Thousands of music lovers will head to Bath city centre on Friday 16 May from 5pm for Party in the City, where the sound of live music will spill out of pubs, clubs, churches, museums and galleries, and into the streets. Some 2,000 singers and musicians will play at 39 venues and it’s completely free to attend - so save the date.
Stay in one place for the duration of the evening, or move from venue to venue to enjoy live performances from much-loved local bands through to emerging talent. There is something for every taste, offering 16 genres of music. Enjoy everything from acoustic/pop, blues, folk, funk/soul, jazz and blues, and indie/rock through to choral and classical. Hear live music at Komedia, in Parade Gardens, the Guildhall, Bath Abbey, Green Park Station and many other venues around the city.
Look out for brochures across the city ahead of the evening. These will also be handed out on the night. You can download our new free Party in the City app - https://qr.me-qr.com/0qQ7OwEj NOW to plan your evening’s entertainment. Search by artist, venue, genre of music, or use the city map.
Highlights from Party in the City 2025:
- Enjoy the chance to hear established names, such as Ishmael Ensemble, winners of BBC Radio 6 Music’s Album of the Year, or guitarist Zac Ware, who plays with The Proclaimers.
- Come and enjoy a diverse range of music from party bands such as The Arkansaw Collective, gypsy punk trio Ninotchka and Soul’d Out.
- In Bath Abbey there will be two performances from combined Schools choirs. Voices for Life, a choir of primary schoolchildren will be singing a specially commissioned composition, Song for Hope, and Harmony Rising, Bath Philharmonia’s inclusive creative choir for 11 to 14-year-olds.
- There will be food and drink available at Green Park Station, or why not book a table at one of Bath’s brilliant restaurants.
- Check out the app to find details of ticketed events in the city which start from 10pm, to keep that party buzz going into the night.
- Don’t miss the world renowned Natural Theatre Company who will be out and about on the streets. Who knows what characters they’ll be bringing us this time?
The fun doesn’t stop on Friday 16 May. New this year is the Festival of Choirs at Green Park Station, on Saturday 17 May from 3pm to 10pm. Another day of free live music with hundreds of singers from 15 choral groups, with your MC for the day, funnyman and Theatre Royal panto star Jon Monie.
Also new, as a finale to Bath Festivals’ ten days of literature and music, Party in the City presents Reverend and the Makers on bank holiday Monday, 26 May at 7pm, supported by The Ramona Flowers and Alex Lipinski and the Crown Electric, and sponsored by Distiller Music. Tickets are £30 from Komedia and Bath Box Office, with proceeds in support of Party in the City.
Thank you to our headline sponsors Bath BID, and to the Mayden Foundation, Bath Recreation, Nicholas Wylde (app sponsor), to all the ambassadors and volunteers who help make Party in the City run smoothly every year, and to all the musicians and singers who give up their time for free.
Please donate: Bath Festivals want to continue to run Party in the City for FREE for future generations, but we need your support to do this. Look out for our volunteers who will have charity buckets for your cash, and card readers for your cashless donations.
Party in the City is brought to you by Bath Festivals, the arts charity behind Bath Literature Festival and Bath Music Festival, which both open on Saturday 17 May, offering ten days of exciting book and music events. Find out more here:
https://bathfestivals.org.uk/the-bath-festival/whats-on/
Book tickets online or call Bath Box Office, tel: 01225 463362 in office hours.
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