Name: Bristol Harbour Festival 2014
Start: 2014-07-18
End: 2014-07-20
Location: Bristol's Harbour

Bristol Harbour Festival 2014

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July 2014
Bristol's Harbour, Queens Square and Millennium Square, Bristol, City of Bristol, BS1 5LF, England MAP
Free

Daily capacity: 100,000

Last updated: Fri 18th Jul 2014

Bristol's biggest free event, the 43rd Bristol Harbour Festival takes place on Bristol's harbourside with the main festival weekend taking place from Friday 18th until Sunday 20h July 2014.

The Bristol Harbour Festival attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to explore the two mile stretch of the harbour featuring seven areas including dance, music, children's activities, a busy on-water programme and phenomenal circus performances.

Line-up

Music takes place on the Queen Square stage, Cascade Steps, the Thekla stage, Louisiana, Grain Barge, Bristol Plays Music Bandstand and ss Great Britain.

Family friendly

College Green offers an array of children friendly activities including storytelling, creative activities, face painting and interactive performances.

More info

The festival is a rich and diverse platform for the city's wealth of creativity, from dance performers to circus acts and a variety of musical stages including walking bands, interactive theatre and so much more. The festival stretches two miles from the Grain Barge to the Hidden Gardens of Wapping Wharf, from Brunel's SS Great Britain to Cascade Steps and from Queen Square to College Green. There will also be an range of festival markets and food stalls offering visitors a choice of culinary delights.

Fireworks

Saturday night fireworks are back as Clevedon-based Firemagic(UK) present their popular fireworks display in the sky all around Bristol's historic harbour. The display will take place on Saturday night at 10pm.