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The RWA (Royal West of England Academy) is delighted to announce that submissions are now open for the 169th Annual Open Exhibition, so artists can apply to be in the exhibition from now until the 14 August 2022. 

Bristol Old Vic is excited to announce the launch of Kitchen + Bar, a tantalising new food and drink offering in its indoor and outdoor cafe area.

The final opening weeks of the world’s fifth oldest zoo, Bristol Zoo Gardens was marked today with the unveiling of a giant interactive gorilla sculpture.

.But turning awareness into action still meets significant barriers.

The show comes to Bristol Hippodrome between Monday 17 July – Saturday 22 July 2023.

New music event series, Siren, will be in full swing at Bristol Harbourside on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 July, boasting an impressive electronic DJ lineup who will bring in the soundtrack to summer 2022 in Bristol.

Let the kids take the lead and have an adventure in Bristol together!

New consortium of leading British aviation companies awarded government funding to demonstrate the commercial and operational viability of Advanced Air Mobility.

There’s a summer of high-octane family fun just waiting to be discovered at Haynes Motor Museum.

The Natural History Consortium announces ‘Overstory’ – a free-to-attend artistic installation by leading contemporary artists, Ivan Morison and Heather Peak.

Bristol hoteliers have broadly welcomed news that the city’s Clean Air Zone will begin in November, providing a welcome boost to their businesses in an increasingly greener, cleaner world.

Throughout Summer there are a number of free, family-friendly activities and workshops at Arnolfini running alongside Forest: Wake this Ground, a major group exhibition celebrating what lies above and below the forest floor.