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The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival returns 18th - 20th June 2027! Full details: www.falmouthseashanty.co.uk

Three days of sea shanties, maritime heritage, and waterside celebration in beautiful Falmouth, Cornwall. Future festival dates are as follows:
16th – 18th June 2023

22/10/2026

⌛️Group applications for the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival 2027 will CLOSE on Friday 6th November.⌛️

If your shanty crew would like to perform in Falmouth next June, now’s the time to get your application in!

Visit falmouthseashanty.co.uk to find out more… 🏴‍☠️

01/10/2026

WE'RE FINALISTS!

We're absolutely thrilled that the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival has been named a finalist in the Tourism Event/Festival of the Year category at the 2026 Cornwall Tourism Awards!

A huge shout-out to everyone who makes this incredible festival possible, from our amazing performers, volunteers and sponsors to the businesses and thousands of visitors who fill Falmouth's streets with music, laughter and a whole lot of singing every June.

We're incredibly proud of this festival and the wonderful atmosphere it brings to our town. Now, fingers crossed for the awards ceremony on 12 November!

23/09/2026

⚓ GROUP APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR 2027! ⚓

Calling all shanty crews! We're thrilled to announce that applications are now open for performing groups at the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival 2027.

Each year over 90 groups from the UK and beyond descend on Falmouth to fill the town with the rhythms and harmonies of the sea, and we'd love for you to be part of it in 2027.

Ready to apply? Head to the link in the comments to get started.

📅 Friday 18th - Sunday 20th June 2027

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18/06/2026

👋🏻 A final farewell from the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival!

Thank you to every performer, sponsor, volunteer, and festival-goer who made 2026 so special. We are already counting down to the 18th-20th June 2027 and we hope you are too! 📅

Before we start planning, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you loved it, have some suggestions, or just want to tell us your favourite moment, your feedback will help shape future festivals. Head to the link on falmouthseashanty.co.uk to share your thoughts. 💭

See you next year! 🏴‍☠️

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17/06/2026

Who's still singing sea shanties?! 🎶 Here's some of the highlights from day 3 of the festival.

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16/06/2026

Congratulations to the winners of our Sea Shanty Festival Shop Window Competition! 🏆

🥇 1st Place – Southpaw Dog Store
🥈 2nd Place – Dizzy
🥉 3rd Place – Rowe's Cornish Bakers

A huge thank you to all the businesses that took part and helped bring the festival spirit to Falmouth's high street. 🌊

16/06/2026

Every year the groups play a key part in raising money for the RNLI through the 'Beat Betty Challenge'. Over the festival weekend, participating groups try to raise the most money for the festival charity with prizes for the groups that raise the most overall and the most per number of members in the group.💰

The groups managed to raise a whopping total of £16,915.34 for the charity over the three days while Fred Thomas aka 'Betty' collected a cracking total of £12,195.83! Other volunteer collectors added a further £2,157.67 👏👏 That means a phenomenal total of £31,268.84 has been raised so far with counting still underway by the Falmouth Lifeboat team!

We were thrilled to present Nordet Chants de Marins with the prize for the most raised per member of the group with a brilliant £149.25 per person and Pirates of St Piran received the prize for most raised overall with £1803.78 collected! A special shoutout to Guillaume Yaouank who continued fundraising after the deadline and brought in £162.84 for the charity all by himself!

A huge thank you to everyone who generously donated to help make this total possible. See you for more shanties, more fundraising, and more fun next year from Friday 18th – Sunday 20th June 2027! 🗓️

📸 Image credit: AnTreth Photography

14/06/2026

The Oggymen with a stirring rendition of Cornwall My Home!

14/06/2026

📣 CLOSING CEREMONY REMINDER 📣

Straight after the The Oggymen finish up on the Seasalt Stage Main Stage at 5.30pm, stick around for the grand finale of Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival 2026!

🏆 Prize giving for this year's Beat Betty competition
🎶 All groups back on stage for one final farewell

It's also your last chance to donate to the RNLI buckets before the final count, so dig deep and help us raise as much as possible for this incredible charity!

See you on the Seasalt Stage 🏴‍☠️

14/06/2026

Address

Falmouth
TR113QA

Telephone

+441326313553

Website

https://linktr.ee/falmouthseashanty, http://falmouthseashanty.co.uk/

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