Latest News (Bristol) - Visit West

As the weather begins to hot up, Feeder Road’s music, arts and food venue, Propyard, is extending its bumper events roster with the announcement of a new free-to-enter alfresco series, Courtyard Social.

The organisers of the annual City Nature Challenge are calling on people to keep an special eye out for the dotted bee-fly during this year’s challenge April 29 – May 2.

Four rousing new theatre pieces created by Bristol's freshest young voices will be storming The Weston Studio from Thu 28 – Sat 30 Apr as part of Young Ferment.

In 2022, 525 years after John Cabot’s famous 1497 voyage aboard the original Matthew, The Matthew of Bristol will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of its own crossing of the Atlantic to Newfoundland.

Bristol beer fans are invited to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee at Bedminster Beer Trail, featuring an exclusive festival brew from 2 to the 5 of June.

A rare display of the U.K. AIDS Memorial Quilts collection is coming to Weston-super-Mare this May and will be the largest exhibition seen outside London since 2007.

A year on from the first ever #BlossomWatch Day, the National Trust is again encouraging people to celebrate the fleeting seasonal spectacle - as more than four million people share their images of spring blossom.

The RWA, Spike Island and Arnolfini have announced a collection of exhibitions and activities that will offer a broad spectrum of arts opportunities for people to enjoy over the early May bank holiday weekend.

Bristol Folk Festival returns with a stellar line-up of British and international artists across the city for three days over May Day weekend (Fri 29 April – Sun 1 May).

The foal is the second new arrival announced by the zoo in a matter of days.

Going over ancient history…it’s not healthy.

While lambs, chicks and bunnies are usually associated with Easter, visitors to Wild Place Project will be hoping to catch a glimpse of a very rare arrival – a wolverine kit.