Arcadia Spectacular

On the 4-5th September, Arcadia will be landing in Bristol city centre. The iconic spider built from recycled military hardware will be back in Queen Square, unifying a community of all backgrounds, ages, beliefs and ideals through a mesmerising experience.

This year's show is called "Metamorphosis", and it will see the spider come alive as a living organism, harnessing every creative element within Arcadia. 

The lineup include Roni Size Reprazent and Congo Natty on Friday, and Annie Mac, Eats Everything, Monki and Gotsome on Saturday. There are some tickets still available: £39.50 for Friday and £45 for Saturday (free entry for kids aged up to 3). If you want to earn a free ticket for the event, organisers are giving away a ticket per 6 tickets sold to your friends. If interested, sign up here.

WEBSITE: http://www.arcadiabristol.com/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/865692610181537/

Christmas Step BBQ

If you don't have a plan for this Bank Holiday Sunday (30th August), here is one: BBQ at Christmas Steps! After the Shapes Harbourside Festival party, the Chrstimas Steps courtyard will open again. 

It will be more than music and food in the sun (hopefully in the sun!) featuring an outdoor BBQ of culinary delights expertly cooked by the Christmas Steps' head chef as well as 11 hours of music. The outdoor free event will start at 2pm until 9pm at the courtyard. Then, the party will continue inside until 1am. 

With expert selections from three of Bristol's finest musical staples (Feel The Real Soundsystem, Soulworks Bristol and Boogie Cafe Records) expect some good house, boogie, funk and sould sounds. 

OUR POST ON "Christmas Steps":
http://greatlittleplacecalledbristol.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/christmas-steps.html

FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1489479201367470/

International Kite Festival

The International Kite Festival returns to Bristol this weekend, 22nd-23rd August. This year, there is a new location for the event: Durdham Downs.

The kite festival is a well-established event which celebrates its 28th birthday this year! It started with a working budget of only £300 in 1986 and now, it is an ongoing annual.

The free event will be the perfect occasion to bring your family along and enjoy the amazing sky full of colourful giant special-shaped animals, mock aerial combat  with traditional Japanese fighting kites, synchronised sport kite team routines and many more surprises. There will be plenty of activities for children to enjoy, starting from kite-making workshops to giant bouncy castles and other attractions. Do not forget to bring along your kite to fly in the public flying areas!

11.40 - Team Flame: synchronised routines choreographed to music

12.00 - UK Rokkaku Challenge: mock aerial combat with Japanese kites

13.30 - Colours in Motion: mass ascent of artistic kites 

14.00 - Traditional Indian kite fighting

14.55 - Pulling Power: latest in extreme power kites, buggies and landboards

15.15 - Portraits in the Sky

16.15 - Festival of the Sea: a feast of sea-themed kites

This is only a selection of the activities going on, you can check out the full programme here. 

The weather is forecasted a mixture of heavy rain and intermittent sunny spells. Apparently, the summer is officially over. Nonetheless, experts suggest Saturday will be the best day, reaching temperatures up to 24 degrees.

OPENING TIMES: 11am - 5pm

WEBSITE: http://www.kite-festival.org.uk/
NOTE: Pictures have been borrowed from the official website. Thanks! ;)