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FORWARDS returns this August for its fifth year, bringing the biggest names in international music for an electrifying two-days where genres collide and creative talent takes centre stage.

Volunteers invited to join the Big Broadmead Spring Clean from 23-29 March as part of a new programme of events celebrating and showing love to the city centre.

The third and final term of comedy-drama Boarders arrives on BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC Three on Sunday 15th March.

Bristol Poetry Festival Returns in 2026 with an Expansive 10-Day Celebration of Wonder & Wanderers.

Set within a local British woodland, the spectacular African Forest will open at Bristol Zoo Project on 1 April.

We take a look at press and media coverage for Bristol, from February 2026. 

Audience survey live until Sunday 16 March inviting visitors to share their experiences of the 2026 festival.

New psychological detective drama Gone starring Eve Myles and David Morrissey begins on ITV and ITVX on Sunday 8 March, after filming entirely last year at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in and around Bristol, supported by the city’s Film Office.

Time Out has revealed its list of the 100 greatest cinemas in the world, with Watershed coming in at 28th. 

Bristol Harbour Festival has announced the first artists confirmed for its 2026 Harbour View stage, marking the start of a programme shaped by local partnerships and a strong focus on Bristol talent.

Director Guy Ritchie’s highly anticipated new Prime Video series Young Sherlock starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After series), launches worldwide on 4th March.

Dot To Dot Festival has just announced the second wave of artists for the 2026 edition – including Mandy, Indiana, Ratboys, Lucia & The Best Boys and more than 30 other new names joining previously announced headliners Lambrini Girls, Fcukers and NewDad.