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Posted on Wed 1 Oct 2025
BTF+ - the Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity & Culture - Mon 6 - Sat 11 Oct 2025
We’re excited to be partnering on BTF+, The Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity & Culture Mon 6 - Sat 11 Oct 2025

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Danielle Rose
Danielle is part of Watershed's team working on MyWorld. She manages the Springboard Fund & supports R&D through providing opportunities to test prototypes and get feedback on work-in-progress, whilst developing new networks.BTF+ is here! We’re excited to be partnering on BTF+, The Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity & Culture Mon 6 - Sat 11 Oct 2025
A reimagining of the Bristol Technology Festival, BTF+ brings together bold thinkers, pioneering businesses and creative minds for a six-day celebration of innovation, talent and culture.
From national speakers and immersive tech demos to music and showcases, this is where
the future is being built, and we’re excited to be part of it.
The festival is brought to you by techSPARK UK, MyWorld - Bristol Bath, and Bristol Creative Industries, with headline sponsor Ghyston. Visit the full festival programme.
Register for the Community, Live + Showcase tracks for free or buy a ticket for the paid for Summit track here. After you register, you will receive an invitation to the Attendee Portal, where you can sign up for the specific sessions you want to attend.
Here's a summary of events where you can connect with us at the festival plus others that feature work by Pervasive Media Studio Residents and Community Members
All events are free, unless stated.
Panel Discussions
- Mon 6 Oct 13:30 - 14:30 at TCN Temple Studios Creative Technology Careers, Skills & Training - who doesn’t have access and what are we going to do about it? (BSL interpreted)
- Thu 8 Oct 14:00 - 15:30 at TCN Temple Studios Pervasive Media Studio: a home for creative technology (BSL interpreted)
Studio events
- Fri 10 Oct 13:00 - 14:00 at Pervasive Media Studio & online Lunchtime talk: Container Magazine: A Carrier Bag Theory of Publishing
- Fri 10 Oct 17:00 - 19:30 Pervasive Media Studio Dancing at the Edge: Container Magazine Retrospective
Interactive Installation / Experience
- Wed 8 – Sat 11 Oct 12:00 - 20:00 - Watershed box office A Portrait Without Borders
- Running from Thu 2 Oct at Undershed, Impulse: Playing with Reality, tickets £4-£12 Pay-what-you-can.
Events happening elsewhere featuring work by Studio Residents and Community members
- Mon 6 & Wed 8 Oct 11:00 - 16:00 Bristol Beacon MyWorld's Live Innovation Lab - Tech Showcase
- Mon 6 Oct - Sat 11 Oct 9:00 - 16:00 Bristol Beacon Hothouse by Air Giants
- Mon 6 - Wed 8 Oct various times Bristol Cathedral Luke Jerram's Helios, tickets £8.
- Fri 10 Oct 18:45 - 20:00 St Nicholas Church Astronomia: Piano and Light by Charlie Williams