Upfest Presents

Upfest was founded in 2008, conceived to get a group of 20 like-minded artists together for a day of painting here in Bristol. However, the first festival quickly grew to 50 artists once the word was out, after securing a fantastic Bristol venue, the Tobacco Factory, the first Upfest took place. Since then the festival has grown year on year with artists travelling from around the world to paint the walls across Bedminster.

This year, Upfest returns as UPFEST PRESENTS... a 17-day cultural programme from 17th May - 2nd June.

UPFEST PRESENTS will pop-up at multiple venues across BS3 with free-to-attend workshops, live painting, artist talks, art activities, panel discussions, comedy and street art tours.