| Bristol Harbour Festival | |
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| Location(s) | Bristol Harbour |
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| Date(s) | July |
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The Harbourside, in Bristol, South West England, has hosted the Bristol Harbour Festival (now officially named the EDF Energy Bristol Harbour Festival — EDF standing for Électricité de France) for 35 years, with about 200,000 visitors attending live music, street performances and all sorts of live entertainments by choirs, DJs or jazz bands, among others. Bristol Harbour is the Harbour in the city of Bristol, England Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Électricité de France ( EDF) is the main Electricity generation and distribution company in France. The festival includes music stages, a dance stage, street theatre performances, and water displays. A highlight of the festival is the Saturday Night Fireworks presentation. Most of the activities are held near the waterfront, so a significant part of the festival is connected with the seagoing vessels moored nearby.
The liveliest part of the festival is quayside, but the main attractions are, of course, seaside — with all the water displays, with tall ships from many countries, some of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels and hundreds of sailing ships and old-time boats of all kinds. A tall ship is a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail Schooners Brigantines Brigs and The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)
This event is now set to be the «South-West's biggest free festival» (according to a preview by Nowt2Do[1]) and has largely inspired similar events across the Channel, such as Les jeudis du Port in Brest, Brittany, on the live music side, and a bunch of similar festivals across Western Europe, as it shows with the Fête Internationale de la mer et des marins (better known as Brest 2000/2004 etc. Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into ), held mid-July, every four years, since 1992 (see the external link below).
Bristol Harbour Festival celebrates the city's maritime heritage and the importance of Bristol's docks and harbour. The 2007 edition was held between 27-29 July, and the 2008 edition will be held 01-03 August (Friday through Sunday).
See also
- International Festival of the Sea, held at Bristol in 1996
References
- ^ NOTW2DO. The International Festival of the Sea 1996 was a maritime festival held in and around the Floating Harbour in the English port city of Bristol. com
External links
- Visit Bristol, Bristol's official tourist information website's Bristol Harbour Festival page
- BBC's Bristol — Going Out page about 2004 Harbourside Festival
- Nowt2Do.com's review of the 2006 EDF Energy Harbour Festival
- one of the Bristol Harbour Festival's official pages (others are available on the same sponsors' site)
- Fête Internationale de la mer et des marins (English version)
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