Sea Shanty and Folk Festival

today August 1, 2025my_locationVarious pubs & venues around Weston


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With more than 40 bands spread over a multitude of venues, this free festival on 1st – 3rd August 2025 is not to be missed.  Spread across a variety of bars and venues in the town centre and with a centre stage at the Italian Gardens.

Entry to all venues is free although donations into the charity buckets will be appreciated. Both the RNLI and The Lions Club will benefit from your kind donations.

In addition to the musicians, there will be pirate crews invading Weston-Super-Mare. Why not dress as your favourite pirate and join in the fun?!

And if you want the full authentic experience, groups like the Brave Marauders are great to watch because they come dressed in full pirate and seafaring costumes.

Programme of Events on the Italian Gardens Main Stage

Friday 1 August

17:45 Opening with The Steepholmers

18:00 Hoy Shanty Crew

19:00 Michael Hotkowski

20:00 GU10

21:00 Morris Minor

22:00 Harbour Buoys – Brixham

Saturday 2 August

12:00 Isle ‘ave a Shanty

13:00 Barrel Seagals

14:00 Kilkenny Bay Steamers

15:00 The Brave Marauders

16:00 Waves Of Harmony

17:00 Start of time

18:00 Port of Bristol Shanty Crew

19:00 Seaweed in the Fruit Locker

20:00 The Kings Pond Shantymen

21:00 My Druthers

22:00 Bois Y Bryn

Sunday 3 August

12:00 Friggitt

13:00 The Beachd Buoys Shanty Band

14:00 Les Aude Shantymen

15:00 High & Dry

16:00 The Steepholmers

17:00 Final Shout

Performing around the pubs & bars

Captain Jack’s at The Grand Pier

Saturday 2 August

12:00 Kilkenny Bay Steamers

13:00 GU10

14:00 Karen Swan and My Creatures

15:00 Isle ‘ave a Shanty

16:00 Domestic Bliss

Sunday 3 August

12:00 Jamie Robinson

13:00 Black Deep

14:00 Friggitt

15:00 Morris Minor

16:00 Steamboat Mutineers

Brunello Lounge

Friday 1 August

18:00 Mains’l Haul Shanty Crew

19:00 The Crumble Brothers

20:00 The Lower Deckers

21:00 Short Drag Roger

Saturday 2 August

12:00 The Beach’d Buoys Shanty Band

13:00 Domestic Bliss

14:00 Dave Alfred

15:00 Bois Y Bryn

16:00 Morris Minor

17:00 Poole me Hearties

18:00 Tawny Shantymen

19:00 David Mitchell

20:00 Steamboat Mutineers

21:00 The Brave Marauders

Sunday 3 August

12:00 The Beach’d Buoys Shanty Band

13:00 Domestic Bliss

14:00 Dave Alfred

15:00 Bois Y Bryn

16:00 Morris Minor

17:00 Poole me Hearties

18:00 Tawny Shantymen

19:00 David Mitchell

20:00 Steamboat Mutineers

21:00 The Brave Marauders

Fork n Ale

Friday 1 August

18:00 The Brave Marauders

19:00 Carmelita

20:00 Friggitt

21:00 Hoy Shanty Crew

22:00 Hoy Boy

Saturday 2 August

12:00 Tawny Shantymen

13:00 Barnacle Buoys

14:00 Les Aude Shantymen

15:00 The October Effect

16:00 Batten down the Hatches

17:00 Steamboat Mutineers

18:00 High & Dry

19:00 Black Deep

20:00 Isle ‘ave a Shanty

2100 Michael Hotkowski

22:00 The Frampton Shantymen

Sunday 3 August

12:00 Short Drag Roger

13:00 Sailor V

14:00 My Druthers

15:00 Hoy Shanty Crew

16:00 Figurehead

Raddy’s

Friday 1 August

18:00 Short Drag Roger

19:00 Dave Alfred

20:00 Scarlett Davidson

21:00 Time Works

22:00 Tawny Shantymen

Saturday 2 August

12:00 The Kings Pond Shantymen

13:00 The Jolly Grogsters

14:00 Hoy Shanty Crew

15:00 GU10

16:00 Les Aude Shantymen

17:00 The Lower Deckers

18:00 Mains’l Haul Shanty Crew

19:00 Morris Minor

20:00 Swing Rioters

21:00 Swing Rioters

22:00 The Shantyjacs

Sunday 3 August

12:00 The Brave Marauders

13:00 Michael Hotkowski

14:00 The Frampton Shantymen

Stables Game Room

Friday1 August

19:00 Sharp As Razors

20:00 Sailor V

21:00 The Beachd Buoys Shanty Band

22:00 OPEN MIC – SINGAROUND

Saturday 2 August

12:00 The October Effect

13:00 Port of Bristol Shanty Crew

14:00 The Gloucester Diamonds

15:00 The Shantyjacs

16:00 Tawny Shantymen

17:00 The Jolly Grogsters

18:00 The Crumble Brothers

19:00 Harbour Buoys – Brixham

20:00 The Frampton Shantymen

21:00 The Lower Deckers

22:00 Poole Me Hearties

Sunday 3 August 

