St Mary Redcliffe Church

You're invited St Mary Redcliffe after hours for an evening of live music on Saturday 13th June. Whether you're a devoted music lover or just looking for a night out that matters, this is for you. Book via Headfirst buff.ly/qf9ioHV

An exciting opportunity has come up to join our Music Department at St Mary Redcliffe! Find the full role description on the vacancies page of our website buff.ly/7j8dYxt. For queries about the role please email our Director of Music joe.cryan@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk.

For #AscensionDay let’s champion a return to public view for William Hogarth’s vast Ascension triptych - proof the English could rival the Continentals in grand-scale church history painting. Painted for St Mary Redcliffe, it now hangs hidden behind a curtain in St Nicholas, Bristol. Surely it deserves better?

The Redcliffe Sessions | Saturday 13th June. Tickets via Headfirst buff.ly/qf9ioHV 45% proceeds support St Mary Redcliffe's journey towards ecological sustainability – solar panels, heat pumps, and a future-focused church rooted in 800 years of history. #indiemusic

Rush Sunday, our 500 yr old civic service takes place this Sunday from 10:30am. Founded to commemorate William Canynges' first mass as priest in 1467 the first services took place in 1493. If you'd like to take part in an event rich in local history, do join us for the service!

Help Brutus make history. Follow the link for more info and to sponsor the climb: stmaryredcliffe.com/spireclimb

For the first time in 154 years, a vicar is climbing the spire at #stmaryredcliffe. The last recorded climb? 1872, during a thunderstorm! Our Vicar Brutus ascends for a sponsored climb on 2 June to bless our weather vane as we embrace solar energy and net zero goals.

Tickets are now on sale for Nick Heyward's The 12 Dates of Christmas concert on 30th November 2026! Join us for what promises to be a special live experience that blends his much-loved catalogue with a festive, acoustic feel. Tickets are now on sale at buff.ly/JwTieV1

We're very excited to announce that the next Redcliffe Session will welcome Bristol's very own Dogsbody in a special acoustic set and the extraordinary Alex Pester! A night of acoustic guitar, strings and vocals on Saturday 13th June at 7pm. Headfirst | buff.ly/oMNOIdX

Nick Heyward | The 12 Dates of Christmas tour is coming to St Mary Redcliffe on 30th November 2026! Tickets go on sale TOMORROW AT 10am buff.ly/JwTieV1 #nickheyward #haircut100 #christmas2026 #bristolconcert

🙏 Ascension Day at St Mary Redcliffe Thursday 14th May | 7:30pm Join us for one of the Church's greatest feasts with our Vicar Rev Brutus Green preaching. Beautiful music. Deanery gathering. Reception to follow. All welcome. #AscensionDay #Bristol #StMaryRedcliffe

Screening at SMR of the People’s Emergency Briefing. Ten leading climate experts brief an audience of more than 1200 politicians on the implications of the climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security, and the economy. #bristolenvironment #screening

St Mary Redcliffe has a rich history in poetry with Bristol born poet Thomas Chatterton writing some of his most famous work onsite. For National Poetry Day come and celebrate with the Simon Armitage, Karen Solie, and Rachel Bower. All three writers will be reading their poems.

Join us for a new production of Mozart’s classic comedy, Così fan tutte, on Saturday 30th May. This hilarious farce, edited and adapted in English, is performed in just two hours, bringing Mozart's timeless story to life with a unique twist. Tickets | buff.ly/LG8vvHw

Come along to a very special event for National Poetry Day with the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Forward Poetry Prize winner Karen Solie, and the excellent poet and novelist Rachel Bower on 3 October 2026! buff.ly/CyUW2W8 #nationalpoetryday2026 #bristolpoetry

After 6 months of specialist restoration, St Mary Redcliffe's West Window is ready to welcome visitors. A masterpiece by John Hardman Powell (1868) depicting the Annunciation. Come and see it – guided tours every Friday & Saturday. #StainedGlass #BristolHeritage #VictorianGothic

🎵 Tomorrow, 1–2pm: Free organ recital at St Mary Redcliffe with Alison Howell. Programme features works by Mary Beth Bennett, Brenda Portman, Cecilia McDowall, Amy Summers & Bach. No booking needed. ⚠️ Access via south porch (north entrance closed). #Bristol #ClassicalMusic

Join us this Saturday for an evening of funk and soul music at 19:00! Tickets are available on Headfirst and the link is in bio! #thisweekbristol #livemusic #bristol #visitbristol #musicevents

Here's a snippet of our Redcliffe Session with HUMM in support of Womankind Bristol! Join us for our next Redcliffe Session on Saturday 25th April in support of Campaign Against Living Miserably with Evangeline and Rosie Alexandra! Tickets |buff.ly/UbWHexw

Free lunchtime culture this Thursday. International pianist Catriona Mackenzie performs Maxwell Davies, Grieg & Hopekirk at #StMaryRedcliffe. 1–2pm. No booking needed – just turn up. 🎹 #BristolCulture #ClassicalMusic