‘Tales from the Sea’ Shanty Festival

This page refers to the past Gosport Marine Festival in 2025.

Tales from the Sea – Sea Shanty Festival is coming to Gosport as part of the successful long running Gosport Marine Festival.

There will be various shanty groups joining our inaugural festival…

Main Stage “The Smile Stage”
at Millennium Timespace on Gosport Waterfront

11:00 Rocks N’ Groynes
12:00 4 Sheets Shantymen
13:00 The Barnacles
14:00 The Navy Larks
15:00 Southampton Salty Sea Dogs
16:00 Titchfield Whalers
17:00 Gilkicker Weevils
18:00 Florence Hind
19:00 Bayhouse School Function Band
20:00 Twisted Fiddle

Falkland Gardens at the Gosport Ferry

11:00 The Navy Larks
12:00 Southampton Salty Sea Dogs
13:00 Rocks N’ Groynes
14:00 Not a Mermaid in Sight
15:00 Lil Cabin Buoy
16:00 East Cowes Shanty

Walpole Park the “Cockle Pond”

11:00 Catch of the Day
12:00 Titchfield Whalers
13:00 East Cowes Shanty
14:00 Gilkicker Weevills
15:00 Sea Gels Shanty Band

The Lightship at Haslar Marina

11:00 Sea Gels Shanty Band
12:00 Gilkicker Weevils
13:00 Lil Cabin Buoy
14:00 Catch of the Day
15:00 Rocks N’ Groynes
16:00 Not a Mermaid in Sight
17:00 Spinnaker Shanty
18:00 Steam Town Shanty Crew
19:00 Force 10 Shanty Crew

The Creek Restaurant at Haslar Marina

11:00 East Cowes Shanty
12:00 Not a Mermaid in Sight
13:00 Spinnaker Shanty
14:00 Steam Town Shanty Crew
15:00 The Barnacles
16:00 4 Sheets Shantymen
17:00 The Navy Larks

Running order subject to change.

tales from the sea shanty festival running order and locations