Slapstick Festival

A celebration of silent and classic screen comedy across multiple venues in central Bristol, returning in February 2027.

Slapstick Festival, a celebration of silent and classic screen comedy, returns to Bristol from 10–14 February 2027 with an impressive line-up of celebrity guests.

The festival aims to keep silent, visual and classic onscreen comedy alive for future generations by raising awareness, interest and appreciation of this unique art form, while developing new audiences for archive cinema.

Location
Events take place across several venues in central Bristol, including Watershed, Bristol Beacon and Bristol Old Vic (with more venues to be confirmed).

Tickets
Tickets and festival passes go on sale shortly via the Slapstick website.