Weston-super-Mare has one of the biggest and best outdoor galleries of street art in the South West. For one week each year, Weston becomes a playground for some of Europe's and the UK's top street artists who come and leave their mark on the town at the Weston Wallz Festival, turning walls into works of art.
UpFest 2025 Weston Wallz Festival
The 2025 Weston Wallz Upfest festival takes place from 19–27 July. The festival will see around 20 walls across the town being transformed by some super-talented street artists. There will also be a weekend Spray Jam in The Italian Gardens where you can watch them transform giant canvasses into works of art as well as workshops.
Map showing the 2025 locations
Click on this location map to see where the 2025 spray can artists will be operating and also to see all the murals from the previous years' Weston Wallz Festivals.

Who is painting: Where and When?
Aumairah - The Sovereign - 21st-23rd July
Carla James - The Sovereign - 19th-21st July
Dale Grimshaw - Otium - 21st- 27th July
Hazardone - Loves Cafe - 20th-24th July
Jenks - MT Games - 23rd-27th July
Jimmer Willmott - Bare Grills - 19th-25th July
Jodie Haslam - Melrose Car Park 19th-20th July
Kate Elkington - Dolphin Sq. Kitchen 19th-25th July
Kid Crayon - Locking Road Car Park 24th-25th July
L7matrix - Marine Lake- 22nd- 27th July
Luke Knight - Old Cololnial 19th - 21st July
Melo - The Sovereign - 21st - 23rd July
Michael Macqueen - The Sovereign - 21st-24th July
Philth - Samsara Ink- 23rd-27th July
Rosie Mclay - The T-Shirt Shop - 22nd- 23rd July
Shauna - 14 Baker Street - 19th-25th July
Snub23 - Elm Guest House - 18th-22nd July
Sophi Odling - Captains Cabin - 18th-24th July
Sprite - The Sovereign - 18th-22nd July.
It doesn't matter if you miss Paint Week because the artists' work lives on on dozens of walls around the town such as this eye-catching image below from My Dog Sighs.

Spray Jam Weekend
Watch giant-sized canvasses being brought to life at the Spray Jam in the Italian Gardens on the weekend of July 26-27 from 10am until 6pm. Come and see artists who are at the very top of their game create masterpieces right in front of your eyes.
Here's the 2025 Spray Jam line-up: Andy Drew Fossard // Artspace // Bev G // Chaplin73 // Curly 738 // D-AMMO // Daizy // Dave Reid // DFC // Emma Kimsey // Elms // Gee Ginsigh // Ian Walker // Jest Soubriquet// K9 stencils // Kiwi PDD // Lauren Clark // Lemonie // @lollygolding // Lorna Bryce // Lost Dogs // NonXVI // // Prof // Rusk // Shade 1 // Steve Pinchess // Tom Hegedus // Yats
Here below is some of the Spray Jam work previously produced.


