{"id":8648,"date":"2018-10-31T17:18:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T17:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/the-bath-festival\/?page_id=8648"},"modified":"2018-10-31T17:18:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T17:18:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/the-bath-festival\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carousel_hook\"><\/div>\n<p>For the 70th anniversary of Bath Festivals,<b>\u00a0The Bath Festival\u00a0<\/b>returned as a 17 day multi-arts festival from 11 to 27 May 2018, celebrating the city with music and literature at its heart, engaging with the wider community and bringing the streets of Bath to life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Record-breaking ticket sales on the 70<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bath Festival 2018 delivered 17 days of incredible music and literature events in the city with a new finale weekend on the Rec celebrating Bath Festivals\u2019 70<sup>th<\/sup>anniversary year. The festival, once again, brought together some of the world\u2019s leading writers, musicians and cultural figures, for all to enjoy. You can read the full\u00a0<strong>The Bath Festival 2018 Round-up\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/blog\/the-bath-festival-2018-round-up\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bath Festival 2019 dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bath Festival: Friday 17 May \u2013 Sunday 26 May 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the 70th anniversary of Bath Festivals,\u00a0The Bath Festival\u00a0returned as a 17 day multi-arts festival from 11 to 27 May 2018, celebrating the city with music and literature at its heart, engaging with the wider community and bringing the streets of Bath to life. 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