Upfest
What is it
This year, Upfest returns as UPFEST PRESENTS... a 17 day cultural programme, In place of its weekend festival in the park. UPFEST PRESENTS will host free to attend workshops, live painting, artist talks, arts activities, panel discussions, comedy and Street Art Tours.
When is it
17th May - 2nd June
Where is it
UPFEST PRESENTS will pop-up at multiple venues across BS3
Make sure to check the Upfest website for more details on what's on & where.
How to get there
Our service 24 (Southmead Hospital - Ashton Vale) runs up to every 15 minutes and stops several times along North Street, where Upfest is based. Remember, adult singles are still just £2! If you're travelling as a group, unlimited travel all day for up to 5 people of any age is only £12 with a Bristol FirstDay Group ticket.
Click here for the service 24 timetable & route map
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Upfest x First Bus collaboration
We've collaborated with Upfest to bring a driveable work of art to the streets of Bristol!
Created by street artist Cheo, the design is inspired by the vast area our bus services cover.
The bus will be in service from Monday 13th of May, where it will operate Thornbury & Yate routes.
Watch the timelapse of how the bus was painted below!
Travel Alerts
Broadway, Weston-super-Mare - CLOSURE - (7)
Broadway in Weston-super-Mare will be closed overnight to service 7 between 20:00 and 06:00 from Monday 13th through to Friday 31st May (excluding weekends and Bank Holiday Monday) to facilitate carriageway works.
Service 7 will be diverted via Devonshire Road and the A370 to resume normal route from The Runway bus stop in Haywood Village.
Regretfully all bus stops between and including Colombo Crescent on Windwhistle Lane and Gilder Avenue in Haywood Village will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Broadoak School bus stops on Devonshire Road, Weston Hospital bus stops or The Runway bus stops in Haywood Village for travel in both directions.
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Memorial Road, Hanham - CLOSURE (17 & 44)
Memorial Road in Hanham will be closed to services 17 and 44 between 07:30 and 16:30 on Monday 13th May to facilitate carriageway works.
Service 17 will heading towards Keynsham will operate normal route as far as The Maypole bus stop then divert around the roundabout and back up the High Street to resume normal route at the junction of Whittucks Road.
Service 17 heading towards Southmead Hospital will operate the reverse of the above.
Service 44 will divert as the service 45 along the High Street in both directions.
All bus stops on Whittucks Road and Memorial Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the Blue Bowl or Maypole bus stops. All bus stops on the diversion route will also be observed.
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Worle Bus Hub - BUS STOP CLOSURES - (6, 7, 9, X1, X5 & A3)
The entrance to the Worle Bus Hub by McDonalds will be closed to services 6, 7, 9, X1, X5 and A3 between 09:00 and 15:30 on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th May (two days) to facilitate carriageway works.
Bus stops A and B will not be served and services will be diverted to enable them to serve bus stops C and D heading in both directions of travel. Please use stops C and D during this period only.
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Shaftesbury Road, Bath - CLOSURE - (8)
Shaftesbury Road in Bath will be closed overnight to service 8 between 19:00 and 07:00 on Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th May (three nights) to facilitate carriageway works.
Service 8 will be diverted via Third Avenue (section between King Edward Road and Oldfield Lane) in both directions and regrettably the Shaftesbury Road bus stop on Third Avenue and the Beckhampton Road bus stop will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Second Avenue bus stop on King Edward Road or the Hillside Hall bus stop on Hillside Road for both directions.
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Silver Street, Yeovil - CLOSURE - (77)
Silver Street in Yeovil is currently closed to service 77 and will remain fully closed until Friday 10th May to facilitate essential carriageway works.
Service 77 heading towards Yeovil Bus Station only will be diverted via Court Ash to resume normal route at Market Place.
Regretfully The Borough bus stop will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at the bus stop in Court Ash by the rank of shops.