Weston Wallz Free Street Art Workshops
Throughout the Weston Wallz festival there are several free workshops people can get involved in. Here's the 2025 programme:
Learn how to draw a super cute cartoon character in the signature style of Bristol artist Ejits!
Location: The Sovereign
When: Saturday 26th July & Sunday 27th July - 10.30am, 1pm, 3pm
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Age: Suitable for ages 8+
Booking: HERE
MTN400 water based Spray Paint Workshop with Jamel
Join Bristol Street artist Jamel for all the tips and tricks
Location: Italian Gardens, Weston Super Mare BS23 1JN
When: Saturday 26th July & Sunday 27th July - 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Age: Suitable for ages 9+
Booking: HERE
POSCA Customisation Station
Feel a need for some colour in your home? Come and join us at the POSCA customisation station, you can bring an item from home (please ensure you have permission) to customise or have a rummage through the recycling box, we have plates, jars, tote bags, clothing and lots more.
Location: Italian Gardens, Weston Super Mare BS23 1JN
When: Saturday 26th July & Sunday 27th July - 10 – 4pm
Age: Suitable for all ages
Duration: Stay as long as you wish.
Booking: No Booking required, just pop down and have a go!
POSCA Doodle Hut
Do you want to have a try and see how awesome Posca are? Or maybe you just feel like a bit of a doodle.
The Posca Beach Hut will be set up for budding artists to come and have a draw, or even just some colouring in.
Location: Italian Gardens, Weston Super Mare BS23 1JN
When: Saturday 26th July & Sunday 27th July - 10 – 4pm
Age: Suitable for all ages
Duration: Stay as long as you wish.
Booking: No Booking required, just pop down and have a go!
Rocking Records - Mindful LP Mandalas
Boost your health and wellbeing by joining Jo from Craftysew&so in using LP records as an unconventional canvas
Use Posca pens to create colourful, mindful mandalas. Or alternatively experiment with the materials and create your own fun and inspiring design, both are welcome.
Location: Italian Gardens, Weston Super Mare BS23 1JN
When: Saturday 26th July - 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Age: Suitable for ages 5+
Booking: HERE
Beautiful Bottle Blooms
Unleash your creativity and give plastic a second life at Blooming Bottles - a workshop where recycled plastic bottles are transformed into beautiful, handcrafted flowers!
Location: Italian Gardens, Weston Super Mare BS23 1JN
When: Sunday 27th July - 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Age: Suitable for ages 5+
Booking: HERE
Lego Printing Workshop
Join Amy Hutchings to play and experiment and learn the fun art of Lego printing! Using materials you have at home, explore how this accessible technique can enable you to create your own artwork
Location: TBC
When: Saturday 26th July * Sunday 27th July - 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Age: Suitable for ages 7+
Booking: HERE
Print Playground
Experiment with print and paper sculpture
Location: Italian Gardens, Weston Super Mare BS23 1JN
When: Saturday 26th July - 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Age: All ages
Booking: HERE
Urban Jungle
Make your own giant paper flowers and cardboard creatures
Location: Italian Gardens, Weston Super Mare BS23 1JN
When: Sunday 27th July - 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Age: All ages
Booking: HERE
Keep your eyes open
Follow the street art map and you will get a walk like no other. You will be submerged in giant sealife scenes, be watched over by a massive cockrel, see the Weston donkeys immortalised above a bar and, if you can grab a pair of 3D glasses, you will see a giant mural that changes right in front of your very eyes.

So, keep your eyes peeled when you are out and about because you never know what you might see or who might be looking down on you.
You may well get more than you bargained for as well, because inter-mingled with all the Weston Wallz art there is also the JPS Art Trail with its brilliant illustrations and witty captions.

And... before you ask where's Banksy? Yes, we have got a Banksy in Weston-super-Mare. Bansky's pinwheel is currently on loan to Weston Museum and more than worth adding to your walk. So lace up those walking boots and see all these wonderful artworks in person as the sheer size and scale of some of them has to be seen to be believed!

Dismaland and SEE Monster
Weston has a proud recent history for hosting major arts events. In 2015, it hosted Banksy's Dismaland. This temporary project saw the Tropicana building transformed into a wonderfully dreary utopia of artworks and installations from the likes of Banksy, Mike Ross and Damien Hirst. Banksy himself organised the project.
Dismaland was a masterclass in secrecy, it wasn't until the doors opened did we finally realise what we had on our doorstep. Us locals were told that the Tropicana was being used as a film set for a new crime thriller called 'Grey Fox' from a production company called Atlas Entertainment.
Over the period of Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare saw a huge increase in visitor numbers. It was estimated in the first five weeks alone, over 150,000 visitors had passed through the doors. More importantly, it sparked something in the eyes of the world. The spotlight was shining brightly on Weston and it really put us on the map for those looking for a unique home for unique projects. It could be said that the success of Dismaland was one of the reasons why Weston was chosen be part of UNBOXED 2022 and host the colossal SEE MONSTER installation.
SEE Monster saw a giant decomissioned North Sea oil platform Weighing in at 450 tonnes, that is the equivalent to 65 African Elephants or three Blue Whales, the SEE Monster – a retired North Sea platform – emerged from the sea with a fascinating back story. Part of SEE Monster's story was to get people talking about the issues of re-use, re-purposing and recycling. The final chapter of its sojourn in Weston-super-Mare was to witness it being dismantled and recycled.