What's happening: Week of 20 April 2026
Monthly drinks and networking for Bristol’s freelance creative and digital community, hosted by Bristol Creative Industries. Free for BCI members; £5 + VAT for non-members. One of the best recurring…
A free lunch-and-learn at Engine Shed for founders and innovators navigating intellectual property. Patent Attorneys Oliver Leason and Michael Blake cover how to protect, manage, and commercialise your IP —…
Bristol’s leading AI networking meetup returns to Origin Workspace. Three talks cover building with LLMs, AI productivity tools, and AI’s broader societal impact — followed by pizza, drinks, and genuine…
Monthly gathering of Bristol's AI ethics community. News roundup, keynote and Q&A on the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence — from bias and fairness to governance and societal impact. Hosted at Torchbox, a Bristol-based B Corp digital agency.
Monthly drinks and networking for Bristol’s freelance creative and digital community, hosted by Bristol Creative Industries. Free for BCI members; £5 + VAT for non-members. One of the best recurring rooms for digital freelancers, designers, developers, and agency folk.
Monthly relaxed co-working jam night for Bristol's indie game and app developers at Replay, a board-game bar on Cheltenham Road. Three hours of pure jam time on personal projects with the community alongside — bring your own laptop.
with Artemis Bear (Researcher, TBC)
Researcher Artemis Bear presents a lunchtime talk on why society should move away from major tech corporations and what realistic alternatives might look like. In-person at Pervasive Media Studio at Watershed, with a simultaneous YouTube livestream. A rare critical-lens event for Bristol's tech community.
Engine Shed's Bristol Innovations series tackles AI's dual role in cybersecurity — the same technology enabling sophisticated attacks is also the most powerful tool for defending against them. An evening…
SETsquared Bristol's flagship networking evening — a gathering of the Bristol tech ecosystem celebrating startup culture, new investments, and the people building the next generation of tech companies in the…
Monthly free meet-up at KWMC for creatives, artists and technologists interested in using technology for social good and community projects. A welcoming, cross-disciplinary space particularly strong for those working at…
SETsquared Bristol's flagship networking evening — a gathering of the Bristol tech ecosystem celebrating startup culture, new investments, and the people building the next generation of tech companies in the South West. Open to founders, investors, operators and supporters.
Monthly free meet-up at KWMC for creatives, artists and technologists interested in using technology for social good and community projects. A welcoming, cross-disciplinary space particularly strong for those working at the intersection of technology and community impact.
Monthly morning meet-up at Runway East's Bristol Bridge location for founders, freelancers, and early-stage operators. A friendly, relaxed way to plug into Bristol's founder community over coffee at one of the city's leading startup coworking spaces.