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  • QUEEN OF PUNK PATTI SMITH TO PLAY BATH

    Legendary American singer-songwriter Patti Smith will be bringing her band to The Bath Forum as part of next year’s The Bath Festival. This is a rare 2020 UK appearance for the Queen of Punk, who is also celebrated for her work as a poet, photographer and activist. We are very excited to have worked in […]

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  • Chris Riddell at Bath Children’s Literature Festival

    Children’s author and illustrator Chris Riddell brought his jumbo stack of paper and fine liner pen to Bath! In this performance, he showcased new book Guardians of Magic and his life as a writer. I found it stunning to find out about his life and experience the world of his characters and work. His visualiser meant we […]

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  • McFly and UB40 to headline The Bath Festival Finale Weekend 2020

    There’s no need to go in search of good times next summer – as the party is set to come to Bath. We are very excited to announce McFly and UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro as the headline acts for The Bath Festival Finale Weekend on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May 2020 on the […]

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  • Fantastic first weekend of Bath Children’s Literature Festival and still lots more to come!

    It was just as if someone had waved a wand – whoosh! the Bath Children’s Literature Festival opened with instant laughter and more than a little magic. We opened the festival with the biggest schools event we’ve ever staged as more than 800 children filled the city’s largest venue, the Forum, to welcome Cressida Cowell, […]

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  • 18 things that are great about Bath

    1 The city has some of the world’s finest historic buildings which are used to this day. As a festival we’re proud to welcome audiences to venues such as the Assembly Rooms, the Guildhall and the city’s old Theatre Royal. 2 Bath’s parks are its green lungs, offering residents and visitors free access to open […]

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  • Holly Bourne Q&A

    Writer Holly Bourne on her new book The Places I’ve Cried in Public, the challenges faced by young people today and how she likes to empower them Your new book The Places I’ve Cried in Public (due out on 3 October) depicts the girls we have all seen, or been ourselves, silently crying with their […]

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  • Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2019 Programme is Here!

    Bath Festivals is excited to announce the line-up for the 2019 Bath Children’s Literature Festival, which features a cast of characters who will entertain, educate and enlighten its young audiences in a programme of more than 110 events this autumn. This year’s festival runs from Friday 27 September to Sunday 6 October and its varied […]

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  • A Chat With Classical Music Programmer, James Waters

    We asked James Waters, our Classical Music Programmer, some questions about The Bath Festival to see what we can look forward to in this year’s classical programme.   Q. Would you say that the festival has played it safe with including Bach, Beethoven, Handel and Chopin?  JW. Part of any festival programme is the world’s […]

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  • Mabel and Corinne Bailey Rae join Clean Bandit and Van Morrison at The Bath Festival Finale Weekend

    Bath Festivals and Orchard Live have revealed more acts for this summer’s Bath Festival Finale Weekend on the Bath Recreation Ground, including Mabel and Corinne Bailey Rae who support headliners chart toppers Clean Bandit and legendary singer songwriter Van Morrison. Clean Bandit, who have had four Number 1 UK singles and were recently nominated for […]

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  • Clean Bandit and Van Morrison Headline The Bath Festival Finale Weekend

    Bath Festivals and Orchard Live are proud to announce Grammy award-winning chart toppers Clean Bandit and legendary singer songwriter Van Morrison as the headline acts for The Bath Festival Finale Weekend on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June at the Bath Recreation Ground. Clean Bandit, who have had four Number 1 UK singles and have recently […]

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