From the Balloon Fiesta to a new Wake the Tiger experience: What are the top things not to miss in Bristol in 2024?

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2024 is set to be an exciting year for the city of bristol, from the harbour festival to love saves the day- what are the top five things not to miss in the city of bristol in 2024.

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00:00 2024 is set to be an exciting year for the City of Bristol. From the Harbour Festival

00:06 to Love Saves the Day, what are the top 5 things not to miss in the City of Bristol

00:11 in 2024?

00:12 Our first thing not to miss in 2024 is Wake the Tiger is a multi-sensory art experience

00:18 for all ages and in 2024 Wake the Tiger will expand to new rooms, installations and areas.

00:26 We've had over 250,000 people through the doors already and we have been so excited

00:32 to recently announce that we will be expanding.

00:36 Our second thing not to miss is 2024 will mark the first year Bristol Beacon is reopened

00:42 and they have an itinerary packed with musicians, comedians and artists to see.

00:47 It's a really broad church in terms of the programme so we do everything from, you know,

00:53 we've got Beethoven to brass bands, we've got, you know, jazz, electronic music, something

01:00 for everybody.

01:01 The name Bristol Beacon for us really talks about a welcome, it talks about warmth, it

01:06 talks about light, it talks about us being a beacon for music in Bristol, a space where

01:10 people can come and feel welcome and be welcomed and we hope that that vibe carries across

01:15 into the new venue too.

01:17 Thirdly Bristol's Harbour Festival, formerly known as the Bristol Water Festival, for many

01:22 is an opportunity to celebrate the beautiful city in the unique setting of Bristol's harbourside.

01:28 The Harbour Festival first began in 1971.

01:32 Since then it has become a celebration of Bristol Pass and as a way to offer fresh perspective

01:37 on the future of Bristol.

01:39 This year's Harbour Festival will be from the 19th to the 21st of July.

01:44 One thing Bristol is known for is ballooning.

01:47 The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta was founded on the weekend of the 7th to the 9th

01:52 of September 1979.

01:54 A small gathering of like-minded balloonists came together to celebrate the first ever

02:00 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.

02:02 The fiesta will take place from the 8th to the 11th of August 24 at Ashton Court Estate.

02:08 Welcome to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta!

02:13 You will not see anything else like this in Britain.

02:15 It is a celebration of Bristol, it's a celebration of the air that we breathe, celebration of

02:20 the sky, celebration of the elements even if it's raining.

02:23 So the balloon fiesta is obviously a large gathering of balloons, hot air balloons, to

02:30 essentially do as many mass ascents as we can over the weekend.

02:35 Our final thing not to miss in 2024 is the city of Bristol has some incredible shows

02:40 visiting the Hippodrome.

02:42 From Hamilton to Six, Peaky Blinders to Come From Away, it is set to be an incredible year

02:47 of theatre at the Bristol Hippodrome.

02:51 That's you up to date with your top 5 things not to miss in the city of Bristol in 2024.

02:57 So all that is left to say is have a happy and healthy 2024.

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