Slapstick Festival
20th anniversary
Slapstick Festival returns to Bristol to celebrate its 20th anniversary edition!
Featuring 35 classic, silent and visual film events alongside top-tier comedy performances across Bristol’s iconic venues, including Bristol Beacon, Bristol Old Vic, Watershed, and more.
This five-day celebration, from Wednesday 12th February to Sunday 16th February 2025, promises plenty of surprises, classic films, live music and laughs with special guests like Stand Up legend Ben Elton, Sir Michael Palin, Samira Ahmed, Lucy Porter, Alasdair Beckett-King, Adam Hills, Rick Wakeman, Robert Lindsay and more still to be announced.
Many of our events are BSL signed.
Upcoming Events
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On Radio Three’s Sound of Cinema Matthew Sweet discusses our festival and takes a New Year look at some of the great musical scores associated with slapstick films.
Drum roll please as we unveil the exciting and star-studded programme for Slapstick 2024, including the long-awaited return of our cherished Gala to the venue where it all began, now renamed Bristol Beacon and looking and sounding truly glorious after its extensive refit.
