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Now in its thirtieth year, Bristol International Balloon Fiesta has become something of a cultural jewel in the crown of the South West, bringing people flocking from the far reaches of the entire globe, let alone the UK. Founded 30 years ago by Don Cameron, owner of the world’s largest balloon manufacturer - Cameron Balloons, he was decided to create an event that would draw together balloonists from around the world.
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For those of you who are having trouble letting go of Ashton Court Festival, you will be pleased to hear that the weekend in July that would have traditionally seen the grassy plains tuther side of the Suspension Bridge chock-a-block with cider and music lovers managed to hold its own smaller party this year. Sunday 20th July 2008 saw a few hundred Bristolians emigrate for one sunny afternoon across the river in the creation of one giant picnic party in the true spirit of Ashton Court Festival.
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SY’s Guide to the Best Parks Bristol has to Offer

There are more than a handful of parks across Bristol that each offer something different and can tickle anyone’s fancy. For “research” purposes I started in the centre and worked my way outwards ending at the Downs, visiting as many parks as I could along the way.
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Thursday 7th August – Sunday 10th August 2008 @ Ashton Court Estate

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Hello Bristol, hope you’re all well and looking forward to the sun; I presume you are, or even if your not, Oh Bristol, what a summer it’ll be!

If perhaps you’d considered taking a couple of weeks off this summer to simply relax, take a walk, sit and check out the view – never fear, that pointless purpose is now part of the ‘BIG PHATWALK&Chilling Festival 08′, where you’ll be ruthlessly entertained by a hundred jugglers, The Big-Issue-Fair-Trade-Brass-Band and omnipresent DJ’s playing all the tunes they’re sure you want to hear right now, loudly - Forever.
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Friday 1^st – Sunday 3^rd August 2008 @ Bristol Harbourside

Featuring: Suzy Condrad, Rachael Dadd, Wig Smith, Jetfly, Phil King and Babel

Finally Bristol has got a Harbour Festival it can be proud of. With the demise of one of the cities other major festivals, Ashton Court, attention seems to have swung full swing towards the 2008 Bristol Harbour Festival and boy, it didn’t disappoint. A little soggy on Friday and Sunday perhaps but Saturday saw what must have been creeping towards a quarter of a million people milling around Bristol city centre under the most glorious sunshine. The organisation of all these people and the entire event was thoroughly impressive; never once did the sheer mass of people ever get too much as the knowledge that if you were ever getting fed up of queuing at Pie Minister or to cross the Shrek Bridge, you knew you were but thirty seconds away from finding your own patch of grass or bench to sprawl out and relax on.

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Friday 1^st – Sunday 3^rd August 2008 @ Venues across Bristol Harbourside

Before you had to pay, Bristol used to be able to boast that it hosted the largest free festival in the UK in the form of Ashton Court Festival. Long after that holy grail of cider and music died its soggy death though, Bristol can now once again boast to host the largest free festival in the UK – now it’s the Bristol Harbour Festival with in excess of 200,000 visitors a year.
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The annual carnival celebrating African and Caribbean culture has remained a part the Bristol calendar for over forty years, giving local dwellers the well earned opportunity to relax with free music, jerk chicken and good vibrations and this year’s event was no exception, ensuring many more to come.

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