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Bus Stop disruption - Cumberland Road, Bristol (m2)
The Wapping Wharf stops on Cumberland Road, Bristol, served by metrobus service m2 are currently suspended, until the second week of May 2024. This is due to roadworks in the vicinity of the stop.
Temporary stops have been installed. Towards the City Centre, the temporary stop is before the roadworks and normal (suspended) stop. Towards Long Ashton Park & Ride, the temporary stop is situated just after the roadworks and normal (suspended) bus stop.
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SS Great Britain stop towards Long Ashton Park & Ride is currently suspended, until June 2024. This is due to adjacent bridge works.
Unfortunately, there is no temporary stop in this location, and customers will need to use either the Wapping Wharf stop before or the Cumberland Basin stop after the SS Great Britain stop.
The SS Great Britain stop towards the City Centre is unaffected and buses are serving this stop as usual.
South Road, Weston-super-Mare - CLOSURE - (5)
South Road in Weston-super-Mare will be closed to service 5 from 07:00 on Monday 22nd April and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Friday 9th August (estimated) to facilitate carriageway works.
Service 5 will be diverted from the end of St Josephs Road via Upper Church Road and Highbury Road to resume normal route on Atlantic Road.
Regretfully the Upper Church Road, Quarry, Holland House and Court Apartments bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the All Saints Church bus stop on St Josephs Road or the Highbury Road bus stop on Atlantic Road.
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BUS STOP CLOSURE - Brislington Square (towards Bath) - (39, 349, 522 & X39)
The Brislington Square bus stop outside of Miss Millies heading towards Bath is currently closed to services 39, 349, 522 and X39 until further notice.
Passengers are advised to board or alight at the Eagle Road or Flowers Hill bus stops.
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A432 Badminton Road M4 bridge - CLOSURE - (Y1)
The A432 Badminton Road will be closed from the Willy Wicket roundabout to the junction of Church Road in Frampton Cotterell from 19:00 on Wednesday 12th July to service Y1 until further notice, until at least 2025.
The A432 Badminton Road is still open between Church Road and Cuckoo Lane for vehicles and the bridge will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists until the bridge over the M4 is demolished.
Please note as a result of this closure the service Y1 will suffer inevitable delays and passengers are advised to allow extra time on their journeys. This will also cause delays to all other services in the area due to the high volume of dispersed traffic finding alternative routes.
The Bristol Zone boundary bus stop will be the Quarry Barton bus stop on Bristol Road by Whiteshill Common.
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Service Y1 heading towards Yate & Chipping Sodbury will operate as normal as far as the traffic lights at Hambrook junction but instead of going straight across, will divert left onto the B4058 Bristol Road (serving 'The Stream' bus stop), through Winterbourne village, then turn right into Church Road to its end and left onto Badminton Road (part unaffected) to resume normal route. Service Y1 heading towards Bristol will operate the reverse of the above.
Regretfully the following bus stops will not be served during this closure in both directions:
Hambrook - Cuckoo Lane - Down Road - Park Lane - Station Road - St Saviours Church - Heathcote Drive
Heading towards Bristol the Church Road bus stop on Badminton Road will also not be served.
All bus stops on the diversion route will be observed in both directions including the bus stop outside of the Co-op in Winterbourne village heading towards Bristol.
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TEMPORARY BUS STOP - Dalby Avenue, Bedminster - BUS STOP CLOSURE - (70, 75, 76, m1 & A1)
The Dalby Avenue bus stop in Bedminster is currently closed to services 70, 75, 76, m1 and A1 and will remain fully closed until May 2024 for further development works for approximately two years.
From Monday 4th December there will be a temporary bus stop positioned outside of The Toast Room approximately 320 metres further along from the Bedminster Parade bus stop. The Bedminster Parade bus stop will be served as normal.
Please note: due to short notice of the temporary stop being put in position, Journey Planning data will not show results for Dalby Avenue stop until the next available data upload.
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Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)
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