Latest News (January 2025) - Visit West

Bristol Light Festival will return from Friday 31 January to Sunday 9 February, with ten installations brightening up the city at a traditionally dark time of the year.

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.  

The cult-favourite award-winning burger restaurant, The Beefy Boys, is expanding with the opening of its fourth restaurant this year in the vibrant city of Bath.

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

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.