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The Summer of Textiles at the RWA will include exhibitions, events and installations that are bursting with stories, colours and textures. 

Bristol Beacon is turning up the volume on love with a new wedding offering designed for music-loving couples. 

Bristol Airport’s Local Community Fund and Diamond Fund has awarded £29,000 to 16 local charities and community groups across North Somerset and South Bristol at its first meeting this year.

Bristol Airport’s Drop and Go car park will be cashless from Monday 12 May.

Founded by some of the leading names in the cider world, Bristol Cider Week will be the first of its kind, bringing a city-wide celebration of craft cider and perry to a multitude of venues across Bristol.

Bristol charity calls for city-wide support to raise £35,000 for marginalised young people.

Saturday 23 August marks the return of Old City Sounds for its third edition, once again aligning with the city’s longest-running jazz celebration.

Local charities invited to take centre stage at one of the UK’s largest free festivals/

Glenside Hospital Museum will be welcoming the thought-provoking exhibition Mood States by London-based artist Annabel Merrett, from Saturday 17 May. 

Taskmaster stars Nish Kumar, James Acaster, Jenny Eclair and Bristol’s own Jayde Adams will be performing as part of a fundraising extravaganza for local charity SWEDA. 

Bristol’s city centre is set to shake up a four-day celebration of cocktails and creativity as Bristol Cocktail Weekend returns for its third year this autumn - and 2025’s edition is already shaping up to be the most ambitious yet.

There’s just two months to go until Gromit Unleashed returns to the city, in the hotly anticipated return of the acclaimed sculpture trail that will raise money for The Grand Appeal, the dedicated charity for Bristol Children’s Hospital.