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Visit West celebrated English Tourism Week (14-23 March 2025) in style, with an action-packed agenda to raise the profile of the industry and the regional last week. 

The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol’s leading fringe theatre, is thrilled to announce that from April 2025 we have partnered with National Theatre Live to start screening NTLive events, bringing the best of British theatre to the screen.

Shindig Festival reveals the full programme. The family friendly event will be held at Charlton Park Estate, Wiltshire.

Visit West, the Local Visitor Economy Partnership for the West of England, hosted its annual Regional Visitor Economy Conference at Bristol's We The Curious on 20 March 2025. 

The 80s chart topper will join celebrations, taking the festival's Afternoon Legend slot on Saturday 12 July.

A £41.5m turnover for businesses, support for more than 500 jobs and a £60.4m associated spend in the city are among the findings of a survey of Bath Christmas Market 2024.

The delights of the historic Parade Gardens in Bath will be enjoyed by visitors for free from this April, after a pilot event removing the entrance fee helped attract more than 29,000 visitors to the park.

Visitors and residents in Bristol and Bath are once again asked to show their support to the incredible Project Zulu Choir, as the biennial tour returns to the region in May.

Piano Day - the global celebration of the instrument founded by Nils Frahm - takes place on Saturday 29 March, filling the venue with the rich, expressive sounds of the piano.

M Shed in Bristol is proud to announce the launch of GRIOT, a thought-provoking intervention in the Transatlantic Traffic of Enslaved Africans Gallery, developed by the ‘Rebel Curators’.

Lyra - Bristol Poetry Festival invites all poetry enthusiasts to join this unparalleled celebration of words, creativity, and community.

Mendip Adventure is excited to announce that SUP Bristol is now officially part of our family of outdoor activity brands.