Name: Lammas Festival 2016
Start: 2016-07-30
End: 2016-07-31
Location: Western Lawns

Lammas Festival 2016

Saturday 30th to Sunday 31st July 2016
Western Lawns, Eastbourne Seafront, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UH, England MAP
FREE

Daily capacity: 1,000

Last updated: Tue 14th Jun 2016

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.

Eastbourne's annual free festival of music dance and entertainment is back for a 16th year on the Western Lawns on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016.

Line-up

There are no acts confirmed yet but on Saturday expect the Ritual celebration of Lammas

The ceremony starts with the dance 'John Barleycorn' performed by Hunters Moon Morris, symbolising the cutting of the corn and showing the cycle of life, death and rebirth.

All day events include stalls, crafts, kids fun, storytelling, tarot, birds of prey, pole lathe demonstration, Morris Dancing and more.

All Day events include Morris Dancing, Lifeboat Demonstration, stalls, crafts, storytelling, tarot, pole lathe demonstration, and more.