seahouses festival, northumberland Seahouses Festival - The Festival by the Sea
20th, 21st and 22nd June 2008 (Countdown : -16 days to go)
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Welcome to the Seahouses Festival website! The festival is a community-based event celebrating the diversity and distinctiveness of life on the Northumberland coast. The programme and range of events is planned to provide something of interest for most ages and musical tastes.

We try to make prices affordable and, as far as we are able, completely free! Thank you to all our sponsors, who make this possible.

Friday
Friday

Battle of the Bands 5.30 to 9.30 at Main Stage on Harbour Hill. (No smoking or alcohol please)
Village Voices and Photography project at Methodist Church, Main Street 7pm £3.00 including refreshments.

Saturday
Saturday 21st June
Musical entertainment on Harbour Hill from 10.30 to 5.30 p.m.
11 am Seahouses First School; 11.30 Performance of the Laidley Worm at by the Belford Players.
Display of this year’s project work in the Methodist Church; Seahouses first school singing 10.30 & showing of the DVD looking into the spiritual and cultural history of the area; Display of the rag rug being produced as part of the project; photographs by the photography group; display of St Cuthbers URC.
Boat trip to the Inner Farnes with story telling about St Cuthbert. £12 / £8 2 pm (Charge, book in advance to ensure a place at the boat kiosk)
Display of Roman life in Seafield Gardens; food and crafts market 10 am to 4 pm
Live display of fisherwife costume
Display of shepherds sticks being made
Dodgy Clutch Theatre Co perform 'Jamie Allan'in the afternoon at Seafield Gardens
7 pm Ghost Walk stating at Harbour Hill
Charity Night 6pm to midnight at the Harbour Hill £10 enterance (free for under 16 years) in aid of local Cancer Charity and 1st Responders.

Sunday
Sunday 22nd June
Musical entertainment on Harbour Hill from late morning to early evening.
Craft and food stalls on Seafield Gardens from 1000 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Display of this year’s project work in the Methodist Church with a showing of the DVD looking into the spiritual and cultural development of the area; Display of the rag rug being produced as part of the project; photographs by the photography group.
Boat trip to Holy Island with Katrina Porteous Poet and Historian talking about the Fishing Heritage. likely to be 12 noon and 3.15 pm (Charge £12/£8, book with the kiosk of Golden Gate)
Display of Roman life in Seafield Gardens
Live display of fisherwife costume
Display of shepherds sticks being made
Sand sculpting competitions 12 noon to 2 pm on Harbour Beach in the harbour
Community Worship 1.30 on main Stage at Harbour HIll
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Venues
Main Stage on Harbour Hill

Methodist Church, Main Street

Seafield Gardens, by Crazy Golf

Harbour Beach, down by the harbour