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Slapstick Festival is readying for the start of its 20th anniversary edition with the release of a film trailer containing birthday greetings from an array of its celebrity fans.

The annual children’s choir tour is seeking support from local businesses through exclusive discounts and offers – can you help?

Europe’s biggest festival of silent and classic screen comedy, Slapstick, will be paying special attention to satire, spoofs and parody for a celebrity rich 20th birthday edition.

Bangkok, New York, Melbourne and London complete the top five of Time Out’s annual list.

For the first time ever the A1 bus service to Bristol Airport carried more than 1 million passengers.

The Ballers Bottomless Brunch features 90 minutes of competitive fun with a game of your choice, bottomless drinks, and American-style sharers

The grand reveal of the new theatre for dance will begin with a triple bill performance titled "Please Take Your Seats" on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 January. 

Friday 7 February will mark 10 years of Loco Klub, unveiling a refurbishment of the iconic venue under the arches at Bristol Temple Meads.  

Paule Vezelay: Living Lines is curated by Simon Grant on behalf of the Royal West of England Academy, and will open on 25 January 2025.

Paule Vézelay, born Marjorie Watson-Williams in 1892, grew up in Clifton, Bristol. In a full-circle moment, its current owner is lending one of Vézelay’s works to the RWA’s landmark exhibition dedicated to this trailblazing artist.

We take a look at press and media coverage of Bristol, from December 2024.

Parallels and Tetra are the latest show stopping artworks to join the lineup for Bristol Light Festival’s fifth edition, running from Friday 31 January to Sunday 9 February 2025