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Bristol Sounds

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

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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Slapstick Festival

Central Bristol

Slapstick Festival will be returning to Bristol venues for its 18th edition from 26 - 30 January 2022!

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26 Jan 2022to30 Jan 2022
Bristol Light Festival

Central Bristol

The Bristol Light Festival will bring colour, light and play to city centre spaces with a series of commissions from local and internationally renowned artists.

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1 Mar 2022to6 Mar 2022
The Gert Lush – Bristol's Vintage Bicycle Jamboree

Long Ashton

The family-friendly event is a celebration of the eco-friendly, eccentric, inclusive, cycling mad city that is Bristol - as we all know Gert Lush is Bristolian for excellent.

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From:

8 May 2022to8 May 2022
Mayfest

Mayfest is Bristol’s biennial international festival of contemporary theatre, and over the last twelve years has consolidated its reputation as a vibrant and boundary-blurring context for the presentation of unusual, playful and ambitious live…

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13 May 2022to29 May 2022
Festival of Nature

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. Explore the nature in your backyard and go wild at one of the family fun weekends in Bath and…

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From:

10 June 2022to18 June 2022
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds & Confidence Man at Bristol Sounds

Harbourside

Sunday 26 June welcomes the sounds of Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit.

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From:

22 June 2022to22 June 2022
Bristol Sounds

Harbourside

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

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From:

22 June 2022to26 June 2022
Jungle at Bristol Sounds

Harbourside

Assured to get Bristol dancing, British electronic music collective, Jungle, will headline on Saturday 25 June.

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From:

25 June 2022to25 June 2022
First Aid Kit & Katy J Pearson at Bristol Sounds

Harbourside

Sunday 26 June welcomes the sounds of Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit.

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From:

26 June 2022to26 June 2022
Belle and Sebastian at Lloyds Ampitheatre

Harbourside

Bristol Beacon have announced Belle & Sebastian will now appear on Bristol’s Harbourside on Wednesday 13 July 2022

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From:

13 July 2022to13 July 2022

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