Name: Lammas Festival 2008
Start: 2008-08-02
End: 2008-08-03
Location: Western Lawns, Eastbourne Seafront, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Lammas Festival 2008

Saturday 2nd to Sunday 3rd August 2008
Western Lawns, Eastbourne Seafront, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UH, England MAP
around £10 for Winter Garden plus many free events on the Wish Tower slopes

Last updated: Fri 11th Jul 2008

With folk music, morris dancing, traditional giants, carnival and a Grand Parade plus live bands every afternoon, and evening plus a Ritual celebration of Lammas expected at around 5.30pm, on the beach on Saturday.

This year's line-up includes Acusis, Kim Thompsett, Terry Lees, 5th Quarter, Strange Folk, The Red Rubies, Purple Orchard, Porvari, Mr Weston & The Ironing, Blue Shift Jazz Band, Rattlebone to do the Sunday afternoon Scratch Ceilidh, Hunters Moon, Gong Scourers and Bacchus all signed up to dance. Sunday Workshops - Morris Dancing, Guitar, Recycling Fun ... Giants Herne and Andred.

There will also be a beer tent and craft stalls open all day on the Wish Tower Slopes plus storytelling, puppetry and children's activities. The evening concert is expected to take place at 7.30pm in the Winter Garden.

On Sunday, there'll be more dancing from noon onwards, another afternoon concert on the Wish Tower Slopes (bands to be confirmed) and an Evening Folk Concert (details to be announced).

More information will be here when available.