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Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership and WWT Slimbridge are celebrating the success of a new bus service, the Slimbridge Shuttle, which launched in May 2023.

Whirligig Festival of Outdoor Arts, Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 September 2023 

Hale Events, organisers of food and drink trade shows in the South West, has made the strategic decision to bring the popular Rise & Shine hospitality newsletter.

Bristol Light Festival invites artists to register interest to showcase their work to more than 250,000 visitors when it returns from 2nd to 11th February 2024.

The lovable characters will return to Bristol after wowing family crowds at last year’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.

Fantasy Forest, the popular festival celebrating all things fantasy, returns to the majestic grounds of Sudeley Castle from 14 – 16 July 2023.

With all the drama of the Safari and the grandeur of Longleat House it was only a matter of time until the world-famous Longleat was immortalised in a musical.

An overview of the performance of VisitBristol.co.uk and its associated social media for the first half of 2023, January - June.

Due to phenomenal demand, additional dates have been added to award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall’s brand-new UK tour, Jack Whitehall: Settle Down.

Free-to-attend one-day event will take over King Street, St Stephen's Church, St Nicholas Street and St Nicks Market in a musical celebration.

IKEA Bristol is welcoming a herd of unicorns to its store as it marks the launch of Unicornfest with a funfair, magical trail, free activities and instore offers for local families to enjoy.

Three nautical-nights await as five stages - including the iconic Circus Playground, Harbour View and the Music Quarter, programmed by local legend Tony Benjamin.