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What's On in North Somerset

Things to do in and around North Somerset: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story What's On in North Somerset: the Super Half, Then the Beach Race Weston Super Half on Sunday 4 October, the Beach Race on 16 to 18 October, then half term, carnival on 13 November and Fireworks at Sea on the 14th. · 8 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. Thu 1 Oct Oasiz 7.30pm · The Blakehay · From £23.58
  2. Thu 1 Oct Pieces of My Life 7.30pm · Front Room Theatre
  3. Sat 3 Oct Clevedon Salthouse Fields parkrun 9am · Clevedon Salthouse Park · Free
  4. Sat 3 Oct Kid Carpet and The Noisy Animals: Jack and The Beanstalk (Sort Of) 11am · Front Room Theatre
  5. Sat 3 Oct Nailsea community clean-up 1pm · Millennium Park, near the skate park
  6. Sat 3 Oct Ska on the Pier 4pm · The Grand Pier
  7. Sat 3 Oct An Evening With Danny McNamara, from Embrace 7.30pm · The Blakehay · From £28.70
  8. Sun 4 Oct Weston Super Half 8.15am · Marine Parade
  9. Wed 7 Oct Haile Selassie: The West Country Years, a talk by George Brendon 6.30pm · Weston Museum · From £5
  10. Thu 8 Oct The Selfish Giant 4.30pm · The Blakehay · From £8.20
  11. Fri 9 Oct Halloween Toddler Crafts 10.15am · Weston Museum · From £5
  12. Fri 9 Oct The Friends of The Playhouse: 35th Anniversary Performance 7.30pm · The Playhouse

More stories

Half Term October Half Term in North Somerset: 26 to 30 October North Somerset's half term is 26 to 30 October, but Clevedon School breaks up on 16 October. What's on at the Grand Pier, Tyntesfield and Weston Museum. · 6 min read Christmas Tyntesfield at Christmas 2026: Opening Days, Prices, Events Tyntesfield is open every day to New Year except 24 and 25 December, with house mini-tours on November weekdays. Prices, parking and the Christmas events. · 4 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday in North Somerset: Parades on 8 November Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. Parade times for Weston's Grove Park, Portishead High Street, Nailsea and Clevedon, and the road closures to plan around. · 4 min read Christmas Santa's Grotto in Weston-super-Mare 2026: Dates and Prices Grand Pier grotto 5 to 24 December at £19.95 a child; Noah's Ark's Santa's Library from 28 November at £13.95. Grinch visits, dog grotto and booking rules. · 5 min read Christmas Weston Panto 2026: Aladdin at the Playhouse, 4 to 31 Dec The Playhouse's 2026 panto is Aladdin with Michael Goble, 4 to 31 December. All 48 performance times, ticket prices from £25, and Christmas Eve shows. · 3 min read Weston-super-Mare Weston Beach Race: 16 to 18 October, £58 a weekend The 43rd Weston Beach Race runs 16 to 18 October 2026. A weekend adult ticket is £58, a Saturday ticket £30, and parking on the beach is £12 a day. · 4 min read Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Carnival: 7pm, Friday 13 November Weston's illuminated carnival sets off at 7pm on Friday 13 November 2026, with a pre-procession at 6.20pm. The council's own carnival page still shows 2025. · 5 min read Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare fireworks: 6.30pm on 14 November Fireworks at Sea lights Weston bay from 6.30pm on Saturday 14 November 2026, free from the promenade. The local club displays have not fixed 2026 dates yet. · 4 min read Christmas Weston Christmas lights: no date yet, market set for 21 Nov No North Somerset town has confirmed a 2026 Christmas lights switch-on. The eat:Weston Christmas market is set for Saturday 21 November in the Italian Gardens. · 4 min read