Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival 2024 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

Key Info

About

The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival is a free, town-wide event billed as the largest free nautical music and song festival in Europe. The 2024 edition ran over the weekend of 14–16 June, with over 80 sea shanty groups performing across mor…

Website

falmouthseashanty.co.uk

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Genres

Folk

Date

14 - 16 June, 2024

Location

Falmouth

Size

Large · 65,000

Established

2004, Running 22 years

Vibe

The town fills up completely, groups spill out of pub doorways onto the street, and you move between performances on foot with a drink in hand, stumbling across a chorus around every corner.

Tags

city centrebeachsprawlingfamily-friendlyday tripperscome as you arefancy dresslots of food optionstrain-friendly

LineupUpdated: 26 Aug 2026

Full lineup

Acapella Moonshine

The Back Beach Boyz

The Longest Johns

The Wellington WailersRum & ShrubDu Hag OwrBryer's BoysRiver Notes ChoirThe Portsmouth ShantymenThe Pirates of St PiranWareham WhalersBrise-GlaceThe Sheringham ShantymenKessenyanAll At SeaBarrett's PrivateersBryher's BoysBaldrick's Plan

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