With the sea shanty festival now only a week away, we wanted to thank our headline sponsors again for their generous support of the festival - The Greenbank Hotel Seasalt Cornwall and Sharp's Brewery. Visit the website for all the festival details falmouthseashanty.co.uk

Just a reminder that the festival charity, is as always, the RNLI. There'll be dedicated volunteers with collection buckets at the festival so please give what you can to help support the amazing work they do, keeping us safe at sea 👏🏼 #seashanty #rnli #livemusic #bythesea

The Pirates of St Piran will be doing a vey special performance at 11am on Saturday 17th June at National Maritime Museum Cornwall to tie in with their brilliant Pirates Exhibition. If you haven't visited yet, it's a fun & vibrant exhibition, why not enjoy it while our very own Pirates are there! #seashanty

If you've never been to the shanty festival before, it couldn't be easier to navigate your way around our special town. There're two maps available; our brilliant interactive aerial map created by 3deep Aerial & the static map. Both can be found here falmouthseashanty.co.uk

The re-usuable festival cup is here! The vibrant design created by the brilliant team at Seasalt Cornwall will be available at venues throughout town, main stage bars & The Cornish Store. Designed to discourage the use of single-use plastics, the cups are also a great keep-sake!

The Gala Concert tickets are now sold out! If you want to attend, we recommend heading up to the Princess Pavilion on the night to see if they have any returns. Or, visit the See Tickets website to join the waiting list. Here's the link - seetickets.com/event/sea-shan… #seashanty

Preparations were underway yesterday down at Church Street Car Park as the stage build started. The team at Southwest Bars & Events are all working hard in the heat to get everything ready for Friday! Not long now before the town comes alive with the sounds of the sea 🎶 🎵

We don't want to tempt fate but it looks like it's going to be a hot weekend ☀️! Please make sure you prepare for this by drinking plenty of water, wearing a high factor sunscreen and a hat. For more info about how to cope in warm weather, visit nhs.uk/live-well/seas…

Just a reminder that the Surfers Against Sewage team are running a town clean on Sun 18th at 2.30pm. If you're interested in being involved, just turn up on The Moor and they will provide you with all the necessary kit! Thank you to Jess Morris for organising this! Surfers Against Sewage

The Seasalt Cornwall stage was being put in place yesterday down at Events Square! The team are working hard to get everything ready for Friday! It looks a lot different today...😁 #seashantyfestival #falmouth #livemusic #bythesea

Hans Weehuizen AKA Dutch Uncle will be giving 2 workshops during the festival, "How To Play Bones". He teaches you the first steps in how to play the bones. Both take place at The Market Stage on Sat 11.30-12.45 & Sun 11.00-12.00. For info, visit his biog falmouthseashanty.co.uk/groups/

Today's the day! We're sure you're as excited as we are that the festival is about to start! The groups start performing from 1pm. Don't forget to check the website for the latest version of the programme! falmouthseashanty.co.uk/welcome-to-fal… QR code signage will also be up around town.

Driving to the festival? We've managed to secure free parking at the Ponsharden park and ride site on Falmouth Rd, TR10 8AD. You only need to pay for a bus into town. Buses go from the bus stop by McDonalds, most will drop off at The Moor, but do check with the driver.

Don't forget to come and watch the group parade on Saturday, starting at 11am from The Prince of Wales Pier. It's a great way to cheer on the groups and thank them for keeping us entertained all weekend! #seashantyfestival #livemusic #bythesea

The Arts and Crafts Market on Church Street Car Park is open! There are so many great food and craft traders down there, be sure to pay them a visit! Here's the full list falmouthseashanty.co.uk/visitor-inform…. They close at 6pm today but will re-open in the morning at 10am. #seashantyfestival

We don't know about you, but we're still reeling from how brilliant the festival was this year! The dates for 2024 are now up on the website, the festival will take place from Fri 14th - Sun 16th June so get the dates in your diary! We look forward to seeing you all next year!

Tickets for the Sea Shanty Fundraiser on Saturday 10th February 7pm - LATE at Falmouth Rugby Club are now LIVE! ⚡ Get tickets online using the link OR in-person at The Cornish Store or Falmouth Rugby Club. bit.ly/3U4ow5I 🎟️ #seashantyfundraiser #lovefalmouth

Who's already got their tickets to see Bryher's Boys, DU HAG OWR, Oll an Gwella, and Odds 'n' Sods at the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival Fundraiser?! 🎶 🎫 seetickets.com/event/sea-shan… #shanty #seashanty

Acapella Moonshine giving a taste of what can be expected at the Sea Shanty Fundraiser tomorrow night at Falmouth Rugby Club #SeaShanty #SeaShantyFundraiser #LoveFalmouth

🚨There are still some sponsorship opportunities for the Falmouth Sea Shanty festival available!🚨 Want to become a partner of one of Europe's largest free nautical music festivals? Find out more here: bit.ly/49ySTWz or email [email protected] ⚓