Whisky tasting at Canvas There can’t be anything more decadent than a glass of whisky. But did you know some simple food pairings, like chocolate and cheese, can bring out the flavour even more! Join Colin (...)
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A new, stylish, one of a kind loft style bar for the over 21 market. Canvas offers a unique live music, food and cocktail offering in intimate surroundings.
OUR MISSION
Bournemouth’s only Loft Bar & Live Lounge with a huge emphasis on high quality live acts & DJ’s. Matched with award winning bartenders, incredible cocktails and a concise tapas & pizza menu we know that Canvas is a winning formula!
We start early at 5pm Tuesday – Sunday and we go loud and late at weekends. We are always free entry unless we have a ticketed gig in the 250 capacity Canvas Live Lounge where you will have access to see world class artists up close and personal.
Come join the Canvas Club and get involved with something special.
BECOME A MEMBER
Sign up here and we will keep you updated with all the exciting news as it happens. Be part of the Canvas Club, it’s totally free to join.
- Exclusive Offers & Events
- Discounted Gig Tickets
- Members Discounts At Other Outlets
- Invites To Members Only Events
OPENING HOURS & CONTACT
Opening Hours:
Monday & Tuesday Closed (Available for private hire)
Weds – Thursday 5pm – 12am
Friday & Saturday 5pm – 2am
Sunday 5pm – 1am
Contact & Location:
A: 45 Poole Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset. BH2 5PW
T: 01202 556113
E: info@canvasbournemouth.com
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Weekly Events
SALSA & BACHATA NIGHT
A new exciting night has launched in CANVAS. LEARN HOW TO SALSA!! with twice award Winner Enrique Perez Valdes from Cuba and The Salsa Explosion team, A night dedicate to all type of Salsa & Bachata in this (...)
Festive Fridays
FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER The bis Christmas kick off with NORMAN JAY MBE Tickets from £12.50 FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER THE MABLES (live covers) FREE ENTRY *private booths available FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER VIDA (funk & soul covers) FREE ENTRY *private booths (...)
CANVAS Saturdays
Doors are thrown open at 5pm for 2-4-1 on selected cocktails. Food runs up until 9.30pm when our in house DJ's start with a variety of eclectic beats. We run loud and late Saturdays, so (...)
Special Events
BOURNEMOUTH NETWORKING
15.06.2016An exclusive networking event for energetic and dynamic business owners and professionals to socialise and do business. Why not put yourself forward as the monthly 'Spotlight Speaker' and tell 100+ local professionals what your company has (...)
December Listings
DECEMBER LISTINGS Thursday 1st December MICHEAL BUBLE XMAS PARTY from £10 - Booths Available Friday 2nd December THE MABLES (live covers band) FREE ENTRY - Booths Available Saturday 3rd December CANVAS SATURDAYS - FREE ENTRY - Booths Available Thursday (...)
The N.Y.D JAM
01.01.2017INDUSTRY CALLING... THE N.Y.D JAM Calling all musicians & industry staff this is YOUR event! Live jamming sessions from our house band plus special guests. Want to play? Just rock up & play alongside our band. **FREE ENTRY** Doors open (...)
Upcoming Events
Incognito
23.09.2016An acid jazz project with deep roots in the 1970's jazz/funk/soul world, Incognito was originally formed by Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick and Paul "Tubbs" Williams in 1979. Throughout the 80's Bluey continued to write material for (...)
Amy Winehouse The Tribute
30.09.2016Award winning tribute artist Vicky Jackson presents her Amy Winehouse tribute show at Canvas after a sell out show in May. Amy Winehouse was Vicky Jackson’s first ever tribute act, and the one she holds dearest (...)
Groovemeister
07.10.2016The mighty Groovemeister return to Canvas for another sell out monthly gig. Expect a big crowd prepared to dance well into the night! The bar is open from 5pm with our Cocktail 2 4 1 Happy Hour (...)
STRUMPET TOWN
14.10.2016Live at Canvas for the first time - Strumpet Town & The 'Blowing The Bloody Roof Off' Show! Strumpet town regularly stage their 'Blow The Bloody Roof Off' show with quality, kick-arse, Northern Soul and Soul! (...)
