About
This is one of the most popular festivals in Bristol. The 38th Bristol International Balloon Fiesta will take place from 11th to 14th August 2016 offering four fantastic days of free family fun.Event details and programme coming soon. For further information please email info@bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk or call 0117 904 6509.
Harbourside Festival
2016 dates announced. Bristol Harbour Festival will take place on 15 -17 July 2016. If you are a fan of arts, circus, dance, music, boats, nautical capers, good food and drink and general enjoyment - make sure you put that weekend in your diary.
https://www.everfest.com/e/bristol-harbour-festival-bristol-england
King Lear at Bristol Old Vic
About
Three daughters are asked to compete for the wealth of their father, a King made weary by age and on the edge of breakdown. Defeated by his own arrogance and baffled by his daughters' inflated praise, Lear's sanity begins to slide until he is left in a mental wilderness accompanied only by his faithful fool. In this powerful examination of inter-generational conflict, Lear's position of authority as both a ruler and a father disintegrates as his mind betrays him.British theatre legend Timothy West plays Lear in Tom Morris' production of Shakespeare's great tragedy with Stephanie Cole (Open All Hours) and David Hargreaves (The Crucible) alongside the stars of tomorrow from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
This production marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and celebrates Bristol Old Vic's 250th anniversary and the Theatre School's 70th anniversary.
http://visitbristol.co.uk/whats-on/king-lear-at-bristol-old-vic-p2056823
