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The skies above Bristol are set to come alive once more as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in partnership with Albert Goodman, prepares to return to the city from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 August 2026. 

Families travelling this summer will benefit from free bus travel for children as the Chancellor ramps up efforts to help with the cost of living.   

School’s out and National Trust places are buzzing with family fun! 

The popular festival will return Thursday 18 - Saturday 27 February, once again coinciding with the final weekend of February half term. 

On Tuesday 2 June, the Reverend Dr Brutus Green, who joined St Mary Redcliffe earlier this year, will undertake a remarkable charity climb to the top of the church’s iconic spire in support of an ambitious new sustainability project.

Bristol-based contemporary French restaurant, Lapin has appointed Owen Seamark as its new head chef. Owen has taken charge of the kitchen just over a year since Lapin first opened its doors at Wapping Wharf, following a raft of recent awards and accolades for the restaurant.

Grid Faeries x Ecotricity are the official sponsors of the Main Stage at this year’s Love Saves The Day festival, taking place at Ashton Court, Bristol, on 23–24 May.

Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol have signed an official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cement the strategic partnership between Bristol’s UNESCO City of Film designation and the University’s Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences.

Rivals fever has taken over as season 2 of the racy, star-studded drama is out now on Disney+

For the past decade, Deaf Conversations About Cinema (DCAC) has brought people together at Watershed through a shared love of film, conversation and community.

Direct services between Bristol Temple Meads, Swindon and Oxford will run every two hours from Monday 18 May, providing daily links between the three destinations for the first time in more than 20 years.

Stars Katherine Parkinson, Annabel Scholey and creatives behind the hit series joined Angellica Bell for a special Bristol screening and panel, in celebration of local production