Bristol ADVENTures brings Bristol Together at Christmas

If you head to Bristol in December, you’re in for a bit of a surprise…. if you can ever really be surprised in a city as wonderful and creative as Bristol.

Bristol ADVENTures, a new arts project spearheaded by Bristol City Centre BID, will light up a new building each day with a selection of the jolliest and iconic Christmas lyrics, with a trail of 24 locations complete by Christmas Eve. After the Jingle Bell ROCK appeared on St George’s Bristol on Tuesday, yesterday was the turn of Cabot Circus which now features four iconic song lyrics to explore and tonight ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ has appeared on Park Row.

Robert Hobbs, General Manager, at Cabot Circus said:

“We’re delighted to be collaborating with Bristol City Centre BID on another #BristolTogether project. Cabot Circus has four light projections as part of this project, featuring four very famous Christmas lyrics, which not only look great for those Insta posts but will leave customers singing some of the best Christmas tunes. We look forward to welcoming back our customers in the run up to Christmas, and hope they enjoy seeing all of the illuminations across the city.”

The project is part of the #BristolTogether collaboration which brought thousands of people to the socially distanced “Hearts in Parks” this summer. For this initiative over 100 businesses have come together to make a little bit of magic happen for the city. Expect some glowing building frontages, some messaging under your feet and plenty of surprises emerging across the city centre.

Keith Rundle, Operations Director of Bristol City Centre BID explains;

"As we enter the festive period, we want to bring some wonder and creativity to our city in December. Many of the city's businesses have come together to make it happen, providing their buildings, power supplies, lighting, and time to create a trail for us all to enjoy and explore safely. Lighting and production company SLX has kindly supplied all the kit and we are really pleased to be able to provide opportunities for lighting technicians who have lost work in theatres and productions this year.

“As the shops reopen, we’re encouraging people to support the city centre’s retailers, while remembering to be respectful and protective of each other and those working in their stores. The project is designed to still be enjoyed while we are in Tier 3, bringing a much-needed lift to the city centre and visitors, residents and workers. It also enables us to remain careful to maintain social distancing and be safe whilst having fun. These projections are designed to bring joy to the streets and will build with a new one each day through the month, helping support the local city centre businesses.”

Expect some of your favourite Christmas phrases with Visit Bristol and the city’s media inviting suggestions for later in the advent project. So, whether The Pogues, Mariah Carey, or Slade

are your favourite Christmas artist, look out for the daily unveilings. Locations have been selected across the city centre from Cabot Circus to Park Street, taking in City Hall to Broadmead, featuring some of Bristol’s most iconic buildings.

Without further ado. Let us Hark the herald angels sing, kiss on the corner and dance through the night, with a festive rum pa pum pum. Get ready to Step into Christmas.

For a full list of Bristol ADVENTure locations visit https://www.instagram.com/bristolbid/?hl=en or www.visitbristol.co.uk. Share your photos with the phrases with the hashtag #BristolADVENTures and #BristolTogether.