A Celebration of Community Power, Collaboration, and Commoning!
This happened on Saturday 22nd March 2025 @ Trinity
The Festival is over, but we have some follow-up events, that you will find on our What’s On page.
🌱 A day and night of… 🌱
✨ Connection:
Meeting changemakers, grassroots groups, and organisations shaping Bristol’s future.
✨ Collaboration:
The Bristol Commons and Trinity worked in partnership to hold a people’s assembly, an opportunity to share your power and wisdom to help shape Bristol’s communities and futures.
✨ Celebration:
Live music, collaborative performances, Incredible food from The Community Kitchen and powerful stories by the fire.
✨ Evening Magic:
Stories, songs, fireside conversations and feasting. There was an open-mic as well as a dance powered by 1Relation Soundsystem, a local crew playing the best of roots dub & reggae.
Themes of the Day
The heart of the festival was built around three pillar themes that shaped the day’s conversations, workshops, and activities.
🎨 Music & Arts – Explore how we can protect and nurture Bristol’s creative culture and celebrate creativity as a medium for connection and systemic change.
🌱 Health & Care – Dive into community-driven solutions for well-being and mutual care.
🏠 Housing – Discuss how we can protect and empower fair, sustainable, and shared living spaces for all.