Read below for what’s on at Family Day as Bristol City host Portsmouth at Ashton Gate on Saturday, August 29th (3pm).
Tickets are still available in all areas of the ground and it’s ‘quid-a-kid’ for Under-12s.
WHAT’S ON
Take advantage of 20% off items in the Amazon Tap & Go Bars and enjoy 20% off items at concessions during HAPPY HOUR (1pm-2pm), with pints available from £4.75.
*Not in conjunction with Season Ticket discount and excludes the Independence Sports Bar, outside vendors, Jolly Hog, Feed the Goat, and Copper Coffee.
PRE-MATCH ENTERTAINMENT
PARTY PEEPS
Party Peeps are back and will be in the Fan Village from 12pm. Their famous foam party will take place between 1.30pm-2.30pm and there are prizes up for grabs for our Junior Reds!
YOU REDS! Junior Magazine
YOU REDS! is back for with Issue #21 and will be FREE for our Junior Reds. This issue will also include a STICKER sheet as an added bonus!
Grab your FREE copy from our Fan Experience Ambassadors on every entrance or from the Bristol Sport Store and pop-up retail locations.
FACE PAINTING
JoJo’s Face Paining also return and will be situated between Kofi and the Bristol Sport Store. Junior Reds can pick from a range of designs and have their face painted for FREE ahead of kick-off!
RED & ROBYN
Red & Robyn return for the 2026/27 season and will be on Marina Dolman Way from 12pm!
Make sure to say hello and grab photographs with them.
ACTIVITIES
Junior Reds games | Family Area from 1pm
Panna Cage | Fan Village from 12pm
Blow-up goal | South Stand Concourse from 1pm
First time fan certificates and Junior Reds matchday passport | A8 Concourse from 1pm
Retro Gaming Lounge | Fan Village from 12pm
JUNIOR REDS MATCHDAY PASSPORT & FIRST TIME FAN CERTIFICATE
Junior Reds can collect their FREE Junior Reds Matchday Passport from the A8 retail pop-up shop. Supporters can also receive their stamp here.
Are you or your loved one attending your FIRST Bristol City game? Collect your FREE First Time Fan Certificate from A8 between 1pm-3pm, where representatives from the Former Players Association will be present to chat with supporters.
HALF-TIME
Stick around at half-time for the Thatchers Apple Roll.
The Bristol Sport Store will open from 10am.
The Ticket Office will open from 10.30m.
Turnstiles will open from 1pm and we encourage supporters to arrive early.
The Independence Sports Bar will open from 12pm.
The Sports Bar will be open after Saturday’s game with live football and entertainment on offer from 5.30pm, closing at 8pm.
Club president Marina Dolman will be presented a special gold legacy cap ahead of kick-off. Supporters are encouraged to be seated by 2.45pm ahead of the presentation.
The Fan Village will open at 12pm and there will be a whole host of food and beverage options as well as LIVE entertainment on the main stage from 1pm.
FOOD & DRINK
A selection of outlets will be open in the Fan Village and throughout the stadium.
We pride ourselves on going local wherever we can – with more than 50% of our food and drink travelling less than 12 miles to us – so you’ll see all the usual West Country favourites from Thatchers Gold to Buxton & Bird Pies, Bristol Beer Factory to Mark’s Bread on offer here in BS3.
Molson Coors’ premium brands Pravha, Madrí Excepcional and Madrí Excepcional 0.0% will be available across the concessions and the Independence Sports Bar.
Ashton Gate remains a fair and competitively priced stadium for food and drink, benchmarked across other venues and areas in Bristol, including North Street.
And don’t forget, if you are a Season Ticket Holder, you get an 10% off all stadium concessions while Members can receive 5%. Simply show your 2026/27 Season Ticket/Membership or the email confirmation of your 2026/27 Season Ticket/Membership.
FREE fruit is also available to our Junior Reds every matchday from the Upper Lansdown Family Area.
Check out our Food & Drink guide here
SAY NO TO ABUSE
Anti-social behaviour or racist, homophobic, sexist or other abuse on matchdays can be reported to the Stadium Security Team by text on 07770 736 047 or to the nearest steward.
The club would also like to remind supporters to use their allocated seats throughout the game to ensure everyone is safe at Ashton Gate.
Standing in vomitories and stairwells is not permitted and abuse of stewards will not be tolerated. Failure to use your allocated seat when in the stands may result in ejection from the stadium, a stadium ban, being blocked from purchasing future match tickets or the suspension of Season Ticket benefits, including access to priority booking windows.
The safety and well-being of everyone inside the stadium – supporters, players and staff – is of paramount importance, as is the need to safeguard the club against any potential fines or points deductions imposed for breaches of the regulations.
CIDEREDS
The Club has not produced a regular physical matchday programme since the 2019/20 season. However, independent publications run by supporters, such as Cidereds, are available outside of the stadium and will provide in-depth articles in relation to Bristol City FC and much more.