The Upfest street art festival might not technically start until tomorrow morning, but Bedminster and Southville are already awash with artists from across the UK, Europe, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.
So, with more than 250 artists creating works at 28 different venues, what's in store for this year? We give you the inside line on what to expect over the next three days:
1. Some of the bigger pieces have already been started
So that there's something ready for the tens of thousands of people descending on BS3 over the weekend, several artists are already cracking on with some of the larger artworks.
Artist Martin Ron from Argentina is working on the Tobacco Factory, and British artists Dale Grimshaw and Cosmo Sarson (he of 'Breakdancing Jesus' fame) are working on a massive mural for the Redpoint Climbing centre, which could be nearly 40 foot high.
Croatian artist Lonac has begun a piece for the Old Bookshop, with Gamma Gallery from Denver and L7M working on art for the Steam Crane and the Masonic pubs respectively.
2. The shutter art starts this evening
Shaun Curnow
Anyone who has been to an Upfest before will be familiar with the art that appears on shop shutters.
This year, there will be 30 artists painting as many shutters, including Dan Kitchener – the artist responsible for the eye-catching neon city scene that was on the side of the Masonic – who will be working at 135 East Street.
3. My Dog Sighs is running another Free Art Friday
My Dog Sighs
Last weekend, artist My Dog Sigh continued his long-running Free Art Friday project. Today, it looks like he has upped the stakes even further from his usual aluminium can art and is scaling things up to oil drum size.
Three painted oil drums will be locked in a cabinet in the North Street Standard bar, and My Dog Sighs will be hiding keys in random locations across Bristol. If a member of the public finds a key that unlocks the cabinet, they can keep the art!
In the past, his drum art has fetched £8,000 – so they're definitely worth looking out for, even if it is a bit damp out in Bristol today. Keep an eye on the Free Art Friday Facebook page, with clues on Twitter under the #freeartfriday and #freeartfridaybristol hashtags.
4. You can buy Inkie bread at Parsons bakery
Inkie will be painting the side of Parsons on North Street. To celebrate, the bakery will be selling Inkie Bread. We're not sure what this will entail, but its sure to be tasty.
5. You can get involved with the art too
This year, soon-to-launch Mexican restaurant Wahaca (itself no stranger to street art) has created an interactive wall and will be inviting everyone to make their mark on it.
6. There is much more for families this year
New for this year, South Street Park will be included in the Upfest festivities, with live music from King Kong Music and BCFM, plus a range of children's activities. These include Bristol charity National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NOCOA) hosting face painting and a children's art wall, along with Miss C's Graffiti Academy workshops on Saturday and Monday.
There will also be a massive doodle wall at the Tobacco Factory and a miniature and educational 'Berlin Wall' installation at St Francis Church. There's even an extra day at the festival this year, where walks of the artworks produced over the weekend will be on offer, making it much easier for families to see everything once the crowds have left.
For more details about Upfest, festival goers will be able to buy a programme from NAOA in South Street Park (all proceeds going to the charity), or find more details on the Upfest website.
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