Bristol Harbour Festival 2018

Bristol Harbour Festival 2018 - Bristol's Harbourside
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Bristol Harbour Festival 2018

Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July 2018
Bristol's Harbour, Queens Square and Millennium Square, Bristol, City of Bristol, BS1 5LF, England MAP
mostly free (JImmy Cliff concert ticketed)
Daily capacity: 100,000
Last updated: Tue 19th Jun 2018

Bristol's biggest FREE event, the 47th Bristol Harbour Festival takes place on Bristol's harbourside with the main festival weekend taking place from Friday 20th until Sunday 22nd July 2018.

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 at the amphitheatre, the Queen Square stage, Cascade Steps, the Thekla stage, Louisiana, Grain Barge, Bristol Plays Music Bandstand and SS Great Britain.

The Friday night Jimmy Cliff concert is ticketed. To buy please click here.

For the Saturday programme of everything please see here.

For the Sunday programme of everything please see here.

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.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the Bristol area.

More info

For more information, see the Bristol Harbour Festival website.

More information will be here when available.




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