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Bristol Harbour Festival

English festival

English festival

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nameBristol Harbour Festival
imageBristolHarbourFestival2010.jpg
captionPero's Bridge full of people passing over the harbour at one end of the Bristol Harbour Festival in 2010.
locationBristol, England – Bristol Harbour, Queen Square, Millennium Square, Castle Park, Harbourside
years_active1971–present
dates18–20 July 2014
17–19 July 2015
15–17 July 2016
21–23 July 2017
19–21 July 2024
genreMusic Festival, Community Festival
websiteBristol Harbour Festival Website

17–19 July 2015 15–17 July 2016 21–23 July 2017 19–21 July 2024 The Bristol Harbour Festival is a free festival held annually in the English city of Bristol, which celebrates the city's maritime heritage and the importance of Bristol's docks and harbour. Most of the activities, including live music, street performances, fireworks and a variety of other live entertainments, are held on or near the waterfront of Bristol Harbour. Venues include Queen Square, Lloyds Amphitheatre, Millennium Square and Castle Park, with seagoing vessels moored nearby. The liveliest part of the festival is quayside, but the main attractions are entertainment designed to engage all the communities of Bristol, as well as entertain the thousands of visitors to the city.

History

The city has hosted the festival since 1971, when it was started as part of an ultimately successful attempt to save the docks from being filled in. In 2012, the festival attracted over 300,000 visitors, its highest ever attendance, with the Irene and the Matthew being two of the tall ships to attend that year. In 2013 fireworks returned to the festival after a two-year hiatus.

Entertainment

The Bristol Harbour Festival has a variety of entertainment from dance acts, interactive theatre, international circus acts and a mix of musicians. The Dance Village, programmed by Swindon Dance, features a main stage and participation area where visitors can learn to dance. Cirque Bijou's famous circus stage takes over Castle Park, next to an interactive children's area, which featured a pirate ship in 2013. SS Great Britain hosts an outdoor stage with BBC Radio Bristol, while Happy City creates an interactive area within Lloyds Amphitheatre to demonstrate all the elements which make up a happy life. In 2013 the Thekla Harbour Stage was created in Muddock to showcase up and coming bands alongside a new festival bandstand.

In previous years entertainment has included Beth Rowley, the Hot 8 Brass Band, DJ Derek, The Blessing, The Bristol Ambling Band, Phantom Limb, Kid Carpet, Natty, Barry Adamson and VV Brown.

References

References

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  4. "Saving Bristol's Unique 'Floating' Harbour". Inland Waterways Association.
  5. "Saving Bristol's Unique 'Floating' Harbour". The Inland Waterways Association.
  6. "Enjoyed the Harbour Festival? Give us your views for the next festival". WestburyPeople.
  7. (29 July 2013). "Bristol Harbour Festival attracts about 250,000 people". [[BBC]].
  8. "Fireworks return to Harbour Festival". Bristol Culture.
  9. "Summer survival guide - The Big 3: #1 Bristol Harbour Festival". Bristol Post.
  10. "Dance Village". Bristol Harbour Festival.
  11. "Happy City". Bristol Harbour Festival.
  12. (4 June 2008). "Bristol Harbour Festival". [[BBC]].
  13. (4 July 2014). "Bristol legend DJ Derek to scratch outdoor career after fest gig". Bristol Post.
  14. "Gabby Young and Other Animals". www.live-music-scene.co.uk.
  15. (31 July 2008). "A wealth of music and more at Bristol Harbour Festival". Metro.
  16. "Bristol Harbour Festival 2011". efestivals.co.uk.
  17. (1 August 2009). "Your guide to the Bristol Harbour Festival". Bristol Post.
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  19. (26 June 2009). "Staton headlines Harbour Festival". [[BBC]].
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