Tech Events at The Square Club, Bristol

The 21st YOU GET WHAT YOU GET, a free talks night at The Square Club, 15 Berkeley Square (BS8 1HB). It's run by The Peeps, powered by BIMA, and hosted by Derek Ahmedzai. Four speakers this time: James Hirst (MD, Bristol Creative Industries), Amy Weidner (LinkedIn strategist and personal brand builder), Gareth Bushell (game developer) and Terrence Reilly (creative technologist). Topics are new tech, marketing and AI business, plus a LinkedIn Names segment. Doors 6:30pm, about two hours. Free, registration on Eventbrite. Why go: a mixed bill where Bristol's creative-tech crowd turns up in numbers, and the games and creative-tech voices are worth hearing. Best for designers, developers and marketers who want the local scene in one evening. It leans creative more than deep tech.

Rebel Meetups' first-Monday Bristol gathering at The Square Club, running since 2013 and free to attend. No agenda and no dress code; casual networking with occasional fireside chats from founders, creators and business owners, and drinks bought at the bar. Rebellious Co run it with volunteer hosts and techSPARK as local partner, and the Bristol group carries 4.8 across more than 400 Meetup reviews. 18:00 to 20:00 on Monday 7 December, which makes this the end-of-year edition. Why go: it is the least transactional of Bristol's regular founder and freelancer rooms, and in the first week of December it is one of very few things still running. Best for people early in something who want a conversation rather than a pitch queue.

HUM4NS Talks marks five years with an evening at The Square Club — speakers, retrospective and networking. £11.55.

Rebel Meetups' monthly Bristol gathering, running since 2013 and now in partnership with techSPARK locally. Casual networking for founders, creators, freelancers and anyone adjacent, with an occasional fireside chat from a founder or business owner. No agenda and no dress code. Drinks at the bar. 18:00 to 20:00 at The Square Club, 15 Berkeley Square. Go in through the main reception of the Berkeley Square Hotel to sign in and they will send you downstairs. Free, underwritten by the venue and volunteer hosts. 24 people signed up, and the group carries a 4.8 rating across 421 reviews. Why go: a thirteen-year run and a techSPARK tie-in mean the room is reliably made of people who actually build things, which is not true of most free networking nights. Best for freelancers and early-stage founders who want a low-stakes first door into the Bristol scene.

Honest, Uplifting, Motivational, Aspirational, Nourishment for the Soul - Join some incredible HUM4NS for an evening of inspiration. Monday 12 October, 19:00 to 22:00, at The Square Club, 15 Berkeley Square, Bristol BS8 1HB. Free.

October edition of the Rebel Meetups gathering for founders, creators and freelancers.

Informal drinks for freelancers across Bristol's creative and digital sector, run by the region's creative industries membership body.

An open evening for founders, creators and freelancers who would rather talk than pitch. Run by Rebellious Co as their regular Bristol gathering.

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.

An informal but purposeful networking evening for Bristol founders, freelancers, creatives, and digital professionals. Come meet potential collaborators, clients, and allies in one of Bristol’s most characterful venues.