AI & ML · Social
The inaugural meet-up for Bristol Digital Brains — a new community for AI practitioners and curious tech professionals to swap notes on the tools they're using, what's working, and what isn't. Alternates monthly between talks and social formats; this first session is a casual pub-style meet at Old Fish Market on Baldwin Street.
Mon 13 Apr · 6:30pm · Old Fish Market
Old Fish Market · hosted by Bristol Digital Brains
The inaugural meet-up for Bristol Digital Brains — a new community for AI practitioners and curious tech professionals to swap notes on the tools they're using, what's working, and what isn't. Alternates monthly between talks and social formats; this first session is a casual pub-style meet at Old Fish Market on Baldwin Street.
AI & ML · Other
Informal monthly networking evening for data practitioners across Bristol and the South West, held the second Tuesday of every month at Watershed. A long-running, low-pressure room for people using, learning or exploring data technologies — ideal for data engineers, analysts and ML folk looking to broaden their regional network.
Tue 14 Apr · 7:00pm · Watershed
Watershed · hosted by South West Data
Informal monthly networking evening for data practitioners across Bristol and the South West, held the second Tuesday of every month at Watershed. A long-running, low-pressure room for people using, learning or exploring data technologies — ideal for data engineers, analysts and ML folk looking to broaden their regional network.
Founders · Investors · DeepTech
A decade of Bristol entrepreneurship on show — live pitches for £75k in funding, deep-tech student ventures, and free access to the city’s best university startup pipeline.
Wed 15 Apr · 2:00pm · Watershed
Watershed · hosted by Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Bristol
A decade of Bristol entrepreneurship on show — live pitches for £75k in funding, deep-tech student ventures, and free access to the city’s best university startup pipeline.
AI & ML · Other
Practitioners from Lloyds Banking Group share real-world BI and automation projects at this data analytics evening, with post-event drinks at a local pub.
Wed 15 Apr · 6:00pm · DeskLodge House
DeskLodge House · hosted by Bristol Data Intelligence Network (Datacove)
Practitioners from Lloyds Banking Group share real-world BI and automation projects at this data analytics evening, with post-event drinks at a local pub.
Other
Monthly online coding session hosted by CodeHub Bristol. All skill levels welcome — teams of 2–4 collaborate to solve a Python challenge, then share their solutions and approach. A browser is all you need. Friendly, collaborative, and entirely non-competitive.
Wed 15 Apr · 6:00pm · Online
Online · hosted by CodeHub Bristol
Monthly online coding session hosted by CodeHub Bristol. All skill levels welcome — teams of 2–4 collaborate to solve a Python challenge, then share their solutions and approach. A browser is all you need. Friendly, collaborative, and entirely non-competitive.
AI & ML · Other
Two technical sessions from Bristol's Microsoft data community. First: Sray Agarwal, a Microsoft MVP in AI and UN expert advisor, on the pillars of Responsible AI — bias mitigation, transparency and governance frameworks. Second: Sarah Abnett on running large-scale automated tests on Power BI models using the CAT testing tool and Azure DevOps. Drinks and pizza sponsored by Method Resourcing Solutions.
Thu 16 Apr · 5:45pm · Ecosurety
Ecosurety · hosted by Fabric & Power BI — Bristol User Group
Two technical sessions from Bristol's Microsoft data community. First: Sray Agarwal, a Microsoft MVP in AI and UN expert advisor, on the pillars of Responsible AI — bias mitigation, transparency and governance frameworks. Second: Sarah Abnett on running large-scale automated tests on Power BI models using the CAT testing tool and Azure DevOps. Drinks and pizza sponsored by Method Resourcing Solutions.
Web3 · Social
Bristol's Web3 community meets at Bambalan on Colston Street for relaxed community-led chats on Web3, crypto and AI. Open to founders, developers, investors and curious minds, with giveaways, merch and a small raffle. A distinct niche for Bristol — one of the only crypto-adjacent rooms in the city.
Thu 16 Apr · 7:30pm · Bambalan
Bambalan · hosted by Bristol Crypto & Web3 Meetup Group
Bristol's Web3 community meets at Bambalan on Colston Street for relaxed community-led chats on Web3, crypto and AI. Open to founders, developers, investors and curious minds, with giveaways, merch and a small raffle. A distinct niche for Bristol — one of the only crypto-adjacent rooms in the city.
AI & ML · DeepTech
The inaugural speaker event for GDG Bristol — Yu'ang Qiao walks through Google's On-Device AI Stack for developers looking to build privacy-first ML directly onto phones and edge devices. Held at Design West on Narrow Quay (one of Bristol's most distinctive architectural venues). A new developer community worth getting in on early.
Sat 18 Apr · 2:00pm · Design West
Design West · hosted by Google Developers Group — Bristol
The inaugural speaker event for GDG Bristol — Yu'ang Qiao walks through Google's On-Device AI Stack for developers looking to build privacy-first ML directly onto phones and edge devices. Held at Design West on Narrow Quay (one of Bristol's most distinctive architectural venues). A new developer community worth getting in on early.