Bristol Events Calendar, Oct. 23 – 29

Monday, Oct. 23

  • Monday Funday. 1 p.m. at the Manross Library

Tuesday, Oct. 24

  • Fall Harvest Entertaining Ideas. 2 p.m. at the Manross Library

Wednesday, Oct. 25

  • Make It Yourself! Book Folding. 6:30 p.m. at the Manross Library
  • Knit Wits Knitters & Fiber Crafters Group. 6 p.m. at the Bristol Public Library
  • Cadence: Author Talk with Poet Sharon Arsego. 6:30 p.m. at the Bristol Public Library 
  • Open Mic Night. 9 p.m. at Bleachers Bar

Thursday, Oct. 26

  • Afternoon Movie: Book Club-The Next Chapter. 2 p.m. at the Bristol Public Library
  • Ceramic Pumpkin Painting Class. 5 p.m. at the Bristol Bazaar
  • Open Rehearsal with Al Fenton Big Band. 6:15 p.m. at the Carousel Museum 

Friday, Oct. 27

  • Friday Afternoon Tai Chi with Walter Bruce. 2 p.m. at the Manross Library
  • Adult Sip & Craft Event. 6 p.m. at the Bristol Bazaar
  • Lake Compounce Phantom Fall Fest. 6 – 10 p.m. at Lake Compounce
  • Trunk or Treat. 6 – 8 p.m. at the Asbury United Methodist Church
  • Greater Bristol Branch NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. 6 p.m. at Testa’s Banquet Facility in Southington
  • Live Music: Good Times Roll. 8:30 p.m. at Bleachers Bar

Saturday, Oct. 28

  • Bristol’s Historic Homes: Copper Ledges. 10 a.m. at the Bristol Historical Society 
  • Bristol Farmer’s Market. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 15 Riverside Ave. 
  • Not-So-Spooky Halloween Storytime. 10 a.m. at the Manross Library
  • Saturday Morning Tai Chi. 10 a.m. at the Bristol Public Library
  • Coffee Chat for English as Second Language Speakers. 10:30 a.m. at the Manross Library
  • Hauntingly Creative: Spooky Candle Making & Mimosas. 2 p.m. at the Bristol Bazaar
  • Halloween Spooktacular. 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the BAIMS Field 
  • Rocky Horror Picture Show with Live Shadow-casting by RKO Army. 5:30 p.m. at the Rockwell Theater at BAIMS
  • Live Music: Groove Grove. 9 p.m. at Bleachers Bar

Sunday, Oct. 29

  • Bloom Day at the Bristol Bazaar. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bristol Bazaar
  • Phantom Fall Fest. 12 noon – 10 p.m. at Lake Compounce
  • Karaoke Night. 8 p.m. at Rumba Lounge

Laura Bailey can be reached at lbailey@bristoledition.org


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About the Author

Laura Bailey
Photographer and photojournalist living in Bristol Connecticut