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Tokyo World

5 fields of music featuring over 100+ artists for a whole weekend.

Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival

The 23rd Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival takes place from 19 to 24 September 2017,...

Wildscreen Festival

The world's leading international festival celebrating and advancing storytelling about the natural...

Wild & Well Festival

Wild & Well is a brand-new well-being festival based around four themes – Move, Eat, Connect and...

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.

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Badgerfest 2018 at Washingpool Farm

M4/M5 Corridor

Badgerfest returns, having started in 2016, a colourful, creative festival perfectly positioned to be the last great party of the summer!

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21 Sept 2018to23 Sept 2018
Tokyo World

Eastville

5 fields of music featuring over 100+ artists for a whole weekend.

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From:

22 Sept 2018to23 Sept 2018
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival

Harbourside

The 23rd Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival takes place from 19 to 24 September 2017, screening more than 400 films and hosting 60 events across 6 days.

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From:

25 Sept 2018to30 Sept 2018
Oktoberfest Beer Festival at Prince Street Social

Harbourside

Come along to try new beer, meet the brewers and possibly get a few freebies!

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From:

28 Sept 2018to28 Sept 2018
Averys Wine Festival

Central Bristol

Join Averys for an afternoon of wine tasting, food and music in our historic cellars.

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From:

29 Sept 2018to29 Sept 2018
Rum and Reggae Festival at Tropicana

Weston

It's time to light up the place with the widest selection of Rums and the smoothest selection of Reggae music in the UK!

Dates

From:

13 Oct 2018to13 Oct 2018
Wildscreen Festival

Bristol & Bath

The world's leading international festival celebrating and advancing storytelling about the natural world

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From:

15 Oct 2018to19 Oct 2018
Wild & Well Festival

Central Bristol

Wild & Well is a brand-new well-being festival based around four themes – Move, Eat, Connect and Explore.

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From:

20 Oct 2018to21 Oct 2018
The Gin Sessions - Bristol Gin Festival at The Paintworks Event Space

Central Bristol

It is with great pleasure I present to you The Gin Sessions, a small independent festival driven by passion and the desire to explore new and exciting gins.

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From:

27 Oct 2018to27 Oct 2018
Love Food Festival

Temple

It’s time once again to get cosy with a Dick Willows mulled cider, stock up on beautiful local produce and enjoy some of the best street food Bristol has to offer.

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From:

28 Oct 2018to29 Oct 2018
Bristol Keyboard Festival at St George's Bristol

West End

Pianos - and keyboards of all shapes and sizes - have been at the heart of St George's from the very start, joining the dots in a programme that roams across endless styles and ages of music.

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From:

30 Oct 2018to7 Nov 2018
Bristol Keyboard Festival: Tord Gustavsen Trio at St. George's Bristol

West End

Norway’s star pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen returns to St George’s with a new album and a new trio, with bassist Sigurd Hole joining regular drummer Jarle Vespestad.

Dates

From:

30 Oct 2018to30 Oct 2018
Bristol Keyboard Festival: Mahan Esfahani – Harpsichord Recital at St George's Bristol

West End

Attending a recital by Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani is to witness something dazzling and impressive; something that never fails to absorb not only in the performances themselves, but for the wit and lightly-worn erudition of...

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From:

31 Oct 2018to31 Oct 2018
Bristol Keyboard Festival: James Rhodes at St George's Bristol

West End

As both a pianist and as a public speaker, James Rhodes is never less than thoroughly engaging. With solo piano music at the beginning and end, and with James in conversation centrally, this is an event where both can be admired and enjoyed.

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From:

2 Nov 2018to2 Nov 2018
Afrika Eye Festival

Central Bristol

Afrika Eye Film Festival, held annually in Bristol, is the South West’s biggest celebration of African cinema and culture

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From:

4 Nov 2018to12 Nov 2018
The Festival of Light at Longleat

Wiltshire

Hundreds of illuminated characters and scenes will once again be transforming the estate into a winter wonderland with a brand new theme for 2018.

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From:

9 Nov 2018to1 Jan 2019
Cary Grant Comes Home Festival

Central Bristol

Bristol puts on a weekend of events celebrating the life and work of one of the city’s most famous sons: the Hollywood actor and style icon Cary Grant.

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From:

23 Nov 2018to25 Nov 2018
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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From:

15 Feb 2019to17 Feb 2019
Bristol Early Music Festival at All Saints

Clifton

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

Dates

From:

3 May 2019to5 May 2019

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