Downtown Bristol Events Calendar
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Events marked with this icon are outside Historic Downtown Bristol, however the organizer's main presence is here in the Main Street District. These events are being promoted on this website because they are organized by an official downtown business.
- Theatre Bristol presents Into the Woods November 15–24 Paramount Bristol
- Brunch w/ Mama Molasses November 17 Bloom Cafe & Listening Room
- Friends of the Bristol Public Library Meeting November 18 Bristol Public Library
- The Perfect Man in the Perfect Place presented by Eric Buckland November 18 Bristol Public Library
- State Street String Band November 18 Blackbird Bakery
- Wine & Unwind Wednesday w/Jared Bentley November 20 Lumac Rooftop Bar
- Light-Up Holiday Cards: Paper Circuits November 21 Bristol Public Library
- Canvas Class November 21 Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
- Ryan Ward November 21 Cascade Draft House
- Matt Smile November 21 O'Mainnin's Pub
- Jimmie Rodgers Historical Marker Unveiling November 22 Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- The Dusty Travelers November 22 Bloom Cafe & Listening Room
- BIG Son November 22 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Osara November 22 O'Mainnin's Pub
- YWCA Women's Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk November 23 YWCA
- International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day November 23 Bristol Hotel
- Fused Glass Ornaments November 23 Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
- John Paul USA Tokyo Street Food November 23 Cascade Draft House
- Front Country November 23 Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- Mike Preslar November 23 Cascade Draft House
- The Diamonds November 23 Blackbird Bakery
- Jimmi D with Catfish Frye November 23 Delta Blues BBQ
- James Meadows November 23 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Daniel Byrd's Boogie Collective November 23 O'Mainnin's Pub
- Downtown Bristol's Annual Christmas Open House November 25 Downtown Bristol
- Anthony Mangrum November 25 Blackbird Bakery
- Mick Kyte November 26 Cascade Draft House
- Wine & Unwind Wednesday w/Coupe' Deville November 27 Lumac Rooftop Bar
- Thanksgiving at Vivian's Table November 28 Bristol Hotel
- Radio Bristol Book Club November 28 Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- JP Parsons November 28 O'Mainnin's Pub
- Black Friday Savings at Kil'n Time November 29 Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
- 3 Mile Smile! November 29 Cascade Draft House
- Tinsley Ellis and Tommy Castro & the Painkillers November 29 Paramount Bristol
- Coupe DeVille November 29 Delta Blues BBQ
- Matt Smile November 29 Quaker Steak and Lube
- ShadeZ Of Grey November 29 O'Mainnin's Pub
- Small Business Saturday November 30 Downtown Bristol
- Small Business Saturday Savings at Kil'n Time! November 30 Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
- Tomcats November 30 Delta Blues BBQ
- The Swing Band November 30 Blackbird Bakery
- Demon Waffle w/ Regular Of The Obscene November 30 Bloom Cafe & Listening Room
- Jason Lloyd November 30 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Holiday Open House December 1 Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- Mark O'Connor's "An Appalachian Christmas" December 1 Paramount Bristol
- Annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting December 2 Cumberland Square Park
- State Street String Band December 2 Blackbird Bakery
- Future of Virginia Business Law Roundtable December 3 Bristol Chamber of Commerce
- Cookies with Santa December 3 Blackbird Bakery
- An Evening with Ketch Secor & Molly Tuttle December 4 Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- Wine & Unwind Wednesday w/The Stone Mountain Serenaders December 4 Lumac Rooftop Bar
- An Evening with Ketch Secor & Molly Tuttle December 4 Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- Canvas Class December 5 Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
- Bristol Christmas Parade December 5 Downtown Bristol
- Rebecca Lee Daniels December 5 Blackbird Bakery
- Miracle on 34th Street December 6–22 Theatre Bristol
- First Fridays: Art D'vine December 6 Downtown Bristol
- Ian Feathers December 6 Cascade Draft House
- Mike Farris Sings! – The Soul of Christmas December 6 Paramount Bristol
- Momma Molasses December 6 Blackbird Bakery
- Santa at The Center December 7 Downtown Center
- Kevin Lorenz December 7 Blackbird Bakery
- The Brewery Comedy Tour December 7 Bristol Station Brews & Taproom
- Momma Molasses December 7 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Robert Earl Keen: Countdown to Christmas December 7 Paramount Bristol
- Featured Artist Meet & Greet:Kandee Wallace December 10 Blackbird Bakery
- Wine & Unwind Wednesday w/Trisha Gene Brady December 11 Lumac Rooftop Bar
- The Diamonds December 12 Blackbird Bakery
- Bristol Ballet presents "The Nutcracker" December 13–14 Paramount Bristol
- Adam Bolt December 13 Cascade Draft House
- Farm & Fun Time Christmas Ball December 13 Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- Rylee Peters December 13 Blackbird Bakery
- Daniel Messer December 13 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Fused Glass Workshop December 14 Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
- Naughty Elf Pub Crawl December 14 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Shannan Miller December 14 Blackbird Bakery
- Sam Collie December 14 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Lunch with Santa December 15 Quaker Steak and Lube
- State Street String Band December 16 Blackbird Bakery
- Journey's End December 17 Downtown Bristol
- Wine & Unwind Wednesday w/Megan Jean & The KFB December 18 Lumac Rooftop Bar
- Cleve Edwards December 18 Blackbird Bakery
- Radio Bristol Book Club December 19 Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- Anthony Wayne Vibe December 19 Cascade Draft House
- Wolf Hills Jazz Quartet December 19 Blackbird Bakery
- Julie Williams December 20 Cascade Draft House
- Ian Feathers December 20 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Virginia West December 21 Blackbird Bakery
- Saul Brooks December 21 Quaker Steak and Lube
- The Wizards of Winter December 22 Paramount Bristol
- The Diamonds December 26 Blackbird Bakery
- Dirt Road Rising December 27 Cascade Draft House
- Anthony Mangrum December 27 Blackbird Bakery
- Melissa & Kayla McKinny December 27 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Lady & the Tramp Kids Canvas Class December 28 Kil'n Time Ceramics Studio
- Pinion Pine December 28 Blackbird Bakery
- Aaron Walker December 28 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Free Screening: The First Rainbow Coalition January 2 Paramount Bristol
- An Evening with Dailey & Vincent January 3 Paramount Bristol
- Kelly J January 3 Quaker Steak and Lube
- JP Parsons January 4 Quaker Steak and Lube
- The Black Jacket Symphony: Led Zeppelin January 9–10 Paramount Bristol
- Ryan Ward January 10 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Chris Long January 11 Cascade Draft House
- Corey Snowden January 11 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Zamar Band January 17 Cascade Draft House
- Henry Cho January 17 Paramount Bristol
- Victor Lawson January 17 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Monica Woodard and Dave Sizemore January 18 Cascade Draft House
- Laura Thurston January 18 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Nicholas Jamerson January 24 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Trey Epling January 25 Quaker Steak and Lube
- Rebirth Brass Band February 1 Paramount Bristol
- The Steeldrivers February 6 Paramount Bristol
- Bill Engvall February 9 Paramount Bristol
- The HillBenders: WhoGrass! February 29 Paramount Bristol
- Triumphant Quartet April 18 Paramount Bristol