Festival · Bristol

New Year Swing Celebration

Wednesday 30 December 2026 – Sunday 3 January 2027 at Mount Without; The Harbour; Southbank Club (pre-social venue TBC), Bristol – run by Swing Dance Bristol.

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When: Wednesday 30 December 2026 – Sunday 3 January 2027
Time: Time to confirm
Where: Mount Without; The Harbour; Southbank Club (pre-social venue TBC), Bristol, BS2 8FN
Level: Mixed; Lindy track intermediate-advanced
Price: Social pass £119; class track £175; NYE party only £46 + £3.50 fee; pre-festival drinks £5
Booking: Registration forms and Ticketsource linked from homepage

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Listings desk note: Bands JRP Trio and The Big R Big Band. Thu 31 Dec Mount Without (tea dance 13:00-15:00, NYE party 19:30-01:30); Fri 1 and Sat 2 Jan The Harbour (class track 11:00-16:00, evening dance 21:00-01:00); Sun 3 Jan Southbank Club (brunch 11:00, farewell dance 11:30-14:00); Wed 30 Dec pre-social 19:00-23:00 venue TBC. Uses several venues (BS2 8FN, BS4 2EG, BS3 1DB).

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What to expect

A festival or weekender packs classes, socials and live music into a few days. Most offer graded class tracks (you may be asked to pick a level honestly), party passes for the evenings only, and plenty of social dancing late into the night.

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About Swing Dance Bristol

Bristol monthly Ain't Misbehavin' swing social with beginner taster, plus a New Year swing festival. We list 8 of their sessions, running on Fridays. See everything from Swing Dance Bristol.