There’s always something cooking at Coexist Community Kitchen and everyone’s welcome.
We host fun cooking classes, thought-provoking talks with authors, lively street food pop-ups with music, and creative food & craft sessions. On Wednesdays, our Guest Chefs serve up takeaway meals, and our Monthly Meals are a great way to connect with others in your community.
Every event we host helps support our community outreach work. We also offer catering and kitchen hire—all of which helps keep the kitchen open and thriving.
Take a look below to see what’s on—we’d love to see you there.
Come and get involved
WHAT’S ON AT THE KITCHEN
January
Around the table
BOOK EVENT WITH BOOKHAUS
Saturday 24th January | 12:00-2:30pm
We’re thrilled to be partnering with Bookhaus for another ‘Around the Table’ event — bringing food, conversation and ideas together at Coexist Community Kitchen.
This time, we’ll be joined by historian Eleanor Barnett to discuss her fascinating new book, Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation — a richly entertaining journey through how we’ve stored, saved and valued food from Tudor kitchens to today’s sustainability challenges.
Come share a meal, meet the author, and explore what our leftovers can teach us about the past — and our future.
Tickets available via Headfirst
February
Dame Salsa
DANCE & STREET FOOD EVENT
Bristol’s only all-Cuban salsa social! Presented by Cuban Salsa Bristol with Alain Hernández in collaboration with Coexist Community Kitchen.
We’re bringing together the best of Bristol’s Cuban salsa scene for a big, easy-going, family-style social - all while raising vital funds for Coexist Community Kitchen. Expect good music, proper Cuban energy, great people, and a whole lot of dancing.
Food + Drink
Street food available to buy throughout the night, plus a fully stocked paid bar with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
All levels welcome
Whether you’re brand new or you’ve been dancing Casino for years, come through, meet new people, and be part of Bristol’s growing Cuban salsa family.
Classes (Beginner & Improver/Advanced): 8-9pm
Rueda + Social Dancing: from 9pm till late
Tickets: £15 — Class + Social Party
£10 — Social Party only
Friday 6th February | 7:30-late
Stand with Sudan
FOODIE FUNDRAISER
Sunday 15th February | 12:30-3:00pm
This February, join us for an eat-in or takeaway fundraiser in support of the Tawilla Emergency Room, providing urgent, life-saving aid in Sudan.
Sudan is facing a devastating humanitarian crisis. Families in Al-Fashir and beyond are enduring starvation, displacement, and unimaginable loss.
Our friend Salha of Salha’s Sudanese Kitchen, alongside Sudanese cooks from our community, will be preparing some of their most cherished dishes from home — sharing food as an act of care, resistance, and hope.
March
Pasta from scratch
COOKING CLASS
Join us for a fun and messy Pasta Making workshop at the Coexist Community Kitchen from 6:30-9:30pm! Our cooking tutor will share Italian Nonna's secrets for making two types of homemade pasta. You’ll also master the art of perfect pasta dough and create authentic Italian sauces to pair with your creations. Together, we’ll prepare a delicious pasta feast to share around our big, beautiful dining table! Suitable for all cooking abilities.
Tuesday 3rd March | 6:30-9:30pm
£55 per person
Pints & Plates
FOODIE EVENT
For one night only, we’re channelling our small plates, BIG ENERGY mindset for a good old-fashioned pub night! Pubs are not only home to some banging food, they’ve long been the beating heart of communities up and down the country and we think that’s something worth raising a pint to. We’ll be serving our take on traditional pub grub, with beer on tap courtesy of our friends at Bristol Beer Factory. Oh yeah, & we’ll have a pub quiz! So get your mates together, or come and make some new ones!
Friday 13th March | 7pm til late
£35 per person
Pickling & fermenting
COOKING CLASS
Join us for an evening of hands-on cooking, learning how to pickle and ferment food. During this workshop, we will learn about the history and differences between fermentation and pickling, and follow a selection of recipes to create your very own samples to take home.
Dinner Included. The evening will finish with a preserved-theme feast, with every course including a fermented or pickled element. Suitable for all experience levels.
Friday 17th March | 6:30-9:30pm
£55 per person