St Anne’s Open House 2026

St Anne’s Open House returns 12–14 June 2026 — and this year, we’re marking something special. St Anne’s House turns five, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how: opening our studios and spaces to the whole city.

The weekend opens on Friday 12 June with an evening launch from 6pm to late — performances from the Nightingale Choir, La Popelei, Nia and Jenny, and Emma Gregory, plus screen printing in the Wellbeing Room and DJs into the night. Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June are open 11am–6pm both days, with a packed programme running across the building.

Across the weekend you’ll find 20+ open studios, major exhibitions including Cowboy Builder by Duke Mitchell and They Loved This Spot by Alaric Hobbs, film screenings by Ad Infinitum, hands-on workshops, community activity, soft play for little ones, and a Treasure Hunt for all ages. On Saturday and Sunday, we’re also the biggest venue on the BS4 Arts Trail — with 15 guest artists taking over the Mill Room.

Workshops include textile screen printing, paper-making drawing on the heritage of the old Paper Board Mill, woodblock printing from the Diana Bloomfield Archive, and a full-day shadow puppet workshop with Finn Strivens and Jake Garber (booking required).

The Bristol Cooperative Gym, Community Pottery and Bristol Community Sauna are all open across the weekend too — come and see the whole building in action.

Keeping you fuelled throughout: Cibomatto’s ground floor café is open all weekend, with Tasty Ragga serving Caribbean street food on Saturday and Sunday, and Jazweiners joining us on Friday evening.

Free. No booking required (except Inner Shadow Puppets Workshop). All welcome.

Full programme here!