Bristol Festival 2009
The festival will consist of multiple indoor venues (“Rave on Avon”) and a central outdoor hub of activity (“Brizzolfest”)
• There will be seven dedicated music stages featuring: Acoustic acts, Rock, Indie, Ska ‘festival bands’, Jazz, World music, Burlesque, Folk, Drumming and Dance. We are also expanding the very popular open mic/ jam platform and the circus zone whilst also increasing the running time of the Cabaret tent.
• Street performances of theatre, circus, stand up and magic as well as costumed walkabouts.
• The entire site decorated by top local and internationally renowned artists, and local community groups, including graffiti, photography and sculptures.
• Free workshops in arts and crafts, singing, dancing and circus classes, as well as the very popular Street Stage featuring salsa classes, break dancing and Capoiera.
• A world food zone serving a range of quality cuisine, with many vendors from the local area and plenty of vegetarian and vegan options.
• A kid’s area with free entertainment as well as recycled arts and crafts workshops throughout.
• More boat parties and a Silent Disco where visitors can hire headphones to listen to DJs across the site.
• Ground breaking new media installations featuring the latest technologies.
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FOR ALL MEDIA ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT:
Oliver Mochizuki
Press Officer
olly@thebristolfestival.org
07766 012365
Notes to editors:
The Bristol Festival Community Group was set up in 2007 to launch a new community focused festival for the South West, celebrating the region's talent from music and theatre to circus and art.
The volunteer led BFCG were granted full charity status in 2008 (Registered Charity no. 1124722) and key to the group's aims are public consultation, participation and involvement, making the Bristol Festival the only city wide publically directed event. As well as organising the festival, the group runs a volunteer training programme including mentoring, skills swaps and work experience enabling members of the community to gain valuable experience in the events and music industry. The group also set up the Bristol Festival Artist Development Centre; an artists’ studio housing several local artists in Bedminster year round, whilst also offering a programme of free public workshops throughout the summer in areas such as costume making, basic carpentry skills and décor production.
The Bristol Festival 2008, held on September 20th and 21st across various venues including the Harbourside's Amphitheatre, was a resounding success with a brilliant weekend enjoyed by roughly fourteen thousand of people from throughout the region. Over 2,000 performers and 300 volunteers contributed to the event, which merged an outdoor music festival, a multi-venue club night and an exciting visual and interactive arts programme.
Many thanks,
The Bristol Festival Community Group
Registered charity no. 1124722
www.thebristolfestival.org
