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The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, due to be partially hosted by Bristol, will be the largest celebration of women’s rugby ever, with over 220,000 tickets sold to date. 

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

Film and TV productions shot on location in Bristol or at The Bottle Yard Studios generated an estimated £30 million towards the local economy in the 2023-24 financial year. 

Brunch will be back at BANK this Christmas for one day only, with the team preparing to fire up the grill early on Sunday 22 December to kick start the festive season. 

The pilot initiative, taking place on Friday 6 December and Saturday 7 December, seeks to support vulnerable individuals during busy weekend nights in Bristol’s city centre.

Legendary Scottish band Texas are set to headline Bristol Sounds 2025 on Friday 27 June, bringing their five-decade-spanning hits to Bristol Harbourside.

Bristol Harbour Festival will return to Bristol harbourside from Friday 18 – Sunday 20 July 2025 and organisers are calling on local performers, traders and venues to help bring the city to life.

Shine Bright for Bristol Children’s Hospital, The Grand Appeal’s dazzling Christmas Lights campaign returns this festive season.

The Jingle Jam annual charity event is taking place again this December, once again supporting Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal as one of their eight chosen charities. 
 

Bristol Old Vic Young Company 30^th Birthday Celebration highlights life-changing impact of arts as the Theatre outlines plans for the future of its work with young people.

Three more installations for the 2025 edition of Bristol Light Festival, which will run from Friday 31 January to Sunday 9 February 2025, have been announced.

West Country coach tour operator Bakers Dolphin has invested £1 million in two new luxury gold coaches, enabling them to offer hundreds of extra holidays in 2026.