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The 250th anniversary of one of Bath’s favourite writers is set to be celebrated at the Theatre Royal with a new stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s comedy of manners, Emma. 


 

As school doors reopen for the start of the new term, an army of Norbots are being moved to the Greatest Dog Show on Earth from the 100 schools taking part in the Gromit Unleashed activity this year.

Local charity Sunflowers Suicide Support has announced the latest details of its flagship event, Glimmer of Light.

The Mendip Family Festival returned for its third edition at Mendip Basecamp in Churchill this past weekend and was a complete sell-out.

The Show of Hands Festival lets ticket holders shape the festival with votes on everything from sunrise yoga to petting zoos, plus hot air balloon rides now on sale. 

A determined team of cyclists from Bristol Airport have successfully completed a gruelling 160-mile bike ride from The Brunel Museum in London to Bristol Airport, raising an incredible £87,000 for the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), the Airport’s Charity Partner.

FŌDA is a new ‘festival of food ideas’ taking place at the Arnolfini in Bristol this 27th-28th September. It incorporates an artisanal Producer Village along the quayside and the launch of The Pony Farm Bus.

Arnolfini, Bristol’s centre for international contemporary arts, presents British artist Emma Talbot’s latest exhibition 'Everything is Energy' this autumn, from 18 October 2025 - 8 February 2026.

Summer Fest at the Beach - the brand-new music festival bringing the spirit of the legendary T4 on the Beach back to Weston-super-Mare takes place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2026.

Bristol Beer Factory (BBF) has raised a staggering £585,000 for community groups across the city through its Brewed to Give initiative, proving that pints really can power change!

The Oscar-winning creators of the much-acclaimed box office hit Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are to reunite on stage for the first time in at least 10 years at the launch event of the 30th birthday edition of Bristol’s Encounters festival of short film and animation.

Woodchester Valley Vineyard has officially begun its earliest harvest in the estate's history, which comes after a record-breaking hot and dry summer.