12:00 David Mitchell

13:00 High & Dry

14:00 Jamie Robinson

15:00 Dave Alfred

The Brit Bar

Saturday 2 August

13:00 Friggitt

14:00 Sailor V

15:00 Harbour Buoys – Brixham

Sunday 3 August

13:00 Acoustic Dave

14:00 Poole Me Hearties

15:00 Michael Hotkowski

16:00 Les Aude Shantymenx

Old Colonial

Friday 1 August

19:00 Poole Me Hearties

20:00 Steamboat Mutineers

21:00 The Crumble Brothers

22:00 Les Aude Shantymen

Saturday 2 August

12:00 Steamboat Mutineers

13:00 Harbour Buoys – Brixham

14:00 My Druthers

15:00 Seaweed in the Fruit Locker

16:00 Black Deep

17:00 Sailor V

18:00 Barnacle Buoys

19:00 Short Drag Roger

20:00 GU10

21:00 David Mitchell

22:00 Kilkenny Bay Steamers

Sunday 3 August

13:00 Hoy Shanty Crew

14:00 Mains’l Haul Shanty Crew

15:00 The Beach’d Buoys Shanty Band

16:00 Simon The Shanty Harpist

The Regency

Friday 1 August

18:00 Tawny Shantymen

19:00 The Gloucester Diamonds

20:00 Les Aude Shantymen

21:00 Dave Alfred

Saturday 2 August

12:00 Mains’l Haul Shanty Crew

13:00 Start of Time

14:00 The Lower Deckers

15:00 David Mitchell

16:00 Barrel Seagals

17:00 Acoustic Dave

18:00 Carmelita

19:00 The October Effect

20:00 Jamie Robinson

21:00 Les Aude Shantymen

22:00 Batten down the Hatches

Sunday 3 August

12:00 Sharp As Razors

13:00 Morris Minor

14:00 The Jolly Grogsters

15:00 The Shantyjacs

16:00 Phoebe

Legends

Friday 1 August

18:00 Steamboat Mutineers

19:00 Morris Minor

20:00 Mains’l Haul Shanty Crew

21:00 The Brave Marauders

22:00 The Jolly Grogsters

Sunday 2 August

12:00 Domestic Bliss

13:00 Tawny Shantymen

14:00 The Crumble Brothers

15:00 Kilkenny Bay Steamers

16:00 Jamie Robinson

The Royal Hotel – CJ’s Bar

 Friday 1 August

18:00 GU10

19:00 Harbour Buoys – Brixham

20:00 Black Deep

Saturday 2 August

12:00 The Gloucester Diamonds

13:00 Waves Of Harmony

14:00 Jamie Robinson

15:00 Sharp As Razors

16:00 All Hands on Deck

17:00 Michael Hotkowski

18:00 Barrel Seagals

19:00 Acoustic Dave

20:00 Friggitt

21:00 The Out of Tunas

22:00 The Crumble Brothers

Sunday 3 August

12:00 The Jolly Grogsters

13:00 Simon The Shanty Harpist

14:00 Short Drag Roger

The Sandringham Hotel

Saturday 2 August

12:00 Simon The Shanty Harpist

13:00 The Out of Tunas

14:00 All Hands on Deck

15:00 The Kings Pond Shantymen

16:00 The Frampton Shantymen

17:00 Sharp As Razors

Sunday 3 August

12:00 Mains’l Haul Shanty Crew

13:00 Kilkenny Bay Steamers

14:00 Domestic Bliss

The Vaults

Friday 1 August

18:00 Les Aude Shantymen

19:00 The Jolly Grogsters

20:00 Ceri Stafford

21:00 Michael Hotkowski

Saturday 2 August

12:00 Karen Swan and My Creatures

13:00 Scarlett Davidson

14:00 Time Works

15:00 The Harry Browns

16:00 The Gloucester Diamonds

17:00 The Steepholmers

18:00 Batten down the Hatches

19:00 Dave Alfred

20:00 Poole Me Hearties

21:00 Short Drag Roger

22:00 Hoy Shanty Crew

Sunday 3 August

12:00 The Crumble Brothers

13:00 Phoebe

14:00 The Brave Marauders

15:00 Carmelita

16:00 Tawny Shantymen

The York Hotel

Saturday 2 August

12:00 The Brave Marauders

13:00 Michael Hotkowski

14:00 Short Drag Roger

15:00 Swing Rioters

16:00 Swing Rioters

17:00 Friggitt

18:00 The Harry Browns

19:00 The Out of Tunas

20:00 The Beachd Buoys Shanty Band

21:00 The Jolly Grogsters

22:00 Jamie Robinson

Sunday 3 August

12:00 My Druthers

13:00 Figurehead

14:00 Sharp As Razors

15:00 Isle ‘ave a Shanty

16:00 The Frampton Shantymen

Revo

Saturday 2 August

12:00 All Hands on Deck

13:00 Morris Minor

14:00 Barnacle Buoys

1500 Port of Bristol Shanty Crew

16:00 Simon The Shanty Harpist

17:00 Bois y Bryn

18:00 Hoy Shanty Crew

19:00 My Druthers

20:00 High & Dry

21:00 Mains’l Haul Shanty Crew

22:00 The Beach’d Buoys Shanty Band

Sunday 3 August

12:00 GU10

13:00 The Shantyjacs

14:00 David Mitchell


Details
Begin August 1, 2025
End August 3, 2025
Location Various pubs & venues around Weston
Address Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, BS23 1UG
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