Bath Digital Festival 2025
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Bath Digital Festival kicks off this week to explore Space, Sustainability and Being
Tuesday, 13 May, 2025Bath Spa University is once again a key sponsor of Bath Digital Festival, showcasing the diversity and talent of BSU’s professional creatives and the wider South West region.
TechSPARK’s Bath Digital Festival kicks off on Tuesday 13 May and continues until Thursday 15 May. The free festival boasts a jam-packed programme of carefully curated events, speakers, and accessible locations in Bath’s city centre.
The festival aims to provide a platform for the entire South West region to explore, learn, and celebrate advancements in the digital and tech industries, and it is built around three themes:
Space: Beyond the Horizon – Highlighting the South West’s role as the UK’s third-largest aerospace cluster, this theme explores both the literal and figurative boundaries of space.
Sustain: Enabling the Future – From sustainable business models to mindful personal growth, this theme redefines what sustainability means for people, the planet, and communities.
Being: The Human and Beyond – With a focus on health, life sciences, and the intersection of technology with the human experience, this theme tackles neurodiversity, mental health, and advancements in robotics, computing and other tech.
Bath Digital Festival Curator Lucy Plaine said:
“We’re thrilled to bring Bath Digital Festival back for 2025. This year, our mission is to amplify the creativity and ingenuity of the entire South West region. The festival is a platform for everyone – from tech enthusiasts to professionals – showcasing the incredible talent and innovation we have right here.”
Bath Spa University and The Studio are proud to present events across the festival, including talks by University staff, The Studio and EMERGE residents, and showcases. From immersive dance and creative computing, to captivating audio experiences, fashion, wildlife and more, there’s something for everyone.
Staff and students from across the BSU community will be playing their part, with events coming from Film and Media, Technical Services, Fashion, Music, Careers and Employability, and Science.
Clare Frances, Technical Demonstrator for BSU’s Sports Media courses, said:
“Bath Spa University, our facilities, services and people make us regional leaders in creative and digital tech. As one of the main sponsors of Bath Digital Festival we are able to showcase the incredible talent and diverse creative practice across the three days of the event from all areas of the University.”
Events presented or supported by BSU include:
- BSU Hub in Unit 2.07 Newark Works, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 May from 9.30am-1.30pm and Thursday 15 May from 9.30-5.30pm, showcasing creative projects and practices across the University and a chance to get hands on with camera, sound and immersive technology.
- Creative Computing 'Tech for Good' Showcase Unit 2.07 Newark Works on Wednesday 14 May from 9.30-1.30pm
- The Studio have a programme of events on Thursday 15 May across Newark Works and 1 Bath Quays including the Beings Showcase and Being River, a performance by Zhi Xu with panel discussion.
- The Immersive Audio Network also have an extensive programme of events, including Connected Spheres, an audio installation co-created by emerging sound artists in Radstock exploring the theme of connection, an Emerging Talent Showcase celebrating Bath Spa University students and recent graduates’ immersive audio and music work and the Future of Immersive Music-Making Flow Demo and Panel.
- The Festival 'Beamers' Closing Party, organised by Festival partner Polymathic, will also showcase AV performances from Creative Music Technology and Commercial Music staff and students.
You can browse all the events happening at Bath Digital Festival 2025 and register your place on the techSPARK website.