Upfest Street Art Festival in Bristol
Posted on: 16 Jul 2015
Upfest 2015 is Europe’s largest free street art and graffiti festival. With over 30 venues providing the best in art, music and entertainment, get down to BS3 from Saturday 25 to Monday 27 July for a spectacular weekend in Bristol.
With the numerous venues centred around North Street, Bedminster and Southville are guaranteed to come alive for this celebration of live art, music and more. Over 250 artists travelling from 25 countries and all over the UK will paint live on 30,000sqft of surfaces in front of 25,000 visitors.
Venues stretch for more than a kilometre but are tightly packed due to the sheer volume of them! They offer every type of performance, demonstration and activity imaginable in this field. There’s also the opportunity to purchase well-priced art at one of the ‘affordable art sales’. A lot of the artists appearing at Upfest will set aside art for sale. Purchasing these great pieces not only supports the artists who have travelled from all over the world but it also helps secure the future of this festival that’s free to all.
The festival website itself provides all the info you need. With so much on offer it’s impossible to list everything but check out the festival map for a clearer idea.
You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter.
Whilst the festival stretches all along North Street, the Upfest Gallery itself sits right at the heart of the festival and is located at 198 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JF.