Experience & Promotions

Bristol Harbour Festival 2025

Bristol City Centre BID and Redcliffe & Temple BID once again sponsored Bristol Harbour Festival 2025.

Date

July 2025

Vicky Lee

Director of Place (Maternity Leave)

Bristol City Centre BID and Redcliffe & Temple BID once again supported Bristol Harbour Festival, one of the UK’s biggest free-to-attend events, in 2025. Bristol Harbour Festival attracts around 250,000 people across the long weekend with a unique celebration of Bristol’s rich maritime, musical, and cultural heritage.

Taking place from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 July, Bristol Harbour Festival was curated, produced and delivered by international events production agency, Proud Events, in partnership with immersive theatre and events company, Swans Events.

2025’s festival was another unforgettable year, with the best of Bristol’s emerging artists as well as established and international performers across all genres showing up for three days of back-to-back entertainment alongside some proper maritime magic with their on-the-water programme.

The Longest Johns, The Allergies, Bloco B, Eternal Taal, Gnawa Blues All Stars and more all performed at the Harbour View main stage at the Amphitheatre this summer.

Plus, a festival icon returned for 2025 – The Tall Ship! The Galeón Andalucía sailed into Bristol, docking in the harbour for the whole weekend.

Latest news

Keep up to date with Bristol Harbour Festival by reading the latest news.

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