Bristol festivals

• Music / Reviews

  Review: Forwards 2024, day one – ‘The best of the diverse and forward-thinking music scene’

  Day one of the festival on the Downs featured dynamic talks, local acts and a stellar headliner

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• News / Bristol Harbour Festival

  Bristol Harbour Festival announces headliners for 2024

  The festival returns to the Floating Harbour on July 19 with music from BLOCO B, Laid Blak and more

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• News / Lost Horizon

  Texan music event hosts UK debut in Bristol

  The day at Lost Horizon will be filled with lived bands, DJs, art and street food

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• Comedy / Bristol Comedy Garden 2023

  Bristolians flock to buy tickets for the return of Bristol Comedy Garden

  The much-loved midsummer festival of laughs is back in Queen Square from June 14-18

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• Behind the Headlines / st Pauls carnival

  ‘Carnival tells a story about our culture, heritage and resistance’

  LaToyah McAllister-Jones on the return of St Paul's Carnival

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• News / Bristol festivals

  Bristol’s festival highlights of 2023

  Bristol24/7 sets out a bumper crop of don’t miss diary dates for festival season

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• Art / Bristol Light Festival

  Bristol Light Festival to expand for 2023

  The announcement comes after BID analysis charting the event’s hugely positive impact for the city

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• Features / Bristol festivals

  From field to festival: Shindig, Farmfest and Valley Fest tell us how it’s done

  The logistics of getting a festival built, dressed and ready to go are mind boggling

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