Bridgwater Cultural Festival
Saturday 29th June 2024
Blake Gardens
11am – 4pm
Celebrating ‘Our Home’ with live music from local musicians, multi cultural foods & free activities!
About
Get ready to be inspired at the Bridgwater Cultural Festival 2024!
With the theme ‘Our Home’, the event is all about celebrating the diversity of Bridgwater Town and bringing together all the communities to learn more about each other’s culture.
The festival offers something for everyone, including live music from local musicians, performances from local dance groups, arts and crafts stalls hosted by local charities, and information booths from local organizations. You can also enjoy free food from around the world!
Diversity Voice has collaborated with Rusty Road to Recovery & The Cobblestones to host Bridgwater Cultural Festival, making it a truly inclusive event open to everyone. There is no entry fee, and the event will take place in Blake Gardens, which is located in the heart of Bridgwater and easily accessible on foot or via public transport from the surrounding areas.
Join us as we celebrate diversity and strengthen our community bonds at the Bridgwater Cultural Festival 2024!
Festival Map
Music
Main Stage
The Little Big Horns
Claude Sandiford
Marvin Muoneké
Dawn from HK
Echo Town
The Quartermasters
Busking Blanket
By the river you’ll find our Busking Blanket, a great spot for local artists to grab a slot to perform! Spaces are filling up so book your spot by emailing bands@thecobblestonesmusic.co.uk
Food
We will have a range of food stalls for purchase of hot and cold food as well as refreshments!
Plus we will have free food samples from around the world.
Accessibility
Inclusion is at the heart of Bridgwater Cultural Festival. We work with all our stall holders and artists to make each part of your festival experience accessible.
Access Information
The festival takes place in Blake Gardens. Surfaces are a mix of hard-standing, permanent roads, and grass. There are steps and kerbs – the site map above provides more details.
Our site welcomes Assistance Dogs.
Toilets
An accessible toilets is located in Blake Gardens.
Break out and quiet space
We will be offering Festival visitors a safe and calm space behind the bandstand in our welfare area.
If you have a question or query about access email eleanor.bell@diversityvoice.org.uk
Getting Here
This is here to help you get the most out of your visit to Bridgwater Cultural Festival 2024.
Bridgwater is located in Somerset, South West England. Bridgwater is located on J23 and J24 on the M5. It is pleasantly situated, on the edge of the Somerset Levels, having on the east the Mendip range and on the west the Quantock hills and is situated along the South West coastal path. Bridgwater is home to stunning heritage!
Visit the festival on foot, by train, by bus or by cycle. We encourage you to use local transport.
Main routes to Blake Gardens from:
- Bridgwater Bus station, 0.2mi; approx 5 minutes (on foot)
- Bridgwater Train Station, 0.6mi; approx 13 minutes (on foot)
- Bridgwater Town Hall, 0.3mi; approx 6 minutes (on foot)
- Junction 24, 2.1mi; approx 48 minutes (on foot) approx 22 minutes (by bus)
- Junction 23, 2.3mi; approx 1 hour (on foot) approx 35 minutes (by bus)
- A39 from Minehead, 26.0mi; approx 50 minutes (by car)
- A38 from Taunton, 11.0mi; approx 22 minutes (by train)
- A372 from Westonzoyland, 3.8mi; approx 24 minutes (by bus)
- Bristol Road from Highbridge, 7.7mi; approx 28 minutes (by bus)
Car Parks
Parking Information Can be found here
Lost Children
There is a designated lost/found children point situated behind the bandstand near our First Aid point.
If you have become separated from a member of your party, please notify a member of the event team (we’ll be in hi-vis jackets) who will contact our event manager. If possible, leave a member of your party in the area where you last saw the person. It also helps if you write your mobile phone number on your child’s hand using semi-permanent ink!
Medical
There is a medical provision located behind the bandstand. Speak to a member of staff who will be able to assist you.
Lost Property
Further information will follow.
Recycling
We provide recycling bins throughout the site which are regularly cleaned by our team. Please use the right bin to enable your waste to go into the correct recycling stream and not into a landfill. Better still, take everything with you when you go!
Get involved
If you are interested in a stall or would like to host an activity please email eleanor.bell@diversityvoice.org.uk
If you are interested in supplying food please email accounts@rustyroad2recovery.co.uk
If you want to perform please email bands@thecobblestonesmusic.co.uk
If you’re interested in volunteering please email eleanor.bell@diversityvoice.org.uk
