Cary Comes Home Festival 2024
Friday 29 November – Sunday 1 December 2024
Bristol Megascreen at Bristol Aquarium & Bristol Spiegeltent,
Anchor Rd, Bristol, UK, BS1 5TT
Join us in Cary Grant’s home city for a three-day celebration of how the Hollywood star’s early training as an acrobat lent physical prowess to many of his films and made a lasting impact on action cinema.
In this, our 10th anniversary, the line-up will include screenings, talks, walks, Q&As, insights into stunt work, circus elements and, for the first time since the festival began in 2014, a partnership with the magical Bristol Spiegeltent that will result in a gala finale featuring a special screening of TO CATCH A THIEF with a live cabaret show.
All in all, there is no better way to explore Grant’s legacy as a cinematic trailblazer and the original inspiration behind the quintessential action hero, James Bond.
“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant” (Cary Grant).
Experience Grant’s versatility, from the slapstick brilliance of BRINGING UP BABY to the high-stakes suspense of NORTH BY NORTHWEST, screening as part of Art of Action, a UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.
AT-A-GLANCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER
ONLINE
19:00 Cinematic Style
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER
ONLINE
19:30 To Catch A Spy
FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER
CARY GRANT STATUE
14:00 Raising Cary Grant Theatre Walk
BRISTOL MEGASCREEN
18:30 Opening Night Reception
19:45 North by Northwest
SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER
BRISTOL MEGASCREEN
10:00 I’m No Angel
12:00 Panel: Cary in Motion
14:00 Panel: Animal Magic!
16:00 Monkey Business
19:00 Bringing Up Baby – with live music
SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER
CARY GRANT STATUE
12:00 Raising Cary Grant Theatre Walk
BRISTOL MEGASCREEN
10:00 Holiday
13:00 The Awful Truth
15:00 My Favorite Wife
CHRISTMAS SPIEGELTENT
19:00 Closing Night Gala: To Catch A Thief – with live circus performance
All films are U or PG
Download a PDF of the programme
TICKETS
MEGASCREEN TICKETS:
£8.50/£5.00 Concessions
(Under 30s, Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, Refugees and Asylum Seekers)
MEGASCREEN FESTIVAL PASSES:
Early Bird Festival passes – £55 SOLDOUT!
Standard Festival passes – £60
Saturday Day Pass – £30
Sunday Day Pass – £24*
GALA TICKETS:
Tickets from £8-£156:
*Please note that tickets for the Gala are NOT included in festival or Sunday passes, as this event is managed separately by the Spiegeltent team. Tickets are selling very fast and are likely to sell out, so early booking is highly recommended!
Exclusive Prizes
🎟️ Festival Pass Holder Prize Draw! 🎟️
Here’s what you could win:
- Weekend Festival Pass: Bed and breakfast for two at the Royal Marriott Hotel, for 1 night;
- Saturday Pass: Cheetah Experience for two at Bristol Zoo;
- Sunday Pass: Dinner for four at the Avon Gorge Hotel.
Best Dressed Competition
Get your glad rags on and dress up to the nines for a chance to wine some amazing prizes!:
- Best dressed family or group: Bristol Aquarium – Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children);
- Best dressed couple of any description: Avery’s Wine Merchants – Ticket for 2 Wine and Jazz event;
- Gala Best dressed inspired by Cary Grant: Bristol Old Vic – £50 Gift Vouchers;
- Gala Best dressed inspired by Grace Kelly: Watershed Cinema – £50 Gift Voucher;
- Megascreen Best dressed people: Bristol Old Vic – £50 Gift Vouchers; and Watershed Cinema – £50 Gift Vouchers.
Raffle
We’re also holding a raffle across all days of the festival for a chance to win an Annual membership to Bristol Zoo, a family ticket to SS Great Britain, or a wine-tasting experience at Woodchester Valley Vineyard.
About the Festival
Directed by Professor Charlotte Crofts (Professor of Cinema Arts, UWE Bristol), Cary Comes Home (est. 2014) is a biennial festival which aims to celebrate Cary Grant’s Bristol roots, develop new audiences for his work and recreate the golden age of cinema-going. This year is our 10th anniversary!
Please support us by buying our Official Festival Merchandise, or donate using the button above.
Click on the map below for the location of our venues and ideas of where to stay (including amazing discounts from our hotel partners)!
