Sparks Bristol

• Art / fashion drawing

  Fashion drawing workshop to celebrate indigenous South American culture

  Milton Cordoba and Larissa Roberts will be leading the one-off evening at Sparks

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• Things To Do / Bristol

  28 things to do in Bristol this week, September 29-October 5 2025

  Highlights include Docks Heritage Weekend, a thrift market and a DJ set by Jayde Adams

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• Your say / Regeneration

  ‘Bristol’s high streets may be changing but they remain full of life’

  Vivienne Kennedy, director of Broadmead BID, responds to criticism of Bristol

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• News / Earth Day

  Bristol celebrates Earth Day 2025

  Earth Day takes place on April 22. Find out what it is and how to get involved

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• Books / Festival of Stories

  The Festival of Stories returns to SPARKS

  It’s the second instalment of the free one-day celebration of storytelling

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• News / Sustainability

  Sparks wins global sustainability award

  The alternative department store came first in a list of projects from across 70 countries

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• News / insects

  Insect Day conference celebrates Bristol’s mini-beasts

  The day's dynamic programme at Sparks Bristol will help people identify, record and support insects

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• News / Broadmead

  New festival brings Broadmead to life this Easter

  A new arts festival will creatively celebrate the natural world with crafts and performance

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