Robin’s team coach, Lee Johnson. From your TV, Jake Wood, best known for playing Max Branning in EastEnders. Reality TV star, model and footballer, Calum Best and T.O.W.I.E. stars Jamie Argent aka ‘Arg’ and Dan Osborne. More players to be announced in the coming weeks.

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  • May

    Wedding Fayre Bristol

    Date
    Sunday, May 20th
    Time
    11am-3pm
    Venue
    Ashton Gate

    The best wedding fayre in the South West comes to Ashton Gate - admission is free and includes free bucks fizz and free gift bags!

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  • May

    Vegfest

    Date
    May, 26th & 27th
    Time
    11am-9pm

     

    VegfestUK welcomes a whole new set of features as well as retaining its traditional flavours in the form of more than 200 stalls, spread over three main concourses.

    The flagship Lansdown Restaurant, which can hold up to a thousand theatre-style, will play host to a variety of educational talks and cookery demos, all of which will run until 6pm each day. Meanwhile, a number of outdoor catering stalls will line Marina Dolman Way along the Lansdown Stand recreating a matchday “fan village” with local DJ’s and acoustic acts adding to the outdoor atmosphere.

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  • July

    Reggae Night

    Date
    Friday, July 13th
    Venue
    Heineken Lounge

    Join us at Ashton Gate for a night of reggae!

    Reggaelicious will be performing reggae music live music and the evening will also include a BBQ on the Heineken Lounge balcony overlooking the Ashton Gate pitch.

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  • July

    An Evening with Gary and Lee Johnson

    Date
    26th July
    Time
    7pm
    Venue
    Ashton Gate

    An exclusive evening of football focussed fun, entertainment and a charity auction to help raise vital funds for the Bristol Heart Institute Appeal.

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  • 2018

    Cocktail Masterclass

    Date
    Throughout The Year

    Our Ashton Gate events are not just sports-themed. Come and join us for a cocktail masterclass.

    We offer masterclasses for groups, perfect if you are planning your very own corporate party or hen night.

    Learn how to mix cocktails with the experts, and nibble on delicious tapas in the evening when you choose a premium package

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Recent events

As well as those events listed above, Ashton Gate is of course a sports venue, and over the past few weeks we've catered to huge attendances including some massive cup ties.

Recent football attendances included:

FC Twente 4,755
Barnsley 15,699
Plymouth (Cup) 8,106
Millwall 15,142
Aston Villa 18,191
Derby 17,317
Stoke City (Cup) 13,100
Bolton 14,063
Burton Albion 15,656
Leeds United 21,388
Crystal Palace (Cup) 20,732
Cardiff City 19,597
Preston North End 14,065
Middlesbrough 14,938
Nottingham Forest 17,066
Manchester United 25,603
Reading 18,780
Wolves 22,701
Norwich 18,439
Manchester City 25,653
QPR 18,454
Sunderland 19,020
Fulham 17,107
Sheffield Wednesday 15,170
Ipswich Town 17,823
Brentford 18,211
Birmingham City 15,015
Hull City 16,683

Recent rugby attendances:

Hartpury 5,788
Richmond 4,681
Ealing 5,875
London Scottish 6,994
Doncaster (B & I Cup) 5,094
UK Armed Forces 2,590
Nottingham 4,934
Leinster (Cup) 3,550
Cornish Pirates 9,547
Cardiff Blues (B&I Cup) 3,917
Bedford 7,857
Jersey Reds 6,259
Yorkshire Carnegie 5,873
Doncaster Knights 11,288

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