Bristol

Where better for a street art and graffiti festival than the city that brought us Banksy? Europe's largest event of its type sees 300 artists descending on the city to paint live, in front of audiences, at 40...

More than 100 brightly coloured hot-air balloons, often of mind-boggling shapes, fill the skies at Ashton Court in what is the largest event of its type in Europe. The highlights are the fireworks and Nightglow...

One of Britain's biggest outdoor festivals devoted to the Bard runs throughout July.

Bands, events and historic ships take over the city's docks for a weekend in July.

Bristol's largest short-film fest.