Harwich Shanty Festival

09/09/2026

Welcome to the Harwich Shanty Festival Lisa Scott David Basilone, Apryl Brincklow, Clare Marsh, Luke Hood, Valerie Johnson, Carole Andrews, Jayne James, Tony Eade, David Smith, Katie Broad, Peregrine Maturin-Baird, Jules Tylwythteg, Kelly Robinson, Nigel Stevens, Victoria Townshend, Mer Richardson, Sass Morgan, Angela Gostling

Have you checked out the website? It's where you can find out about all the great places to visit and things to do at this year's festival. One month to go!

06/09/2026

We are feeling very blessed by all the local support we receive to help keep this festival going. 🎉⛵🎶

06/09/2026

He is pondering his choices... 🤔🤣

Introducing......

This dude has washed up in Harwich. But he currently has no name. 🤷🏽‍♀️😟

Help us out please!

We'll take all sensible suggestions - name ideas in the comments below. And then the most popular ones we'll put into a poll.

(And if you like a suggestion, please give it a like.)

Keep your eyes peeled. Because over the coming weeks he's going to be exploring the town. 🧐🧐

04/09/2026

Introducing......

This dude has washed up in Harwich. But he currently has no name. 🤷🏽‍♀️😟

Help us out please!

We'll take all sensible suggestions - name ideas in the comments below. And then the most popular ones we'll put into a poll.

(And if you like a suggestion, please give it a like.)

Keep your eyes peeled. Because over the coming weeks he's going to be exploring the town. 🧐🧐

04/09/2026

2.6K FOLLOWERS!!

Which shanty should we sing to celebrate? 🎉⛵⚓

03/09/2026

How do you find our phantasmal inner presence?

😂⛵⚓ ⚓⛵😂

The town feels like that, as if it has a phantasmal inner presence, such that, if you wandered into this or that unlit passage after dark, time might shift suddenly to the maritime era - the sort of place where you sometimes feel you are at sea

03/09/2026

Have you planned your travel yet?

There are some tips and tricks on the ~ Getting Here ~ page on the website.

Train, bike, car, ferry, bus, barge - it's all allowed.

02/09/2026

This guy. Unmissable! Look for Sailor Swift on our ticketing page.

🪗🎶🪕⛵🪗🎶🪕⛵

02/09/2026

Shanties in the news! 🎉🎉🎉

After TikTok turned sea shanties into an online craze, community groups around the UK found a new audience. Our writer Sam Haddad joins the Wreckers to discover why these old working songs are doing more than filling dancefloors.

https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/the-unlikely-rise-of-the-sea-shanty-band/

31/08/2026

New followers! Welcome to the shanty fun, where stormy winds do blow, where a drop of Nelson's blood doesn't do us any harm, and where drunken sailors should be very afraid of rusty razors. 😬🍻

Hope to see you all in October.

Lisa Scott, David Basilone, Apryl Brincklow, Clare Marsh, Luke Hood, Valerie Johnson, Carole Andrews, Jayne James, Tony Eade, David Smith, Katie Broad, Peregrine Maturin-Baird, Jules Tylwythteg, Kelly Robinson, Nigel Stevens, Victoria Townshend, Mer Richardson, Sass Morgan, Angela Gostling