About Bournemouth Festivals

(Bournemouth, England)

The popular seaside resort of Bournemouth is always busy, with a number of notable summer festivals and fireworks displays, which always attract large crowds.

Popular festivals in Bournemouth include the following events.

Annual Bournemouth Festivals

• June to August: Bournemouth Flowers by Candlelight, taking place on Wednesday evenings, when the Lower Gardens are filled with coloured jars, illuminated by literally thousands of candles
• June to August: Bournemouth Summer Fireworks Displays, spectacular coastal fireworks displays based around the pier, taking place every Friday night throughout the summer months
• June to August: Bournemouth Live Music Festival, with a range of outdoor concerts, live music and entertainment
• June to August: World Showband Championships and Music Festival, offering open-air concerts and festivities
• July: Boscombe Arts Festival, taking places in neighbouring Boscombe, attractions artists from all over the world
• September: Great Dorset Steam Fair, one of England's most important steam events, featuring a range of steam-driven machinery, vehicles and traction engines

Bournemouth Official Tourist Information Centre
Address: Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU, England
Tel: +44 (0)845 051 1700
Website: www.bournemouth.co.uk/