r e Sumfm ever! FAMILY L A FESTIV L SPECIA Bristol Harbour Festival
From surreal sand sculptures to stunning street parades to worldclass music, there’s a whole wealth of fabulous local festivals to look forward to this summer. Emily Potter previews some of the best. hub as well as live music, comedy and magicians. Highlights from the Ujima Live Acts Stage include Bristol faves Smith and Mighty and DJ Mikee Freedom. When: Sat 26-Sun 27 May Where: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol Web: www. vegfest.co.uk/ Paddington for st mu a is ... Weston-super-Mare’s Sand Sculpture Festival... bristol/ Price: Adults £12, concessions are 150 events to SAND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL £6, children under 16 free. explore over the 17 days, including Discover handcrafted themed Optional supporter ticket children’s and young people’s sculptures from ‘Fairy Tales’ to available – see website for details. performances. The Bedlam Fair ‘The Jungle’ at this festival with a on June 2 and 3 is one for the twist. While exploring some of the ROYAL BATH & WEST SHOW diary, a free event with street ‘world’s most amazing sculptures’ Celebrating 155 years of performances of all sorts. created by the festival’s own this family-friendly event, When: Fri 25 May-Sun 10 Jun team of extraordinary sculptors, Where: Venues in Bath you can get stuck in yourself Web: www.bathfringe.co.uk and create your own silicon Price: Bedlam Fair free, some masterpieces. Schools can children’s theatre performances also visit and compose their ticketed, see website for details own class creations. A perfect place to learn and be inspired. VEGFEST When: Until end of Sep ‘The original and biggest’ vegan Where: Marine Parade, Westonfestival returns at its new location super-Mare BS23 1BE at Ashton Gate Stadium. This Web: www.westonsandsculpture. year it will feature a range of co.uk elite athletes – including vegan Price: Adult £4, student £3.50, kickboxing champ Omowale child £3 (under 3’s free), family £10 Adewale - who live off plantbased diets offering up their BATH FRINGE FESTIVAL experiences and advice. There’s A festival of all the arts, the Bath plenty for the whole family to do Fringe has always been a wackier, and see with 250 stalls, cooking more subversive younger sibling Royal Bath & West Show demonstrations, a vegan activists to the official Bath Festival. There PRIMARY TIMES PRIMARY TIMES
the Royal Bath & West show boasts numerous activities and attractions over four days of fun. More than 50 hours of entertainment daily promise to keep you and your family entertained, whether watching show-jumping in the main ring, meeting the most endangered animals in the UK such as the Hackney Horse, or finding out who produces the best cheese in the country at its famous cheese awards. One of the biggest agricultural shows in the UK, but appealing to far more than just the green welly brigade. Live music includes local bands. When: Wed 30 May-Sat 2 Jun Where: The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN Web: www.bathandwest.com/ royal-bath-and-west-show Gate Price: Adult £25, child £8, senior £23, family (2 adults, 4 children £55)
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