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Bristol Festivals

Festival fiend? Then Bristol is your natural home – there’s pretty much a festival for everything here. From ballooning to beer, this city’s got festival fever all year.

Bristol festivals are world famous. Take the Bristol balloon festival – an international fiesta of hot air balloons spanning four glorious days each summer. Head to Ashton Court Estate and watch mass ascents of balloons in all sorts of amazing shapes and sizes, morning and night. There’s also night glows set to music, fireworks and lots more family fun.

Then there’s Bristol Harbour Festival, the mother of all maritime festivals, which celebrates the city’s vibrant Harbourside. You can watch daredevil stunts, go on leisurely boat rides, nod your head along to local bands and eat and drink Bristol fashion from the many amazing market stalls.

But it doesn’t stop there! As the home of Banksy, we’re proud to host Upfest – Europe’s largest urban paint festival and a rare chance to see some of the best graffiti artists work their magic right in front of your eyes. No need to leave the kids at home either... It’s a great day out for the whole family, with lots of creative workshops and activities for the little ones.

Oh, and did we mention our many music festivals? From Love Saves the Day to Bristol Sounds and Bristol Americana Festival to Valley Fest – it’s a pretty pumping calendar if you like dancing in fields (or by the docks) with a cider in hand.

Of course there’s also cider festivals, craft beer festivals, food festivals, a chocolate festival, film festivals, a surf film festival, a Shakespeare festival… (take a breath) and Bristol festivals just for kids. There’s even a slapstick comedy festival and a festival dedicated entirely to local boy turned Hollywood A-lister - Cary Grant.

See what we mean? Bristol festivals are something to behold! So sunglasses and silly hats at the ready… Simply browse through the list below or search for the dates of your visit and find the perfect Bristol festival for you. Oh and if you want a memento of your adventures, remember to visit our Online Shop.

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Beer Festival at Balloon Bar

Clifton

Head to the Balloon Bar for the winter edition of the Balloon Bar Beer Festival, the perfect way to celebrate the end of exams or wipe away those January Blues.

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24 Jan 2019to27 Jan 2019
In Cider Music Festival at Pontins Sand Bay

Weston-super-Mare

Gather up your friends and head to the seaside for our brand new 3 day indoor music festival extravaganza!

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1 Feb 2019to3 Feb 2019
Fightback Bristol

Central Bristol

Grassroots music venues across Bristol unite to create a fortnight festival of music - Fightback Bristol. 14 participating venues are already confirmed with over 100 shows lined up.

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From:

4 Feb 2019to18 Feb 2019
British Dal Festival

Central Bristol

The British Dal Festival will celebrate the magic of dal and similar pulse dishes from around the world.

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10 Feb 2019to17 Feb 2019
Harbor Lights Elvis Festival

Old City

This incredible weekend celebration will feature a full ETA Preliminary round competition for Images of the King World Championship.

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15 Feb 2019to17 Feb 2019
Weston-super-Mare Literary Festival

Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare's week long literary festival will feature an exciting line up of authors and range of events including talks, workshops and panel discussions.

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From:

22 Feb 2019to1 Mar 2019
Kendal Mountain Festival UK Tour at Anson Rooms

Clifton

Calling all adventure lovers! The award winning Kendal Mountain Festival is back on the road with its UK Tour.

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17 Mar 2019to17 Mar 2019
Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival

Central Bristol

From swing to funk, bebop to blues, Gypsy jazz to gospel, soul to rock ‘n roll, Bristol Jazz & Blues Festival never fails to surprise and delight music lovers

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From:

22 Mar 2019to24 Mar 2019
Bristol Early Music Festival at All Saints

Clifton

A weekend of music ranging from medieval through renaissance to baroque.

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3 May 2019to5 May 2019
CrimeFest

Central Bristol

CrimeFest is a convention for people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics. Drawing top crime novelists, readers, editors, publishers and reviewers from around the world, it gives all delegates the opportunity...

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From:

9 May 2019to12 May 2019
The Gert Lush

Long Ashton

Bristol and The South West’s First Annual Vintage Bike Festival.

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From:

19 May 2019to19 May 2019
Festival of Nature 2019

Central Bristol

The UK’s largest free celebration of the natural world returns this summer with its biggest programme yet, promising a wild adventure for all the family, arriving at Millennium Square on the weekend of 8 and 9 June.

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From:

1 June 2019to9 June 2019
Bristol Food Connections

Central Bristol

Bristol Food Connections returns from 12th-23rd June 2019 for a citywide celebration of food, featuring over 100 events.

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12 June 2019to23 June 2019
Bristol Sounds

Harbourside

Rock the night away with cider in hand at a series of open-air, Harbourside gigs at Bristol Sounds (20-24 June).

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20 June 2019to24 June 2019
The Coffee House Project

Central Bristol

The Coffee House Project is the first of its kind in Bristol. A caffeine-fuelled celebration of the best the city has to offer, this two day coffee festival focuses on local, artisan roasters, independent food and drink retailers and home-grown...

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From:

7 Sept 2019to8 Sept 2019
IBT19 We Rise

A four day gathering of conversations, performances and provocations.

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From:

9 Oct 2019to13 Oct 2019
Wild & Well Festival

Central Bristol

Taking place in Bristol over a weekend in October (11-13th), Wild & Well is based around four themes – Move, Eat, Connect and Explore.

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From:

11 Oct 2019to13 Oct 2019
The Festival of Light at Longleat

Wiltshire

Showcasing a brand new theme, Longleat's unmissable Festival of Light will return selected dates from 9th November 2019!

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From:

9 Nov 2019to5 Jan 2020

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