Calendar of Upcoming Events
April 2024
Thursday 18th April - Espensen Spirit Bar at Found Footage Festival
For the first time in five years, Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show) return to Bristol to take you on a guided tour through their latest and greatest VHS finds from America, including a video dating tape for women in 1987, a striptease video called "Males In Motion," and a mysterious New Age seminar called "Elimination: The First Step."
The Found Footage Festival debuted in New York City in 2004 and has gone on to sell out hundreds of shows each year across the U.S., Canada and the UK, including the Just For Laughs Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Bonnaroo. It has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and National Public Radio and has been named a critics? pick in The Guardian and The New York Times. The FFF can also be seen in their weekly YouTube series, VCR Party Live!, and the award-winning documentary, Chop & Steele, now available on blu-ray and video-on-demand.
May
Saturday May 11th - Espensen Spirit Bar at Joan Crawford double bill with Film Noir UK.
"If you want to see the girl next door, go next door!" Joan Crawford
A Hollywood icon and a star that shined for over half a century. Joan Crawford's (1904-1977) film career most certainly had it's ups and downs and yet, every aspect of her work is fascinating and spell bounding.
With this very special Joan Crawford Double Bill, which highlights two key titles from the 1930s and 1950s, Film Noir UK will be able to show you the reason why Crawford is classed as the Queen of Hollywood.
Thursday 16th - Sunday 19th - The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival - dedicated to screening repertory fantasy, action, science-fiction and horror films from around the world and celebrating the people that made them.
Espensen Spirit will be there for the third year running with our mobile bar.
June
Sunday June 2nd - BS5 Summer Market
Monday June 10th - Espensen Spirit Bar at UWE Graduation
July
Saturday July 20th - Espensen Spirit wedding booking
September
Sunday September 8th - BS5 Autumn Market
October
Forbidden Worlds The Big Scream - TBC
November
December
Saturday 1st/Sunday 2nd - BS5 Christmas Markets
