Name: Whitby Sea Festival 2015
Start: 2015-07-10
End: 2015-07-12
Location: The Met

Whitby Sea Festival 2015

Friday 10th to Sunday 12th July 2015
The Met, West Cliff, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3HU, England MAP
£30 for an all weekend ticket, add £10 for camping

Last updated: Wed 1st Jul 2015

Whitby Sea Festival is based at The Met on West Cliff ( formerly The Metropole Hotel) where most of the concerts and sessions will take place. Additional events are also planned at The Whitby Museum in Pannett Park over the weekend of Friday 10th until Sunday 12th July 2015.

Line-up

More than 30 Shanty Groups, Folk Musicians, Singers and Poets including Corsaires De La Vedre (Belgium), Armstrong's Patent (Holland), Baggyrinkle (Wales), Richard Grainger & Chris Parkinson, Dick Miles, Steve Dawes & Helen Pitt, Malcolm Ward, Derek Gifford, Stormcrow, Chris Milner, Peter Taylor, Devils Water, Andy Kenna, Monkeys Fist, Men of Staithes, Ramshackle Shantymen, Jim Saville, David Kidman, Sara Dennis Whitby Pirates, Iain McNicol, Karen Mason, Withernsea Pirates, and Young Performers from the Festival's Shoots & Roots Group.

Tickets

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Tickets are priced at £30 for an all weekend ticket, add £10 for camping.

Other activities

There'll be performances by Shantymen, local singers, poets throughout the weekend. There'll be a talk by RNLI's Pete Thompson on the 'Rohilla' Disaster 1914 preceding a performance of excerpts from "Stormbound" a musical narrative which recounts the story of the wreck and dramatic rescue by lifeboat crews.

The maritime festival also has plenty of family and children's entertainment, including face painting, concerts, Song Sessions, Song Competition, a Pirate Party, and more.

Accommodation

This event does offer weekend camping (Friday and Saturday) at a price of £10 for adults, and £5 for children (aged 6 to 16 years), and there are also a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.