The Bristol Heart Institute are excited to announce the upcoming Bristol Heart Festival, a vibrant celebration of heart health and cardiovascular advancements, to be held at the historic Wills Memorial Building on Thursday, 13 March 2025. This event is open to the public and serves as a testament to our commitment as a civic University to engage with and enrich our local community.
Join us for an event filled with a wide array of activities designed to educate, inspire, and entertain. Book your place now
Programme
Heart Fest for Schools: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
This section of the programme until 3pm is invitation only.
Activity Fair | Great Hall
Hands-on activities to learn about the cardiovascular system, how we can keep it healthy, and how scientists and clinicians help us do that.
Activities to include
Understanding Diet and Heart Health, CPR Training, ECGs, the Human Simulator, Blood Clotting, the Cardiovascular System in Dogs, How to Be a Heart Surgeon, Heart Dissections, the Stent Simulator, How Zebrafish are Used to Study Hearts, Children of the 90s, Exercise and Heart Health and many many more….
The Heart Explorer Dome | Reception Room
Immersive, interactive science show.
Yoga and Tai Chi | Room 1.5
Taster sessions for improving heart health.
Heart Fest for All: 3:45 pm – 7:30 pm
This section of the programme is open to all. Please book a ticket for this section of the programme and for each talk you want to attend.
Activity Fair | Great Hall
Talks and Panel Discussions | Reception Room
Please book a place for the talks as there are limited tickets.
Are you counting your steps? How sport improves heart health
Cardiologists and scientists will discuss how sport and exercise improve heart health. Learn how daily walks to extreme sports affect heart rhythm and function in children to high-performance
athletes.
From pregnancy to the broken heart; cardiovascular health in women
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. A panel of experts will explore the enormous stresses that occur throughout a woman’s life, from pregnancy to the menopause.
Have your say! How patients and the public drive heart research
People with lived experience of heart disease are essential in shaping medical research. Facilitated by a BBC interviewer, patients and relatives will share their experience of living with a heart condition and engaging with research.