The Bristol Harbour Festival is a festival held annually in the
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city of
Bristol
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, and which the 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
Bristol Harbour is the harbour in the city of Bristol, England. The harbour covers an area of . It is the former natural tidal river Avon through the city but was made into its current form in 1809 when the tide was prevented from going out per ...
. Venues include
Queen Square, Lloyds Amphitheatre,
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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.
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 ''
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'' and the ''
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'' being two of the tall ships to attend that year. In 2013 fireworks returned to the festival after a two-year hiatus.
The festival is typically held over a weekend at the end of July or beginning of August. In 2016, it was held on Friday 15 to Sunday 17 July. In 2018 it is scheduled to take place on Friday 20th to Sunday 22 July.
Entertainment
![BristolHarbourFestival-Planetarium](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/BristolHarbourFestival-Planetarium.JPG)
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
BBC Radio Bristol is the BBC's local radio station serving Bristol, Bath and North & North East Somerset.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at Broadcasting House in Bristol.
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, 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
Beth Ann Rowley is an English singer-songwriter.
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Rowley was born in Peru to British parents who moved back to Bristol, England when Rowley was two years old.
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, the
Hot 8 Brass Band
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,
DJ Derek
DJ Derek, born Derek Serpell-Morris (18 December 1941 – July 2015) was an English DJ based in Bristol. In a DJ career that spanned over 40 years, he was known for playing a blend of 60s rocksteady, reggae, ska, dancehall and soul. He was rep ...
,
The Blessing, The Bristol Ambling Band,
Phantom Limb
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,
Kid Carpet
Kid Carpet (born Ed Patrick) is a musician from Bristol, England. His music has been described as 'kiddy disco punk' and 'shit-hop', as it is recorded in his home studio using instruments such as samplers, Casio keyboards, and various children ...
,
Natty,
Barry Adamson
Barry Adamson (born 11 June 1958)
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Adamson's art-house
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and
VV Brown
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.
References
External links
Harbour Festival official websiteAbout the Harbour Festival at Visit Bristol
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Culture in Bristol
Festivals in Bristol
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