r/BristolDND is open again!

[u/SpikeyTaco]

After 2 years of being restricted and 6 years of being unmoderated, r/BristolDND has finally reopened.

Welcome back to the Reddit community for Dungeons & Dragons players in Bristol, UK!

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We'll start by adding all the general customisations, rules, flairs, and extremely basic automod.

But the plan is to offer and collaborate on a local events calendar, as well as to provide useful resources, such as a directory of local game venues and pubs with free or cheap bookable rooms.

If anyone is interested in collaborating or is aware of any similar listings, please share them below!

Here are just a few events that I'm aware of, to start us off!

Upcoming Events in Bristol:

(End of May & June 2026)

Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Sundays (Beginner Friendly)
Sun, 24 May 2026 | Small Bar | Organised Games

Dungeon and Dames Women only DND
Tue, 26 May 2026 | Replay Bristol | Organised Games

Fire & Dice
Thu, 28 May 2026 | Bristol Improv Theatre | Interactive D&D Live Show

Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Nights (Beginner Friendly)
Thu, 11 June 2026 | Small Bar | Organised Games

The Drag Dungeoneers
Thu, 11 June 2026 | Bristol Improv Theatre | Interactive D&D Live Show

Dungeons & Dragons Pub Quiz
Thu, 18 June 2026 | Chance & Counters (Gloucester Rd) | Pub Quiz

Fire & Dice
Thu, 25 June 2026 | Bristol Improv Theatre | Interactive D&D Live Show

Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Sundays (Beginner Friendly)
Sun, 28 June 2026 | Wiper & True Brewery | Organised Games

Frequently Recurring Events:

East Bristol Adventurers
Every Tuesday | Grounded (Fishponds) | Games Night

Diverse Bristol D&D Tabletop Social
1st & 3rd Tuesdays | Totos By The River | Organised Games

North Street Games' Roleplaying Night
1st, 2nd & 3rd Sundays | The Coronation (BS3) | Games Night

[u/SpikeyTaco]

Subreddit Update:

[20 May 2026]

Please share any feedback or requests you have. This is your community too, let's shape it together.

Changes:

• Rules Added
  1. Be Kind.
  2. Keep It Relevant.
  3. Promotions are allowed if it adds to the local community.
  4. No NSFW Material.
• Flairs Added (And applied to previous posts)
  • Chatter 💬
  • Questions 🧠
  • Request ❗
  • Resource 🧰
  • I Made This! 🛠️
  • Game Finder 🎲
  • Events & Social 🗓️
  • Venue 📍
  • Promotion 🪧
  • Announcement 📢 [Mod Only]
• User Flairs Added
  • Full list of D&D 5e classes + Dungeon Master, all customisable.
• New Subreddit Icon
  • Made by me, mixing two Creative Commons license icons together.
• New Subreddit Banner
  • 'Heist Planning' by Alexandre Honoré

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Coming soon:

• Some form of events calendar tool.
• A stickied local venue/rooms post.

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Ideas:

• A shared events newsletter
• Monthly, or at least recurring, "Game Finder" Threads
• Community/Group-based User flairs. (e.g. The Hoard, Drag Dungeoneers, Wonky Line Cult, Fire & Dice, etc.)

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[u/EndlessPug]

It returns! For reference, I'm the person who has been running East Bristol Adventurers for the last 3 and a bit years (where we play all kinds of TTRPGs, not just D&D).

Anyone looking to organise similar events in the city might find my blogpost on how I did it useful.

[u/SpikeyTaco → u/EndlessPug]

Awesome to have you here!

I linked your Reddit post since it requires a Discord invite, but I'm happy to direct folks to wherever is best for them to find info.

The final calendar will have descriptions for info and such, but I thought I'd make the reopening post useful for those who see it.

[u/EndlessPug → u/SpikeyTaco]

Honestly the Reddit post is probably the best summary - I don't post the Discord link publicly because I'm paranoid about spambots finding it.

Couple of things to add:

Salty Sirens: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/excelsior-bristol/sun-13-apr-salty-siren-social-127286#e127286

Wonky Line Cult: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/small-bar/sun-24-may-dungeons-dragons-one-shot-sundays-beginner-friendly-our-100th-event--146177#e146177

[u/SpikeyTaco → u/EndlessPug]

No worries, not sharing the link publicly makes sense. It's not mass-marketed.

Thanks! I've got Wonky Line Cult. I just listed them using their event names. I couldn't find any live links for Salty Sirens; the one you linked was 2025.

I'll add a couple more as suggested, but will save big updates for the calendar, as organiser names, socials, and such will be very useful.

[u/dotdotdotbeast]

I'd like to add Hoard dungeons on redcatch road in knowle as a place to get some awesome DnD experiences. We do monthly beginners one shots and also monthly themed one shots for more experienced players! Plus loads of other RPG and other nerd stuff

[u/SpikeyTaco → u/dotdotdotbeast]

I'll add a stickied venues post for this type of thing to not overcrowd this one post.

We definitely want to support the Hoard and keep our local D&D dedicated venue open and thriving!

[u/dotdotdotbeast → u/SpikeyTaco]

Awesome stuff man. I'll drop the dedicated events for each month off here when they get announced.

[u/dotdotdotbeast → u/dotdotdotbeast]

Check out my post to see how cool the space is

[u/_Vaccine_]

I'm the organiser for the Bristol Gaymers TTRPG night, a free to attend evening of oneshots that we hold every second Tuesday of the month at the Old Market Tavern! The event is open to LGBT+ people and allies. We book spaces via headfirst just to control table sizes, next one is on the 9th of June

I'm also the DM for the Drag Dungeoneers - thanks for including us already!

[u/SpikeyTaco → u/_Vaccine_]

Vaccine! Wow, it feels like we're gathering a D&D Council for Bristol.

I didn't know that you also arranged the Bristol Gaymers nights. Happy to add as soon as it's listed!

[u/_Vaccine_ → u/SpikeyTaco]

I'll post here once the event is up :)

[u/SoupTaker]

Excited to be going to Fire & Dice next thursday. Might end up meeting some fellow redditors there!

[u/xeroxeroxero]

This is fantastic news. A quick question: as an enjoyer of other RPGs, is discussion (and organising) around non-D&D games going to be avoided here? No worries either way, obviously, just keen to know if the sub is exclusively for D&D only.

[u/SpikeyTaco → u/xeroxeroxero]

Open to all TTRPGs and relevant posts!

As a local sub, there's little reason to keep it strict. It's niche enough already and welcomes more people into the community.

[u/xeroxeroxero → u/SpikeyTaco]

Fantastic news!

[u/PeripheralVillage]

At long last!

[u/PlinkingPlanks]

Lol, trying to work out if youre a horror fan, or fan of musicals.

[u/SpikeyTaco → u/PlinkingPlanks]

How so?

Edit: Ah, I saw your other comment. I am neither. But very close.