Bridgwater Arts Centre

29/08/2026

We need you! 🎬✨

As part of our 80th anniversary celebrations, Bridgwater Arts Centre is creating a short film with students from Bridgwater and Taunton College (UCS College Group), capturing 80 stories from people connected to Bridgwater Arts Centre.

We’d love you to be part of this exciting project and share your story with us! 💙

Interested? Get in touch to find out more by emailing [email protected]

28/08/2026

🎨 Get Creative at Bridgwater Arts Centre!

We’ve got a fantastic line-up of creative workshops coming up:

🖌️ Creative Working Workshop – 11 September
🧩 Mosaic Workshop – 26 September
👟 Funky Footwear – 3 October
🌿 Festive Willow – 5 December

Whether you’re a creative pro or just fancy trying something new, there’s something for everyone!

🎟️ Book your place today: www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk/events/

27/08/2026

Applications Now Open!

Bridgwater Arts Centre is inviting artists, makers, and craftspeople to apply for a stall at our Arts & Crafts Christmas Market on Saturday 28 November 2026 (11am to 3pm).

If you create unique handmade products, artwork, gifts, or crafts, we'd love to hear from you.

How to Apply Email [email protected] with: • High-quality photographs of your products
• Links to your website and/or social media

Key Information • £15 per 6ft x 2ft table pitch
• Donation to the Mayor's Charity Raffle requested from each stallholder
• Public Liability Insurance required

📆 Applications close: 20 September 2026
📆 Successful applicants notified by: 25 September 2026

Spaces are limited and will be allocated following the application review process.

26/08/2026

Join us for a relaxed evening celebrating community, culture and connection.

Please come along and support this event

25/08/2026

We are so excited to welcome the incredible Danny McNamara, the voice and founder of Embrace to Bridgwater Arts Centre on Sunday 20th September!

Join Danny for a very special evening as he looks back on 30 years of Embrace, sharing memories, stories and celebrating the music that has made the band such a much-loved part of British music.

📅 Sunday 20th September
📍 Bridgwater Arts Centre

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now, don’t miss this very special evening. Book your tickets here: www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk/event/thirty-years-of-embrace-with-lead-singer-danny-mcnamara/

24/08/2026

Join us at Bridgwater Arts Centre on 2 September for an afternoon of beautiful live music with the Kilima Quartet.

Based in South Somerset and formed in 2025, this talented professional string quartet brings together a wealth of experience from across the musical world, from symphony orchestras and folk bands to baroque and electric music.

📅 2 September
📍 Bridgwater Arts Centre

Come along, settle in and enjoy an afternoon of live music. Book tickets today: www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk/event/music-by-the-river-kilima-quartet/

23/08/2026

Help us celebrate 80 years of Bridgwater Arts Centre! 🎉

We’re putting together a special 80th anniversary exhibition, celebrating eight decades of creativity, community and culture in the heart of Bridgwater.

We’d love your help to bring our history to life!
Do you have an old photograph, poster, programme, ticket, newspaper clipping, artwork, costume or other pieces of Arts Centre memorabilia tucked away at home?

📸 We’d love to hear from you!

Every object has a story. Help us tell ours. ❤️

21/08/2026

Looking for a friendly place to get creative, enjoy a cuppa and have a good chat? Come along to our Knit & Knatter group at the Bridgwater Arts Centre.

Whether you’re a keen knitter, a crochet enthusiast or simply fancy trying something new, you’re very welcome.

📅 Every Thursday
⏰ 10am–12pm
📍 Bridgwater Arts Centre

Bring along your latest project, enjoy a coffee and craft to your heart’s content in good company. ❤️

20/08/2026

🎨➕📐 Everyone had a blast at our FREE Maths in Art Workshop, led by our superstar volunteer Jonet! It was fantastic to see so much creativity, curiosity and fun as participants explored the connection between maths and art.

A huge thank you to Jonet for sharing their time, skills and enthusiasm with our community. 💙

Stay up to date with all our workshops, events and creative opportunities by signing up to our newsletter: 👉 https://www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk/