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to this year’s Bristol Harbour Festival 04 Highlights our annual showcase of Bristol’s 06 Circus Playground culture, heritage, industry and diversity. The festival has celebrated 15 Maritime this city’s maritime heritage and 21 Newfound Friends brought together communities for 48 years through 25 Spoken word the incredible programme of dance, music, circus, maritime activity and food and drink. There is an 27 Bristol Dances impressive display of home-grown talent that makes 30 Music up a huge percentage of the programme, truly 32 Elsewhere representing how we’re working together as One 35 Markets & food City to meet our shared ambitions and highlight our aspirations. As a free event, the Harbour Festival 38 Accessibility truly is an inclusive opportunity for the city to come 39 Timetables together and celebrate our vibrant cultural scene 58 Useful info and I look forward to seeing the Harbourside buzzing with activity over the weekend. 60 Map I wish you all a happy and enjoyable Bristol 62 Sponsors & thanks Harbour Festival.
Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
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visit www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk for more 03 Highlights The Bristol Harbour Festival turns 48 this year and shows no sign of slowing down! It’s free to attend and over the weekend 250,000 people get together to celebrate Bristol’s rich maritime history and enjoy some of the region’s best music, dance and entertainment. Bristol Music Stage
rab the Maritime Heritage Map There’s plenty of live music to be and go on an exciting trail all found at Bristol Harbour Festival. G around the Harbour and Bristol-based Jamaican-folk collective, discover everything there is to know Tan Teddy will be kicking off Sunday’s about Bristol’s maritime heritage and lineup at noon over at the Bristol the city’s historic waterways. Music Stage.
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04 Event brought to you by Bristol City Council / www.bristol.gov.uk/harbourfeedback Follow the sound of a tapping typewriter over to The Poetry Machine to have a free poem crafted for you in minutes by the whimsical Beth Calverley. With Beth’s heartwarming way with words, your poem will be the perfect gift for friends or family, or even just a little memory of your visit to Harbour Festival.
Be sure to catch the Duo Trapeze with Tilly & Jonny, presented by Extraordinary Bodies and Cirque Bijou, delivering plenty of stunning, spectacular and equally nail-biting stunts and performances at the Circus Playground.
Elsewhere take in the sights and sounds of Bristol’s beautiful harbour and keep an eye out for walkabout entertainers such as The Cardboard Boat Race Ocho the Octopus.
visit www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk for more 05 Circus Playground at Queen Square by Cirque Bijou Cirque Bijou present the Circus Playground in Queen Square, with a family-friendly programme of circus, street theatre, comedy, walkabout and things to play, make and do. Come and join the fun!
mongst the exciting insightful look into the world of the performances and activities on mighty bee! Make a seed bomb to A offer, you can see Cirque explode wild flowers for the bees, make Bijou’s own ‘Harmonic’, a mesmerising a hanging garden, play in our woodland trapeze and cello duet created for Kew den and find out why bees are brilliant! Gardens’ refurbished Temperate House. There’s clowning from internationally Avon Valley Adventure acclaimed Fraser Hooper, aerial and Wildlife Park amazement, even some larger than life Celebrate 30 years of Avon Valley sloths...and of course the Baby Race! Adventure and Wildlife Park. Interact and discover more about a whole host Marky Jay - Compere of small animals - you might even meet Marking his triumphant return to Bristol Felix the Fox! Harbour Festival. Expect jokes, juggling, and the possibility of an appearance by Avon Wildlife Trust / SWWFL his monkey assistant Professor Steven Find out more about the amazing work Chimpington! going on at Avon Wildlife.
A.P.E Project CIC - Mobile Tiny Little Clouds Theatre - ‘How to Adventure Playground Build a Rainbow’ The non profit organisation A.P.E. Project 11.45am, 2.15pm and 4.30pm CIC will be bringing their much loved Have you ever wondered how a rainbow mobile adventure playground! Expect is made? Filled with songs, magic and climbing frames, crash mats, mini colour this is Tiny Little Clouds’s second trampolines, ropes, nets and much more. wonderful production for under 5s. The show is performed in a tent which will Bocadalupa Arts - Bee Garden offer a quiet environment away from the Join Bocadalupa Arts for a fun and noise of the festival.
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Dragonbird Theatre - Rob Lewis - Cello ‘Pyjama Island’ 1.20pm 12.45 pm and 3.15pm Renowned cellist Rob Lewis makes Get comfy on red velvet cushions his Harbour Festival debut. Rob’s and escape to ‘Pyjama Island’ for compositions are created in one take an adventure unlike any other! This using a cello, simple effects and a is a new show for under 5’s loop pedal. and their families. The show is performed in a tent which will offer Kat Lyons Storytelling another quiet environment. and Spoken Word Circus Playground Sounds Right Phonics Bristol Saturday and Sunday, 1.30pm, 11.00am, 12 noon, 1.00pm, 2.00pm, 2.00pm and 3.00pm 3.00pm and 4.00pm Pirate Jill is looking for her buried Join the award-winning Sounds Right treasure and she needs your help! Phonics for an exciting and engaging If you’re very lucky Jill will regale introduction to phonics and literacy with you with stories of her fellow Pirates your little one. Expect plenty of music, including the infamous Blackbeard games, movement, bubbles, poms poms (who was born in Bristol as Edward and of course Robot Reg. Teach). Learn about the history of pirates including the issues of gender Babel Babies and racial equality that are often 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, overlooked and sing sea shanties. 3.30pm and 4.30pm A singalong in lots of languages with Bonetics award-winning multilingual music group 11.45am, 1.45pm and 5.35pm Babel Babies. Enjoy a fun, musical After wowing judges on Britain’s introduction to Arabic, French, German, Got Talent in 2015, Cirque Bijou Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, present dancer and full body Norwegian, Welsh and Russian. contortionist Bonetics.
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one £5 way Book at GWR.com, on our app, or at a station. Cirque Bijou and Extraordinary Bodies presents: Duo Trapeze with Tilly & Jonny 1.30pm As part of a collaboration between Extraordinary Bodies and Bristol’s Paraorchestra of Great Britain, Tilly and Jonny developed a performance to connect the floor to the sky, in a dynamic duet that spins their worlds together.
Circomedia - BTEC student showcase 11.30am Drawing in young circus talent from all Fraser Hooper over the world. Witness some of the best talent from this year’s cohort in this Cirque Bijou presents: ‘Harmonic’ showcase presented by Cirque Bijou. 5.40pm To mark Cirque Bijou’s 20th Circomedia - Foundation Degree anniversary, they present Korri Aulakh and BA student showcase and Rob Lewis in ‘Harmonic’. Blending 2.00pm mesmerising spinning trapeze with live From the Foundation and BA Degree and looped cello. students at Bristol’s own Circomedia comes a dazzling display of skill and Baby Racing! creativity from the next generation of UK 11.15am, 1.00pm and 3.30pm circus artists. The annual Bristol Harbour Festival Baby Racing tournament! Your little crawlers can ‘compete’ in this gentle, comedy favourite. Remember, it’s the taking part that counts…
Circomedia - Youth Circus showcase 4.45pm With performers ranging in age from 4 - 17, Circomedia’s Youth Circus will showcase some of the best young circus Giddy Kipper: Sloth Time talent Bristol has to offer!
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9370_Redwood_Bristol Harbour Festival_A4_V1.indd 1 05/06/2019 12:48 Tilly Lee Kronick - ‘Dancing in the Air’ 5.30pm A joyously fun static trapeze act by aerialist Tilly Lee Kronick. Moving her dancing from the floor to the air, Tilly loves to shake, wiggle and jump.
King Edmunds Acrobatic Club 1.40pm Prepare to be amazed by the inspiring Tilly Lee Kronick display of power, strength, coordination and teamwork from the outstanding performers of King Edmunds Acrobatic Angie Mack - ‘The Super Hooper Club. Hula Hooping Street Show’ 12.45pm and 3.15pm Above & Beyond - Everything you ever wanted and never Mini Flying Trapeze Rig needed to know about hula hooping. 12.30pm and 3.00pm From stunt hooping to the weird and As the UK’s longest standing aerial wonderful world of mini hoop madness, company, Above & Beyond will multi hooping and confetti exploding showcase their artists as well as human tower of uncertainty! launching their new ‘petit volant’ flying trapeze performance. Bubblina 11.00am, 12.45pm, 3.00pm Circus Stars Frome - and 5.00pm Youth Circus Showcase This spectacular Bubbleologist will 3.45pm keep audiences spellbound as We are delighted to welcome back they witness smoke bubbles, bubbles Frome-based Circus Stars. This inside bubbles and even joining bubbles multi-talented group of 8-18 year olds together! will inspire and amaze with their aerial incredible skills. Giddy Kipper: Sloth Time 11.45am, 1.45pm and 4.00pm Fraser Hooper - Clown - ‘Boxing’ Wilhelmina Dawdle is obsessed with 2.15pm and 4.00pm sloths and wants you to meet her best Boxing’s Biggest Baddy Fraser friends: Hibiscus and Gladys, giant Hooper will dare to challenge all three-toed pygmy sloths and Dribble, comers three rounds of pure a baby two-toed sloth, all the way from comedy carnage. South America.
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Men in Slacks - The Brass Disciples Circus Highline Show 5.50pm 5.00pm The Brass Disciples were born out of A rip-roaring, rhythm-driven, side- a collective love of New Orleans brass splitting three man circus spectacular. bands. Playing a lively mix of well known Featuring slick stunts, original and tunes they are guaranteed to get you up catchy live music and a captivating and and dancing! rather dangerous highline walk. Circomedia - Circus Workshops Don’t Drop the Beat - live 11.45am and 2.15pm drumming and juggling See if you have what it takes and have 12.00pm a go in Circomedia’s circus taster Jugglers catch the beat and a drummer workshops – led by tutors and students juggles the rhythms, in this new and of Bristol’s centre for contemporary fast-paced performance where the line circus and physical theatre. between circus performer and music maker is blurred. Angie Mack - have a go Hula Hoop workshop Bristol Taiko - 1.15pm and 3.45pm Traditional Japanese drumming Hula hooping crosses generations and 11.00am is a fun and creative way to increase Experience powerful beats and your core strength, flexibility and spatial mesmerising reverberations as the awareness. Have a go with Angie Mack! rhythms of this 2000 year old traditional You can find more information on Cirque Japanese drum are brought to life with Bijou’s programme on the Harbour boundless energy. Festival website. The performances will be BSL interpreted.
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The Pelican Designed as a sail training ship, the Pelican of London is unique among square riggers. Her hull form was derived from the Elite French clippers of the late 19th century and despite total reconstruction of the ship, the hull of the original 1946 Pelican remains.
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Western Boat Show The Western Boat Show boasts a huge line-up of boats and exhibitors, w ith a range of new and used boats for offshore and inland use to suit every budget along with all manner of boating equipment. For more information visit www.westernboatshow.co.uk
16 visit www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk for more 0015 Young Shipwrights Boat Race Saturday, 12:00pm. Sunday, 12:00pm My Future, My Choice, Learning Ships Project Over the last few months, hundreds of local primary school children have been working with businesses to see who can build the fastest cardboard model of a Bristol pilot cutter or caravel. Visit www.myfuturemychoice. co.uk to find out more about the Learning Ships Project.
Bristol Cardboard Boat Race Saturday, 1.15pm In support of the Learning Ships project, local teams have created seaworthy vessels out of cardboard! The boat that makes it to the end of the 250 metre course the fastest wins. There are special prizes for the most innovative and least seaworthy vessels. All funds raised by the race will support the Young Shipwright Workshops for primary schools. Donations can be made via My Future Young Shipwrights My Choice www.myfuturemychoice.co.uk The Aircraft Carrier Challenge Saturday, 12.45pm Get ready for a fast paced technical race with this challenge set by the Royal Navy to engineering businesses that have built or designed elements of the HMS Bristol of Wales. In the lead up to the festival, competitors made their ‘carriers’ to compete in a race to a buoy during the festival. The aircraft (aka very small drones) will then fly Cardboard Boat Race out to the ‘carriers,’ land and have to return to the jetty to win.
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Summer delights made at Tyntesfield You'll find sprawling lawns to picnic on, shady woodland to stroll through, and richly decorated rooms to explore on a visit to Tyntesfield. Only 22 minutes from the city centre on the X6 bus.
These are the places that make us. nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield five British Championships, two National Championships and a World Championship. With his incredible backflips, rolls and tricks we’re sure he’ll make a big splash at the Harbour Festival this year.
Steam Boats Saturday, 3.20pm An integral part of our nautical heritage that helped to kickstart the industrial Jack Moule revolution, steam powered boats! This element of the programme is organised Jack Moule: Jetski stunts by Chew Valley locals Kevin and Gillie Saturday, 3.50pm Slater on behalf of the Steam Boat Professional jet skier and daredevil Association of Great Britain (SBA). Many Jack Moule landed his first job as of the steamboats you see over the a professional jet skier when he weekend are hand built by their owners was just 17 years old. He’s won with elegant engineering and design.
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CONNECT IN MILLENIUM SQUARE AND AMPITHEATRE (ONLY) Select “harbour360" Wi-Fi Enter “harbour360" in your browser. Enjoy the 360 degree view. For more information visit the ‘Smart Futures Tent' in Millennium Square.
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Please note 360 streaming to your handset is only available in Millennium Square and the Amphitheatre. Once finished viewing the 360, please disconnect. The wifi connection is only for viewing the 360, no public internet. This 360 experience is brought to you as part of ‘5G Smart Tourism’ Project funded by the UK Government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. HARBOURSIDE Newfound Friends Saturday 20 July, 2.30pm and Sunday 21 July, 12.30pm These St Bernards of the sea have been a Harbour Festival favourite for many years now and we’re delighted that these gentle giants will once again be joining us this summer
ewfoundland dogs have been the St. Bernards of the sea for N hundreds of years and now they are helping to make lifesaving fun for the next generation of lifeguards. Each week a group of magnificent 14 stone Newfoundlands, the canine members of the Newfound Friends Society, arrive at a lake in the Cotswolds to hone their lifesaving skills along with their human lifeguard companions. The dogs are so enthusiastic about the training that it certainly rubs off on the young trainees. These incredible dogs raise money for Children’s charities with their daring displays. They’ve appeared on Blue Peter, GMTV, Countryfile, ITV and the One Show.
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ENTER TODAY AT GREATRUN.ORG All this and the Festival fleet Pick up a map and complete a circuit around the Harbour to find out in a fun way about Bristol’s Maritime Heritage, Waterways and Maritime Future.
Explore the Harbour over the weekend and you’ll see over 250 different vessels of every imaginable shape, size and design, bringing their own nautical flair to the festival.
The Matthew of Bristol is a replica of the 15th century caravel that John Cabot sailed from Bristol to Newfoundland in 1497 and is a much loved part of Bristol’s maritime heritage.
The tug boats John King and Mayflower - believed to be the oldest surviving tug in the world will grace the quaysides.
The Pyronaut will kick off the festival The Matthew every day at noon, this fire boat played an epic role in the World War Two blitz. Windrush, a celebration by The MV Balmoral, one of the last Nova Primary. surviving ships of its type is a member of the National Historic Fleet and And finally, 2019 will see the return will be moored along Hotwells Road of the Shipshape and Best Dressed to welcome visitors onboard to Boat Competition where vessels of explore the 1949 vessel and current all shapes and sizes will be asked to exhibitions, including Shipping 2050, attend the festival in their best finery young people’s designs for concept extending all of the colour of the ships for the future and Empire festival onto the water.
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119 Cheddar Water A5.indd 1 1/9/13 11:20:16 Spoken Word at Cathedral Walk Presented by Rebecca Tantony The eloquent, expressive and always entertaining Spoken Word stage is in its second year at Cathedral Walk.
our hosts for the weekend are Bristol-based poet and Y writer Rebecca Tantony; who recently published her third collection of poetry Singing My Mother’s Song and writer, poet and photographer Lydia Beardmore; who has performed at all kinds of venues including The Royal Albert Hall, Bristol Old Vic and Malaika the Arnolfini. Don’t miss your chance to watch Across the two day programme the Sophie Thakur who has captivated hosts will be offering an incredibly audiences globally at events organised diverse range of performers. Donna by the Guardian, the Royal Family, Nike Williams using British Sign Language and the Liberal Democrat and Labour was voted one of Bristol’s 100 most Party to name a few! Or perhaps you’d influential black women, Malaika like to watch award-winning poet Joelle Kegode will tell us how to find beauty Taylor, the National Portrait Gallery and hope through her powerful work. has commissioned a painting of her as part of their 2019 exhibition of contemporary poets or Dizraeli who has built himself a cult following around Europe and played to audiences around the world.
If you ask it nicely, the Poetry Machine, under the watchful eye of poet, producer and workshop leader Beth Tanya Muneera Calverley will create your very own unique typed poem to take home!
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Tiny Toes Ballet Trinity, Basement Studios, ACE and Saturday 20th July 11.00am funded by Youth Music that provides life An interactive pre-school ballet changing music-making experiences for performance led by Miss Daisy. young people in Bristol.
BollyRed Dance Company Dance Extreme BS13/Storm Saturday 20th July 11.45am Saturday 20th July 3.30pm Bollywood dance with a twist Bristol based dance group.
Urban Cookie: 2 O’Clock Beauty Queens Dance Zumba Gold Saturday 20th July 3.50pm Saturday 20th July 12.15pm Fun, freedom and fabulousness. Bold Bristol based fitness community taking pop moves from the 80s and 90s you through an awesome workout. Tiger Stripes Jungle Fitness Gerry’s Attic Dance Company Saturday 20th July 4.05pm Saturday 20th July 12.50pm Strengthen your heart, uplift your mind, Senior dance company based melt calories and tone up as you dance at Trinity Centre. Bristol Salsa Ladies Elemental Storytelling Styling Team & Music with Kabbo Saturday 20th July 4.20pm Saturday 20th July 1.10pm Have fun learning to Salsa dance! Activist and storyteller. Sublime Dance Troupe Making Tracks Youth Music Saturday 20th July 4.30pm Saturday 20th July 2.20pm Bristol’s leading street and commercial A collaborative partnership between dance company for adults.
visit www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk for more 27 Rise Youth Dance Original Spinners Saturday 20th July 4.40pm Sunday 21st July 1.25pm Bristol based youth dance company Clown, dance and improvisation providing citywide training, access and company! progression for young dancers. Funk Supreme Hype Dance Sunday 21st July 1.40pm Saturday 20th July 5.00pm Bringing the social elements of street Community street dance group based dance to the stage, utilising foundations in Bristol, who train weekly at Trinity from Locking, Funk Socials, Hip Hop Socials, House and Dancehall. Swing Dance Bristol and Swing Riot Angels Dance Academy Saturday 20th July 5.20pm Sunday 21st July 3.05pm The Bristol Swing Riot and Swing Dance Family of young dancers from across Bristol schools run weekly classes and Bristol who compete all over the world! weekend workshops in Lindy Hop and other swing dance styles. Cabaret and Drag Dance Show Sunday 21st July 2.00pm Diddi Dance Eat Sleep Drag Repeat strut their stuff. Sunday 21st July 11am Expect sass levels off the charts. Funky dance for preschoolers. Piloxercise Dancin Tots Sunday 21st July 3.20pm Sunday 21st July 11.45am Intense and original fitness fusion Fun ‘stay and sway’ session for babies programme set to Afro-Caribbean and and toddlers. Interactive. Latin music.
Afon Sistema - DMAC Presents: African Dance, Brazilian Dance in Bristol Tribu13 Zumba and Drumming Sunday 21st July 12.20pm Sunday 21st July 3.40pm Easton-based community music group, Come and experience Dance Music fuse music from Brazil with rhythms and Arts Collective’s participatory showcase songs from around the world. of drumming, African dance and Zumba
Mumtaz Dance Company - Ceilidh Dance with Mr Medler Bollywood Dance Sunday 21st July 5.00pm Sunday 21st July 1.10pm Interactive Ceilidh dance explained Bollywood dance class suitable step by step, perfect for all ages for everyone. and abilities!
