Photos: Opening Night of The Bath Festival, a Free Party in the City
About 20,000 people attended the event's first night.
Kicking off the summer festival season in style, the Bath Festival returned yesterday, with around 20 thousand festival goers taking to the streets for the festival's opening night Party in the City.
Celebrating the beginning of the festival, venues across the city opened their doors for a free night of live music and entertainment, reigniting the opening night tradition by bringing thousands of visitors together to fill the streets of the city. Partygoers enjoyed a night of folk, rock, classical, jazz, acoustic, swing and soul music at some of the city's most iconic venues.
This year's Bath festival will run from Friday 13 May to Saturday 21 May 2022 and will feature over 152 performers and 137 authors. Over the coming days, the city will welcome a host of well-known writers and musicians including Nobel Prize winning author Abdulrazak Gurnahand, comedian Phil Wang, and saxaphonist Jess Gillam. This year's festival programme also features the return of the highly successful guided 'Walking Tours' series, including 'Bath on Screen', which were originally introduced during the 2021 programme, inviting festival goers to explore the unique city.
For full programme details visit: thebathfestival.org.uk
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Take a look at some of the festival's performers below!
The Roman Baths
The Literature Lounge
Tallis Scholars
Snazzback Photo Credits: Sophie Jouvenaar
Jess Gillam
Jess Gillam
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Jarv...is
Ionian Ilias Kadesha
Empirical Jazz
Colin Currie
Carducci String Quartet
BFO at Bath Abbey
Bath Philarmonia
Ariel Lanyi Photo Credits: Kaupo Kikkas
Videos
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Count Arthur Strong - And it''s Goodnight from Me! Palace Theatre, Southend (4/08-4/08) |
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Philip Larkin Double Bill - Almost Instinct Almost True and Labelled with Love Old Red Lion Pub and Playhouse (6/02-6/02) |
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L.A Guns at O2 Academy Islington - London O2 Academy Islington (10/30-10/30) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And it''s Goodnight from Me! New Theatre Cardiff (4/30-4/30) |
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The House and Garage Orchestra – 10th Anniversary Outdoor Festival Promenade Park (6/05-6/05) |
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G4 Christmas 2026 - Coventry Cathedral Coventry Cathedral (12/15-12/15) |
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Dreamers' Circus at Union Chapel - London Union Chapel (6/04-6/04) |
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The Del Fuegos at The Lexington - London The Lexington (6/20-6/20) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family Vaillant Live, Derby (2/06-2/06) |
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G4 Christmas 2026 - Norwich Cathedral Norwich Cathedral (12/17-12/17) |
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