MasterClass: Joey Negro
28.10.2016Joey Negro is the most well-known pseudonym of master British DJ/producer/remixer Dave Lee. Under a plethora of other monikers including Jakatta, Akabu, Doug Willis, Raven Maize, The Sunburst Band, Sessomatto, and Z Factor, Dave was (...)
THE MABELS (FREE ENTRY)
04.11.2016Where else can you party like this to Dorset's No.1 Covers Band for FREE! With nearly 2 hours of live music followed by our resident DJ to take you loud and late up to 2am. For those (...)
Motown
11.11.2016Wayne Allen is always in demand. This extremely popular and talented Soul & Motown singer effortlessly covers some of the world’s most iconic and memorable numbers. Love songs from Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, Luther (...)
Tony Momrelle Up Close & Personal
18.11.2016Providing recent support for Earth Wind & Fire at the Pavillion Tony has a strong local following and this time you get to see him up close and personal! Momrelle is another of those effortlessly talented (...)
Kickin Off Christmas with Norman Jay MBE
25.11.2016After a roof blowing performance he's back kicking off the Christmas party season!! Norman Jay is one of the finest and most respected deejays in the world today whose talents and many years of dedicated service (...)
Christmas Special with Micheal Buble Tribute
01.12.2016Elite Living presents the perfect party night out at Bournemouth’s highly popular live music and entertainment venue, Canvas. Be entertained by the fantastic Albie Jay, who takes you through Michael Buble’s greatest hits in his own (...)
THE MABELS (FREE ENTRY)
02.12.2016Where else can you party like this to Dorset's No.1 Covers Band for FREE! With nearly 2 hours of live music followed by our resident DJ to take you loud and late up to 2am. For those (...)
Christmas Special George Micheal Tribute
08.12.2016Elite Living presents the perfect party night out at Bournemouth’s highly popular live music and entertainment venue, Canvas. Be entertained by the fantastic Andrew Browning as George Michael, who takes you through George Michael’s greatest hits in (...)
VIDA
09.12.2016A unique covers band based in Bournemouth that perform live pop, funk & classic soul that never fail to impress! VIDA are a 3 guys and 3 girl band that have come together to celebrate and (...)
Christmas Special Soul & Motown Show
15.12.2016Elite Living presents the perfect party night out at Bournemouth’s highly popular live music and entertainment venue, Canvas. Be entertained by the fantastic Shenton Dixon, who takes you through 60 minutes of Soul & Motown classics (...)
Groovemeister Christmas Party
16.12.2016Get ready for a good old fashion knees up at Groovemeister Christmas party. Our house band have done nothing less than bring a series of floor filling parties to Canvas each month. The bar is open from (...)
Christmas Special Take That Tribute
22.12.2016Elite Living presents the perfect party night out at Bournemouth’s highly popular live music and entertainment venue, Canvas. Be entertained by the fantastic Take That Experience, who take you through the boy’s greatest hits in incredible style. DJ (...)
Casino Royale NYE
31.12.2016Canvas cordially invites you to attend our spectacular James Bond 'Casino Royale' NYE Party. We play host to 400 of Bournemouth's most glamourous guests in sumptious surroundings. Celebrating NYE in truly style with a LIVE band (...)
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
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Norman Jay & Good Times Sound System Let the good times roll! Our first big DJ booking in March is a corker – the one and only Norman Jay MBE will be spinning sounds for a (...)
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Atlantic Soul Orchestra Live We are kicking off our 2016 programme of live music in style! Join us on Friday January 29th for one of the UK's best-loved and most authentic acts, the Atlantic Soul Orchestra. They (...)
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It’s ok to talk about Christmas now the town centre is awash with twinkling lights. We love the festive season in Bournemouth – the Moose Bar, the Gardens of Lights, the market. This year, the (...)
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We’ve only been open two months but are absolutely delighted at the reaction from the press and on social media. Being Bournemouth’s only loft bar, you really need to come down and see for yourselves why (...)
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Just a few weeks after opening, we were lucky enough to host one of the UK’s biggest stars. James Morrison played a rare free gig with us on November 11. We distributed the tickets with the (...)
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