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Bristol Music Stage at the Brunel Stage at ss Great Britain Amphitheatre Presented by the ss Great Britain Presented by Tony Benjamin Stroll down to the ss Great Britain The carefully curated line-up to take in this iconic piece of history and celebrates Bristol’s famous and enjoy the eclectic line-up they’ve put together diverse music scene in partnership with BBC Radio Bristol
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30 Event brought to you by Bristol City Council / www.bristol.gov.uk/harbourfeedback The Centre Stage at Cascade Steps Presented by Jelli Records Get ready to find your new favourite musician thanks to the fantastic lineup Jelli Records have put together for the Centre Stage at Cascade Steps.
The Dockside Stage Presented by Thekla Thekla itself has sailed away for Punk Rock Aerobics summer (and essential repairs) but luckily for us the team have still artists, music performers and music been able to put together a fantastic producers currently studying at the lineup for the Dockside Stage at the college alongside performances from Grove outside. students currently working with Bristol Music Trust. The Discovery Stage Presented by Access Creative Grain Barge Stage College Presented by Grain Barge This year the Discovery Stage will One of Bristol’s best loved venues, be programmed by Access Creative the Grain Barge will be hosting its College, formerly Access to Music. usual eclectic mix of live music during The stage will be filled with vocal the Harbour Festival Weekend. With a massive mix of styles on offer, this waterside music stage will feature the likes of Cousin Kula, Dukes of Mumbai, Soma Soma and much, much more.
The Louisiana (Fringe) The Louisiana has been championing live music for decades now and over the years has played host to many a legend in the making. Definitely one of the coolest venues in the city, there’s every chance you might just see the next big thing right here at Harbour Festival.
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visit www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk for more 31 Elsewhere Still haven’t had your fill of Harbour Festival? Luckily there’s plenty of other attractions to keep you entertained throughout the weekend!
Aargh! Pirate Walkabout Saturday 11.30am - 1.00pm, 2.00pm - 3.30pm and 4.30pm - 6.00pm It’s a pirate’s life for these walkabout acts! These two gliding pirates will be on the search for treasure and adventures as they sail atop miniature galleons. Celebrate the rich history of pirates and ocean explorers and help the pirates find their treasure on their maps. You might even get to take some Ocho the Octopus treasure home…. The Original Spinners CIC Bird Walkabout Saturday 12.30pm - 1.15pm, 2.00pm - 2.45pm and 4.00pm - 4.45pm These beautiful dancing birds are on a mission to share music and movement and make dance accessible for all, while promoting the positive impact dance and play can have on all our wellbeing. The performance will combine music, movement, clowning, puppetry and art and encourage participation. Ocho The Octopus Walkabout Sunday 11.30am - 1.30pm Ocho the Octopus is making a special trip to the Harbour Festival this year to bring the wonder of sea-life to dry land. The huge 4 metre tall, 7 metre wide The Legendary Stilt Company inflatable octopus will roam the festival with its 8 independently articulated legs
32 Event brought to you by Bristol City Council / www.bristol.gov.uk/harbourfeedback Aargh Pirate Walkabout
The Ark - Creative Workshops For 1.30pm and 3.30pm - 4.00pm Children All ages will be captivated by the Adjacent to Harbour Mer People! After being picked up All day Saturday and Sunday in a fishing accident off the coast of Your little ones will love getting involved Swansea, Melody the mermaid is out with these maritime themed workshops to explore the land on the shoulders of and performances! They’re perfect for her short-sighted fisherman Bert. With children aged 4 -12 years. golden skin and fire red hair, Melody is on a mission to seduce, captivate Legendary Stilt Company present and delight. Tired and tipsy, Bert is on the Mer People a mission not to fall over. Come across Walkabout this odd couple and shenanigans Saturday and Sunday 1.00pm - ensue… if you’re lucky!
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Visit one of the festival bars for a taste of Gem, our much-loved amber ale, Sulis, our English lager, and be sure to try Monterey, our new California pale ale. Food & Markets Feeling peckish or looking for some retail therapy? The Harbour Festival’s array of markets are awaiting you…
Queen Square An experience for the nostrils as much as the taste buds, no visit to Bristol Harbour Festival is complete without a stroll around the Market in Queen Square.
With a fantastic aray of stalls from across France, Italy, Spain and Germany you can find olives, fresh bread, cheese and fresh fruit, tartiflette, paella and crepes alongside traditional gifts and crafts, including gorgeous handmade soaps and ceramics.
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