Bristol Light Festival is a free event and will run from Friday 31st January – Sunday 9th February 2025. An award-winning festival, guests travelling from further afield can bolster their visit with an overnight stay in one of the city centre’s award-winning hotels, enjoying all that Bristol has to offer. 2024’s edition saw many attendees take part in other activities during their visit to the festival, including eating and drinking, shopping and other city centre entertainment – with 75% of those visiting coming to Bristol specifically for the event.
Bristol Light Festival 2025
Bristol Light Festival returns for 2025, dazzling the city from 31 January - 9 February.
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31 January - 9 February 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. This year, five artworks will be located in the Bristol City Centre BID area. These include 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. Plus, don’t miss the return of festival favourite Swing Song and 2024 installation Bristol Is Always A Good Idea in Queen Square.
We invite 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.