Bristol Light Festival 2025

Bristol Light Festival is founded by Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) and delivered in partnership with Redcliffe & Temple BID. The festival’s Artwork Partner is Broadmead BID. Visit Bristol, Visit West’s consumer channel for Bristol, is this year’s media partner. The festival is curated by multi-award-winning Creative Director, Katherine Jewkes.

Established in 2020, the festival showcases Bristol as the vibrant, playful and creative city that we know and love, offering artists a platform to showcase their work at locations across the city. Each edition celebrates artistic freedom and experimentation, featuring world-premier works alongside some of the best local, national, and international talent. In 2025, five artworks were located in the Bristol City Centre BID area, including a flock of flamingos on College Green, a glittering heart-shaped mirror ball in St Stephen’s Churchyard, and a cosmic pixel installation on the Amphitheatre.

Three artworks were also located in the Redcliffe & Temple BID area. These included the world premiere of The Whilers in the churchyard of St Mary Redcliffe, Parallels in Temple Church, and C-Scales on Castle Bridge. Festival favourite Swing Song and 2024 installation Bristol Is Always A Good Idea also returned, taking over Queen Square.

The festival invites visitors to explore the city’s popular and lesser-known paths, uncovering a new light of Bristol with every visit. Use the festival programme and map below to plan your visit.