Bluedot Festival
| Bluedot | |
|---|---|
Setting up the 2016 festival. Bluedot takes place against the backdrop of the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO) in Cheshire. | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Music festival, Science festival |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, United Kingdom |
| Inaugurated | 22 July 2016 |
| Most recent | 21 July 2023 |
| Attendance | 15,000 per day |
| Website | discoverthebluedot |
Bluedot was a music, science and culture event held annually in July from 2016 to 2023 at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, combining music, live science experiments, expert talks and immersive artworks.
The event is endorsed by the University of Manchester, current owners of the observatory.
The festival is named after Pale Blue Dot, a famous 1990 photograph of planet Earth popularised by Carl Sagan.
In May 2022, it was announced the live entertainment platform, Superstruct Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Bluedot.