Bristol's celebration of Epipelagic entertainment is back!
The iconic Bristol Harbour Festival will return between Friday 19th - Sunday 21st July 2024
Bristol Harbour Festival is one of the UK’s biggest free-to-attend events, attracting around 250,000 people across the long weekend in what is a unique opportunity to showcase the city’s rich maritime, musical and cultural heritage. Delivered by Bristol City Council, this year will also see two of the city’s Business Improvement Districts, Bristol City Centre BID and Redcliffe & Temple BID, become key stakeholders in the event - bringing the business community to the heart of the festival.
For 2024, Bristol Harbour Festival will be curated, produced and delivered by international events production agency, Proud Events, in partnership with immersive theatre and events company, Swans Events. The client roster of the two organisations includes UK Black Pride, The Cambridge Club, Wychwood Festival, Sheffield Food Festival, Festival of the Sea Grimsby and Lightopia Festival.
An on-the-ground steering group has also been brought together to assist in curating a festival that represents both local ethos and talent as well as international best practice in event operations and production. Local organisations on board include monumental theatre Bristol Old Vic, arts cinema Watershed, Bristol Pride, ACH Refugee Integration Services Provider and Bristol Community Ferry Boats amongst many more, in order to represent the diverse and interesting community of businesses, arts organisations, and cultural icons Bristol is so celebrated for.
All the stages and acts you expect will return once more, from music, to circus, to exciting water-based events - but Harbour Festival is never complacent! New acts, stages and areas are still to be announced for 2024, so watch this space to find out more!
The festival is also still accepting acts up until Wednesday the 31st of January - to express your interest, fill out the form that can be found here.
For more information on Bristol's biggest celebration of the harbour, check out their website.