Bristol World Discusses What’s On: The iconic Harbour Festival is back!

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One of Bristol’s most iconic events is back. The Bristol Harbour Festival, formally known as the Bristol Water Festival was founded to originally help prevent the Harbourside facing the bulldozer. But what can we expect from this years event?

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00:00one of bristol's most iconic events is back the bristol harbour festival formerly known as the

00:07bristol water festival was founded to originally help prevent the harbour side facing the bulldozer

00:13but what can we expect from this year's events charlie tell us more that's right the bristol

00:19harbour festival brings bristol's emerging artists as well as the well-established

00:24and international performers right to the heart of bristol with the beautiful backdrop of the

00:30bristol harbour there is back-to-back entertainment and proper maritime magic as part of the on water

00:38program inclusion is at the very heart of the harbour festival and this year's will be no

00:44different with more accessibility features thank you charlie so the harbour festival is one that

00:50gets lots of footfall into surrounding businesses too so hopefully the weather holds for this year

00:56so let's move on to motion bristol which is due to close very sadly but not without a final party

01:03tell us more the iconic music venue motion is closing its doors and as part of their farewell

01:12they have scheduled a closing series with a weekend full of music and raves motion lovers are due to

01:20travel from all over the country and even overseas in order to bid the club one last farewell across the

01:27closing days music fans can expect a drum and bass event a garage event and even a 24 hour long

01:35final event that will see motion's first ever performer return to the stage to say a proper farewell

01:42it's due to be an iconic goodbye to a very well-loved nightclub oh thank you charlie i'm very glad motion

01:51is at least going out in style so let's move on to the theatre scene moulin rouge is at the bristol

01:58hippodromes part of their touring circuit tell us more yes that is right the show is on until saturday the

02:079th of august and it's due to be a massive hit with the city the show invited the audience to enter

02:15a world of splendor of eye-popping excess of glitz grandeur and glory thank you charlie it's so exciting

02:24for the city that it's on the map within the theatrical scene we're so lucky to have all these

02:29big shows come to our theatres so let's move on to something for those interested in biodiversity

02:36so the westenburg arboretum has something going on tell us more yes so it allows locals to become

02:44a biodiversity detective and search for as many living things in nature as they can as they follow

02:52along this family woodland trail and with trails like that and activities for all ages

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