Bristol — Week of 17 Aug 2026

BSides Bristol returns for two days of talks, workshops and villages at UWE's Frenchay Campus — one of the South West's flagship community-run information security conferences. Aimed at everyone in the InfoSec world (blue-teamers, red-teamers and everyone in between), the programme mixes engaging talks, hands-on workshops and topic villages with plenty of time to mingle and expand your network. A genuine highlight of the Bristol cyber-security calendar and a strong pick for anyone working in security, cloud, engineering or tech who wants to go deep and meet the regional community. Registration via Eventbrite.

Bristol's weekly afterwork tech social returns to Hort's Townhouse. A relaxed, drop-in mixer for the city's tech community — software developers and engineers, data scientists and analysts, cybersecurity and cloud professionals, product managers, startup employees, students and career-changers. Come for casual networking over drinks, job leads and referrals, skill-sharing and peer mentorship. No talks, no pitch — just a friendly, central meeting point for anyone working in or moving into tech. £3 online RSVP only (no tickets on the door); Discord/WhatsApp community links via the organiser site.