Exeter’s first Quayside Shanty Festival will be taking place in 2024.
Join us for a celebration of sea shanties on Exeter’s historic quayside.
Expect a fantastic day and evening of folk songs of the sea, performed by some colourful characters and suitable for all the family.
Download the line-up poster
PORT ROYAL
12:00 – 12:45
Beachd Buoys
13:15 – 14:00
Boscastle Buoys
14:30 – 15:15
Barnacled Buoys
15:45 – 16:30
Back Beach Boyz
17:00 – 17:45
Mariners Away
18:15 – 19:00
Hot Tuna
19:30 – 20:15
Bow Movement
20:45 – 21:30
Barrett’s Privateers
22:00 – 22:45
Rusty Tubs
BISHOP BLAIZE
12:00 – 12:45
Mariners Away
13:15 – 14:00
Duana
14:30 – 15:15
Cask
15:45 – 16:30
Beachd Buoys
17:00 – 17:45
Month’s Advance
18:15 – 19:00
Barnacle Buoys
19:30 – 20:15
Exmouth Shanty Men
20:45 – 21:30
Duana
22:00 – 22:45
Boscastle Buoys
TRANSIT SHED
12:00 – 12:45
Back Beach Boyz
13:15 – 14:00
Rusty Tubs
14:30 – 15:15
Bow Movement
15:45 – 16:30
Exmouth Shanty Men
17:00 – 17:45
Barrett’s Privateers
COFFEE CELLAR
13:00 – 13:45
Cask
14:15 – 16:15
Month’s Advance
15:30 – 16:15
Hot Tuna
Ticket Prices: Free
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Date(s)
Sat 14th Sep 2024 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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Location
Exeter Custom House
46 The Quay
Exeter
EX2 4AN -
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