Festival News Category: Upfest 2026
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Lightpainting Photography Art with Andy O’Rourke (Drop-In)
Bristol Beer Factory 291 North St, Southville, Bristol BS3 1JP Create amazing light graffiti with our huge array of torches, brushes, and tools. Come and have your portrait taken whilst people weave magical light trails around you, then stay to create the trails for others. Open to all. No booking required. Multiple session times.
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Name Drop – Stencil Studio (Drop-In)
A vibrant, drop-in graffiti lettering workshop for children and families. Participants will use our custom graffiti letter stencils to build their name or initials in bold street-art style. Exploring the core visual techniques used in street art. They will add colour, tone and layering techniques using Posca pens creating a personalised artwork to take home. …
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Banksys Mum (Drop-In)
Banksys mum thought it would be nice to pop along meet some locals and do some quick draw portraiture.. in five minutes she can immortalise you in pen and inks and your keep sake artwork will be priceless. Come along to The Steam Crane and have a a fun portrait session with Banksys Mum. All…
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Art Battles (Drop-In)
Kid Crayon hosts a series of three 80-minute battles between artists, armed only with Poscas. The audience decides who progresses to the final, and ultimately wins. Suitable for 12+. No booking required.
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Artivism x Upfest (Drop-In)
Bristol’s histories of protest, resistance and public creativity collide in a powerful afternoon of film, sound, public art and creative disruption. For one afternoon, Artivism x Upfest explores what civil rights means in Bristol today — and what it could become by 2029. In partnership with Bristol Radical Film Club, the programme features films exploring…
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Learn to Posca, John Curtis Style
Join artist John Curtis for an engaging Posca illustration workshop where bold colours and creative techniques come to life on the page. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your style, this session offers hands-on guidance to help you unlock your artistic potential. Suitable for ages 8+ Location TBC BOOK HERE
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Posca a character with Ejits
Learn how to draw a super cute cartoon character in the signature style of Bristol artist Ejits! This is a fun family-friendly workshop for kids and their grown-ups to learn the skills to draw graffiti characters they will love. Emily (Ejits) will guide you through the process of drawing, colouring with Posca pens, and finishing a…
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.Saturday Sessions 16th
Serenading the artists each Saturday, a stellar line up of tunes and beats curated by the one and only DJ Cridge, big LOVE to all the DJs.
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.Saturday Sessions 23rd
Serenading the artists each Saturday, a stellar line up of tunes and beats curated by the one and only DJ Cridge, big LOVE to all the DJs.
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.Saturday Sessions 30th
Serenading the artists each Saturday, a stellar line up of tunes and beats curated by the one and only DJ Cridge, big LOVE to all the DJs.