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Fancy an Easter trip to Rome – street food, local traditions, all the pasta you can eat – but not so keen on eye-watering flight prices and sardine-packed hotels?

The theatre is hosting an interactive audio installation as part of visiting play The Beautiful Future is Coming, which will invite young people across Bristol to record audio messages imagining the future they want to see. 

A new exhibition at The PIT brings together reworked gig posters and music photography, curated by Sickboy and IDLES’ Adam Devonshire

Turin Brakes, Lucy Spraggan, Lime Garden and Morgan Harper-Jones join the Harbourside celebrations this June - with more still to be announced.

Bristol’s biggest music festival completes its 2025 lineup with Ms Dynamite, Denis Sulta, Netsky, Notion, Neffa-T, RSD, Stush and more.

Families are invited to dive into the heart of Bristol this Easter for the Wonderful Water Festival, a free celebration of the power of water to sustain life and inspire creativity.

Forwards Festival's brand-new dance tent, The Arches, will debut in 2025 with Annie Mac as its first-ever headliner on Saturday 23 August.

The 9^th annual edition of Cinema Rediscovered - the UK’s leading celebration of newly-restored films, forgotten gems and classic revivals – takes place in and around Bristol from 23 - 27 July.   

Bristol Community Ferry Boats is pleased to announce that our Netham Lock Commuter Service starts again on Monday, March 31.

One of the UK’s most forward-thinking music festivals, Simple Things, returns to Bristol in 2025, transforming the city into a playground of cutting-edge sounds. 

Bristol Zoo Project is partnering with tourist attractions from across the South West and Wales to stage one of the biggest Easter egg hunts of the year.

The blooms are out in Bristol as the city springs into life this season with new festivals, tours and Easter activities as well as music, culture and foodie events. See Visit Bristol’s ultimate guide to what’s on this spring!