Bristol’s iconic, free annual dance, music and arts festival returns to the Harbourside from 18–20 July 2025, featuring over 120 hours of entertainment across seven stages. The event will showcase Bristol’s rich creative scene with live music, world-class circus, family activities, and on-water displays, drawing more than 250,000 visitors.

Festival highlights include performances from local talent and emerging artists, a Family Playground with circus acts at College Green, water-based spectacles like flyboarding, canoe sprints, and a visiting 17th-century Spanish galleon, plus vibrant stages at the Amphitheatre, Queen Square, Millennium Square, and Thekla. Folk band The Longest Johns will close the festival at the Harbour View stage on Sunday with their popular sea shanties.

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