Harwich Shanty Festival 2012

Friday 12th - Sunday 14th October

Harwich  

A mixture of free open air entertainment, concerts, music sessions, classic boats, pub sessions and singarounds during the festival weekend.

Events take place throughout the old town of Harwich at venues including the Ha'penny Pier, Harwich Town Sailing Club, The Redoubt Fort, The New Bell Inn, The Alma, Samuel Pepys Wine Bar, The Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing Club and on board the Tug Boat "Fenland" .  Music and song sessions take place at the New Bell,  The Alma and the Harwich Town Sailing Club.

The Foot Ferry service to Shotley operates over the weekend. Take this trip across the River, for an entirely different perspective of Harwich and enjoy the hospitality of the Shipwreck Inn, with  entertainment from Festival Guests. The Thames Sailing Barge "Victor" is running 1 ½ hour trips from the Ha'Penny Pier with on board entertainment from Festival Guests. See programme for details.

At the Redoubt this year we have Traditional Maritime Crafts, Morse Code Workshops and Titanic Stories plus Napoleonic displays.

For full details of this year's Festival guests, please visit  www.harwichshantyfestival.co.uk