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Largest ever Sustainable Fashion Week to highlight 'The Power of Repair'

Brand new venue The Prospect Building has announced its official music programme for 2024, with some of the hottest names in electronic music lining up to play revellers into the new year.

How Visit West members can help this inclusive festival and make a positive impact with performers.

The curtain on the 46th Bristol International Balloon Fiesta has officially been raised, with balloons taking off from College Green in the city centre this morning to mark the countdown. 

The first performances have been announced for the Old City takeover on Saturday 24 August, as Old Duke Jazz Festival brings swing, blues and more to King Street.

Fantasy Forest, a unique UK festival celebrating the popular fantasy genre, made a spectacular return to the glorious grounds of Sudeley Castle.

International champion and Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin is thrilled to be presenting his first ever UK solo tour Midnight Dancer at The Bristol Hippodrome next year. 

Twenty lucky children have beaten 10,000 others to land the role of official play testers at the region’s new conservation-themed adventure playground at Bristol Zoo Project.

Popular ITV detective series McDonald & Dodds returns this weekend after filming at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bath & Bristol with assistance from both cities' Film Offices last year.

The railway line through the tunnel was closed from Wednesday 3 July to Thursday 18 July to allow Network Rail teams to replace the entire 7km (4.3 miles) of track in the Wales-bound direction.

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

Lost and Grounded Brewers are excited to announce they have secured two spots on We Are Beer’s Top 50 UK Beers list with their award-winning flagship lager Keller Pils taking 2^nd place, whilst firm favourite Running with Sceptres places 34^th in the rankings.