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Bertie Adam

Upfest 2023 cancelled amidst cost of living crisis

Europe's largest street art festival, Upfest, will not be going ahead next year, it has been announced.

The saddening announcement was made on the Bristol festival's official Twitter page this morning (December 2) and comes following a bleak period in which the only festival in three years was held this year, in summer 2022.

The tweet says it is due to the "increasing costs related to the events industry", stating they "simply won't be able raise the necessary funds to put on the event that we know you all love and deserve.

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