Well, finally the English football season has started, with the added excitement of the forthcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers. You can watch Premier League games in pubs on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays - it's the best way to mix with native speakers!
Follow these links to find out more about Bristol Teams:
Bristol Rovers http://www.bristolrovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10328,00.html
Bristol City http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/Home/
Bristol Rugby http://bristol.officialshop.net/home.php
If football’s not your cup of tea, join us in supporting England against Australia in the Rugby Quarter-final in Marseille on 6 October.
FASHION
As a change from sport, visit The Mall at Cribbs Causeway for Fashion Week, running until 7 October. Fashion expert Mark Heyes knows all there is to know about the latest trends and high street collections, so come along to one of the fashion shows and hear his tips on what's hot and what's not for this autumn.
ART
At the Royal West of England Academy of Arts from 21 October until Christmas you can see the 155 Autumn Exhibition, with over 500 works, including painting, printmaking, sculpture and architecture selected from open submission. This popular annual show comprises an eclectic mix of styles, media and subjects.
On 31 October we have Halloween! Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, costume parties, viewing horror films and visiting "haunted houses". Halloween originated under the name of Samhain as a Pagan festival among the Celts of Ireland and Great Britain. The term Halloween (and its older rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day".
NOVEMBER
On 3 November on the Downs, come to see the Great Bristol Fireworks Fiesta!
Prepare to be dazzled by this spectacular fireworks display, featuring live stage entertainment and a new children's fireworks display.
Gates open 4.30pm, with the main fireworks display at 7pm followed by the bonfire and closing show on the Star fm stage. £5 to enter.
Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder, treason and plot,
I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
“November the Fifth” is also known variously as Bonfire Night, Fireworks Night, and Guy Fawkes Night – why is this celebrated in England? Guy Fawkes was a member of a group of English Roman Catholics who attempted to carry out "The Gunpowder Plot", an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I of England, to protest Protestant rule, on 5 November 1605.
For many reasons his conspiracy didn’t work, he was captured and tortured in order to find out the names of his co-conspirators. They were arrested and after being found guilty, they were taken to Old Palace Yard in Westminster, where they were hanged, drawn, and quartered. Since then, we have made life-size replicas of Guy, collect money for the festival, and build a big fire (a bonfire) where we burn “him” and let off fireworks to symbolise the planned explosion in Parliament. We have also burned in effigy other unpopular people too, including former PM Margaret Thatcher!
FILM
From 20 – 25 November at the Watershed Cinema on the Harbourside, we have the Encounters International Film Festival.
Combining the very best live action shorts with the cream of animation, the new 'Encounters' is a major celebration of the present and future of short film-making, and will feature industry forums, five days of the best international and British shorts around, plus masterclasses, workshops, networking events and a prestigious awards ceremony.
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