| JULY 2004: |
 St Paul's Carnival | 3 July
FREE
>> Line up info and >> Map |
| After a triumphant return in 2003, the one-day carnival is firmly back on the city calendar. Music, stalls, food and much more. |
 Orange Ashton Court Festival | 17-18 July
Tickets £5 per day. Under 14s free. Parking £5 per day.
>> Find out more about the line up |
Two outdoor stages and stalls a plenty. Line up includes The Stranglers, Roni Size, Glenn Tillbrook and Goldie Lookin' Chain.
WEB: Ashton Court Festival |
 Bristol Children's Festival | 23-26 July
Day tickets: £7 children 5-12; adults, teens and three to four-year-olds £5; toddlers £2; concs. 11am-5pm daily |
| Event on the Downs dedicated to fun for kids. More than 20 performances a day in the marquee, workshops and other activities. |
|
 SWEB Bristol Harbour Festival | 31 July-1 August
FREE
>> Find out more |
Incredibly popular every year. Huge flotilla of boats plus live acts, stalls and a big firework display.
WEB: Harbour Festival |
| AUGUST 2004: |
 Grolsch Summer Set 2 - 4 August
Tickets £23.50
>> Find out more |
| Massive Attack, Groove Armada and Basement Jaxx on stage at the Canon's Marsh Ampitheatre on three successive nights. Support acts to be announced. |
 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta | 12-15 August
FREE, parking £5 per day
>> BBC Fiesta minisite |
Dozens of balloons set to fill the skies am and pm plus nightglows and firework displays. Big pop gig on the Thursday afternoon.
WEB: Balloon Fiesta |
 1940s Weekend | 13 - 15 August
All daytime events FREE |
A weekend of events and activities at Bristol's docks commemorating life in the city during the war - includes dance lessons, cooking demonstrations and displays of military road vehicles and landing craft. In and around Industrial Museum on dockside.
WEB: 1940s weekend |
 Queen Square Music | 20-22 & 27 August
FREE |
| After the success of 2003's Massive Attack all-dayer and a series of jazz events, more jazz and acoustic gigs are planned for August. |
 Bristol Rowing Regatta | 29 August
FREE |
Racing on a 500m course between the ss Great Britain and Baltic Wharf from 10am TO 6pm.
WEB: Bristol Avon Rowing Regatta |
 Bristol Bike Show | 21 August
FREE |
Extravaganza for fans of travel on two wheels: motorbikes, mopeds and cycles plus live music at St Nicholas Market.
WEB: Bristol Bike Show |
 Bristol Flower Show | 25-27 August
Ticket prices TBA |
| Huge floral marquee and tons of stalls on the Downs. Not all flower-related, there's crafts, talks and demos too. |
 Clevedon Flower Show | 28- 29 August
| | Flowers galore at this seaside show on the sea front. |
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| SEPTEMBER 2004: |
 Clevedon Long Weekend Jazz Festival | 3-5 September | Jazz fans flock to the seaside town for this three-day festival. It promises a variety of jazz performances at different locations.
WEB: Long Weekend 2004 |
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Portishead Flower Show | 30-31 July
Bristol International Kite Festival | 4-5 September
Organic Food Festival | 4-5 September 
Bupa Bristol Half-Marathon | 12 September
Juvenile Diabetes Walk |19 September
