Over 20,000 people saw the Illuminate Bath festival projections and events happening around Bath city centre in November.

Twenty one different events took place over two weeks, showcasing creative work by over 100 students, graduates and staff from Bath Spa University. A further 100 volunteers and participants were also involved behind the scenes.

Shoppers in SouthGate Place on Saturday 13 November were treated to some very special performances by musicians, poets and clowns on the last night of the festival. Arilda Tymko, Relays Cultural Coordinator said, “It was fantastic to see the big smiles on peoples faces as they came across the event and interacted with performers”.


Illuminate Bath is organised by Bath Spa University and RELAYS, a London 2012 legacy project based in universities across the south-west of England that aims to inspire young people to volunteer, try new sports and be creative. RELAYS is funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to create a cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games across the UK.

The festival team is now looking to build on this year’s success with the second Illuminate Bath festival planned for early 2012.

You can visit the festival website to see some photos of the events www.illuminatebath.org