Bristol ADVENTures, a new arts project organised by Bristol City Centre (BID) in association with Visit Bristol, will light up 24 different buildings each day with a selection of iconic Christmas lyrics and remain on that building every evening until Christmas Eve.
Residents and locals can expect to see some of their favourite Christmas phrases with Visit Bristol and the city’s media inviting suggestions for later in the advent project. Locations have been selected across the city centre from Park Street to Cabot Circus, taking in City Hall to Broadmead, featuring some of Bristol’s most iconic buildings. Daily unveilings will also take place on Visit Bristol’s website, where fun Christmas facts will also feature on some of the city’s lesser-known stories.
The Bristol ADVENTures project is part of the #BristolTogether collaboration which brought thousands of people to the socially distanced “Hearts in Parks” this summer. For this initiative, over 100 businesses have come together to make a little bit of magic happen for the city. Viewers should also expect some glowing building frontages, messages on pavements and plenty of surprises emerging across the city centre.
Kathyrn Davis, Head of Tourism at Visit Bristol said, “While Bristol is in Tier 3 restrictions and we can’t welcome visitors to the city centre right now, for anything other than essential travel, we still wanted to celebrate the city’s creativity and Christmas spirit. The Bristol ADVENTures illuminations will help shine a spotlight on the city’s most iconic buildings, and highlight some more under the radar spots for residents to enjoy and explore safely, while inspiring those further afield to visit Bristol in the future.”
Keith Rundle, Operations Director of Bristol City Centre (BID) said, “As we enter the festive period, we want to bring some wonder and creativity to our city in December. Many of the city’s businesses have come together to make it happen, providing their buildings, power supplies, lighting, and time to create a trail for people to discover safely. Light and production opportunities for lighting technicians who have lost work in theatres and productions this year.
“As the shops reopened on 2 December, we’re encouraging people to support the city centre’s retailers, while remembering to be respectful and protective of each other and those working in their stores.”
For a full list of Bristol ADVENTures, please go to Visit Bristol’s website.
