Street Art in Weston-super-Mare

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 26^th 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 26^th 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 26^th 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 26^th 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 26^th 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 27^th 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 26^th 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 26^th 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 27^th 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.